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My Mum Nearly Went Blind! On my mum's 59th birthday, we went out for a lovely dinner at Robertson Quay. She loved her Greek food and so we went with the family and grandparents to one of her favourite restaurants. My mum doesn't work, she stays home, loves to cook and makes the best home cooked food. During her free time, she would knit, read her kindle, garden whilst getting some fresh air, talk to her sisters on the phone-- she was always doing something.  Eyesight became worse  Six months after her birthday, it was in the summer of 2018 she started complaining a lot about her vision. I remember her mistaking oyster sauce from soya sauce even after reading the labels (but maybe because both are black and red in colour and labelling), but mistaking salt for sugar in the food because she could not read the labels without her glasses, was a problem for her in the kitchen.  Her eyesight was gradually getting worse, when she had asked whether I ...

What are Cataracts? Cataracts are a condition where the clear natural lens of your eyes turns cloudy. This prevents sufficient light from entering your eye, causing it to be scattered and blocked. This causes a vision impairment, which will interfere with daily activities as vision deteriorates. Things will look blurry, hazy or colours might not appear as bright as they used to. Some symptoms  are as listed: Vision that is Clouded, blurred or dim Difficulty seeing at night Sensitivity to light and glare Seeing halos around lights The need for bright light when reading and performing other tasks Fading or yellowing of colours Double vision in one eye It usually occurs due to ageing. However, it may also be caused by family history, having had an eye injury, surgery or radiation treatments on the upper body, certain existing medical conditions or spending a lot of time in the sun. Factors like obesity, smoking and hypertension are also probable causes of cataracts....