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Factors of Cataract�

Medically Reviewed by The Medindia Medical Review Team on Jun 05, 2021


Factors of Cataract

Certain harmful products called free radicals are produced in the lens.


These cause an alteration in the protein structure which causes scattering of light rays and subsequently decrease lens transparency and hence the cataract.

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