Cataracts occur when the lens inside of the eye responsible for focusing the image on the retina becomes cloudy.
It is not hereditary and it is not a growth in the eye. It is a change in the eye where the naturally clear lens becomes cloudy: like looking through a dirty window. In the early stages you might not have any symptoms; but as the cataract progresses the vision will begin to get blurry and glasses will not fix the …