Half of all cases of blindness can be prevented. That’s a conservative estimate, according to the National Eye Institute, whose business it is to study eye health. We’re learning more and more about what causes cataracts, glaucoma, and macular degeneration. And that helps us find new ways to prevent them. What makes cataracts happen? Free radicals from pollution, pharmaceutical drugs, and sunlight all cause the oxidation that leads to cataracts. Physical injury and diabetes can also contribute. With oxidation, the protein in the eye’s lens hardens and clumps together. The eye begins to cloud and become less and less able to focus. And that’s how cataracts are born. . . . → Read More: Lasik Eye Surgeons – Lasik Surgery – Without Cataract Surgery or Intraocular Lens Surgery