Eye Conditions / Cataract

Cataract

Cataracts are a common part of ageing, and most people develop some degree of lens clouding later in life.

Our specialists take the time to assess yours carefully and help you understand when, if ever, action is the right next step.

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Changes in vision

Signs of a cataract

A cataract is a clouding of the eye's natural lens — the clear, flexible structure behind the pupil that focuses light onto the retina. With age, the proteins in that lens slowly cluster together, scattering light instead of letting it through cleanly. The result is gradual blur, glare, and faded colour. Most age-related cataracts develop gradually over many years.

Gradual blur that new glasses no longer fix

Halos or glare around headlights at night

Colours looking duller or more yellow than they used to

Frequent changes in your glasses prescription

Cataract care begins with a careful look and an honest conversation about timing.

Our specialists measure the lens precisely, rule out other causes of blur, and walk you through your options without pressure.

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Why it matters

Easy to dismiss as normal ageing

Early cataract often shows up as glare at night, slowly faded colours, or a vague feeling that vision "isn't what it was" - symptoms that are easy to put down to general ageing.

A new glasses prescription may improve vision temporarily, but a comprehensive eye examination is needed to determine whether a cataract is contributing to the change. A specialist exam combines slit-lamp evaluation of the lens with biometry and a macular OCT, so you understand whether the cataract is the actual cause of the change.

Mistaken for normal age-related vision change

Glasses prescriptions can mask cataract progression

Confirmation needs slit-lamp examination and macular OCT

How we approach cataract

Measure carefully. Explain honestly. Time it right.

Our cataract assessment begins with visual testing, slit-lamp examination and a dilated retinal assessment. When surgery is being considered, additional measurements may include biometry, corneal topography and macular OCT.

We measure how the cataract is affecting your real vision, not just whether it's there. Many patients come in worried that they need surgery and leave with a clear monitoring plan; others have a frank conversation about treatment and timing. Either way, the decision remains yours.

Slit-lamp examination and cataract grading

Macular OCT and corneal topography for the wider picture

An honest conversation about timing and options

"I brought my mother here for cataract surgery — the doctor’s consultation was attentive and caring, and the interpreters were genuinely considerate throughout the visit."

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Dr. JD Ferwerda
Lead Ophthalmologist · Cataract and Retina Surgeon

Dr. JD Ferwerda, MD

Dr. JD Ferwerda, MD: Dutch-trained ophthalmologist specialising in cataracts, lens exchange, retinal disease, glaucoma, and AMD.

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