Nearly half of the adult population has cataracts

Most cataracts are age-related, but there is another type that can occur after surgery, injury, or injury; even, there are babies born with this problem, this occurs when the lens becomes cloudy and affects vision and can occur in one or both eyes.

This was stated by the State Department's Ministry of Health, Monica Liliana Rangel Martínez, who explained that according to the National Council for the Prevention and Treatment of Visual Diseases, this condition is the first cause blindness in our country.

"We have extramural surgery program, where we offer free operation of this condition that can cost up to ten thousand pesos in the private sector, so we will organize a new day of business. cataract extraction and intraocular lens placement in Ciudad Valles in the month of July ".

Statistics indicate that between 40 and 50% of cases of blindness in Mexico are generated by cataracts, particularly senile, followed by accidents and diseases that trigger a lack of vision such as diabetic retinopathy 20 to 30%, glaucoma 15 to 25%, retinal detachment 6%, degenerative myopia 5% and congenital malformations 4%, among others.

It is a condition that can be diagnosed and treated effectively, cataract is a condition that heals with surgery, but affects 200,000 people, of whom 100,000 are operated each year. It is estimated that more than 50 percent of this population of older adults has this condition to varying degrees. It has also been noted that 98 percent of cataract surgeries are successful and uncomplicated and 95 percent of patients improve their vision.

The symptoms of a cataract are, blurred vision or diffuse, in some cases, double vision or with multiple images in one eye, changes in the way of seeing colors, they appear discolored or dull, vision with flashes or with white spots Sometimes you can see sunlight or too bright lights, loss of night vision, especially when driving in the car lights, you can see some kind of halo around them , frequent changes in the graduation of cars. eyeglasses or contact lenses

It should be remembered that from July 24 to 27 will take place the second annual extraction of cataract and placement of the intraocular lens in the unit of outpatient surgery "Dr. Everardo Barojas Weber "of Ciudad Valles, where 200 patients from 58 municipalities will be operated by a multidisciplinary team of health services, where 220 patients were evaluated.