Cataracts Support Group

i have cataracts on both eyes, but need them removed in the future. my daughter, at the age of 20 deleloped cataracts and had them removed and the implants placed in her eyes. i really do not know why young adults get them.

I was born with a cataract. Yes, I'm one of the rare ones. In 1972, when I was two years old, they removed the lens: not much of an option. The technology for cataract replacements and surgeries has come a long ways since those days.

I am essentially blind in that eye now. With no lens, I see only light and colors and motion. I use it as a really bad peripheral vision, but it is of course, impossible to focus on anything with no lens.

Why would a new born have a cataract? Somethings we just don't have answers for yet.

gallantknight, i did not know that babies could be born with a cataract. thank you so much for sharing that with us. i honestly don't know what even causes them, i always thought it was just a thing of aging, but i have found out a lot of info and that is just not true. just something else for young adults to watch for in their children. thank you. mmfan-are you going to have them removed? keep us posted here!

My daughter was born with Bi Lateral cataracts meaning in both eyes. She is now nine months old. I searched for this support group hoing ther eis someone else like me out there...She has had surgery to remove both cataracts but due to her age replacement lense surgery is not an optionuntil she is older so she wears contact lenses. I have to put them in each morning and take them out each night. I have been doing it whilee she nurses however she is getting impossible. You can't communicate with ababy that young to LET you put them in or take them out..It has made my life TOUGh the last nine months. I need suggestions on how to get them in and out..as I have read no one so far has this issue..I pray that the person out there like me will answer.

My mom had Rubella while she was pregnant with me. Was born with many eye conditions, but basically, was born with cataracts in both eyes.

I was completely blind until 18 months. Then from 18 months, to 9 years of age, I had my lens removed and 9 needling operations.

later in my life, around 25-26, they tried the Lazer treatments on me, but after that much time had passed, a membrane grew around the cataracts, which they cannot remove with the lazers.

They tried 6 lazer treatments on me, and could hardly scratch the surface. I remembered my mom telling me, the needling surgeries I had when I was a baby were like trying to cut a tire with a butter knife the doctor said. hehe.

Anyway, the 6 lazer treatments after awhile, gave me glaucoma, and am now loosing the rest of my sight slowly from that.

I had up to 20/160 in both eyes all thru my teenage years, then the glaucoma dropped my sight down to 20/300 in right, "2 fingers a 2 feet" in left. I lost my job around that same time because I could no longer read or see to get around at work.

I use special speech software for the computer thats how I'm able to type here, but I am also going to college, going for a bachelors in Business and Data Communications.

I was diagnosed with cataracts at 50. Dr said I was so severly near sighted that it was just a matter of time !?????? and i have to wait for them to ripen?

i developed cataracts at age 45..they were very severe and had to come out immediately as i was nearly blind and didn't even realize it..my dr said young people cataracts was caused by diabetes or steroid use in most cases.. well i have never been on steroids.. and i am not diabetic.. he suggested i see an endocrinologist as i have symptoms of hormonal imbalance too...there are some systemic illness that will cause cataracts..as well as smoking, alcohol,, and being overweight...so i dont know.. good luck !