What are the types of cataracts?

Cataracts mainly include senile cataract, congenital cataract, traumatic cataract, complicated cataract, drug-induced cataract and toxic cataract. Details are as follows: 1. Senile cataract This is a common type of cataract, mainly related to age. With age, the lens in the eye will slowly harden and become cloudy, resulting in decreased vision. 2. Congenital cataract is mainly related to congenital genetic factors, existing before and after birth, or gradually formed after birth congenital genetic or developmental disorders of cataract, mostly static type, may be accompanied by genetic diseases.3. Traumatic cataract due to eye trauma, such as eyeball blunt trauma, penetrating injury and explosion injury, eye chemical injury caused by cataract. 4. Complicated cataract is cataract caused by eye diseases such as uveitis, retinal detachment, glaucoma, high myopia, retinitis pigmentosa, etc. 5. Drug-induced cataracts and toxic cataracts are cataracts caused by long-term use of certain drugs in the eye or the whole body, such as glucocorticoids, chlorpromazine, etc., or long-term exposure to certain toxic chemicals, such as trinitrotoluene, etc. If cataract-related symptoms occur, it is recommended to go to the hospital ophthalmology for examination and treatment as soon as possible.