http://www.bottomlinesecrets.com/article.html?article_id=47354For those of you who are on a steroid protocol (prednisone etc). This can happen even with a fast taper to a low therapeutic dose. Make sure that you get your eyes throughly checked annually. This is seen in many people with transplants.
If your are susceptible and they form there is not much you can do to stop it, except monitor and then have them removed when the time comes. Just make sure that you put a visit to an Opthamologist on your annual (or semi-annual list) just like the dermatologist to check for skin cancer.
I'll write a post about my surgery when it happens. Sigh. (yet another reason why you should be on a steroid free protocol when at all possible). I had to be on steroids because my donor was CMV positive and I was negative.
http://www.allaboutvision.com/conditions/cataracts.htmCataract Symptoms and Signs
A cataract starts out small and at first has little effect on your vision. You may notice that your vision is blurred a little, like looking through a cloudy piece of glass or viewing an impressionist painting.
Hazy or blurred vision may mean you have a cataract.
A cataract may make light from the sun or a lamp seem too bright or glaring. Or you may notice when you drive at night that the oncoming headlights cause more glare than before. Colors may not appear as bright as they once did.
The type of cataract you have will affect exactly which symptoms you experience and how soon they will occur. When a nuclear cataract first develops, it can bring about a temporary improvement in your near vision, called "second sight."
Unfortunately, the improved vision is short-lived and will disappear as the cataract worsens. On the other hand,
a subcapsular cataract may not produce any symptoms until it's well-developed.
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