Cataract

By
William Douthwaite, MSc, PhD, FBCO, DCLP, Professor of Optometry, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK
Mark Hurst, PhD, BSc, FBCO, Lecturer in Optometry, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK

Description
Cataract affects at least fifty million people worldwide. Conventional methods of correction have always been thick spectacles and surgery. With the current changes in the approach to cataract treatment, the optometrist's role in the early detection and management of cataract is crucial.