It never ceases to perplex me how surprised some of my patients are when I tell them they have the beginnings of cataract... especially when they are well over 60. But maybe it's because despite cataract being such a common condition, there are still a lot of myths out there. Let's debunk some of the more popular ones: 1. Cataract is not a growth you see across the eye, like an opaque skin. A cataract is when the internal lens of the eye behind the pupil gets denser and yellows or goes opaque 2. Everyone gets cataract ...eventually. It's like wrinkles :) The problem is that your internal lens keeps growing throughout your life and because it can't expand too much, all that extra tissue gets
You probably are aware you can get cold sores or herpes on your lip but most people are amazed (or repulsed) when I tell them they have eye herpes. Firstly let's get a few myths out of the way. This is not the sexually transmitted herpes virus (herpes simplex 2). Herpes simplex 1 you acquire typically in childhood and usually just mimics a viral illness. It then goes and hides in your nervous system in your brain and comes back later in adult life. About 90% of people have the herpes virus in their system. Herpes simplex is actually the most common cause of infective blindness in the world. Treatments are effective but often the condition is recurrent and can lead to scarring of the eye. Som
