It is truly amazing how the eye’s natural lens evolves over time. When you’re young, your natural lens is incredibly adaptable and enables you to automatically concentrate on near and far things as well as everything in between, much like a camera’s zoom feature. The lens, however, begins to stiffen and lose flexibility as we age, and it also loses its clarity and turns yellow and clouded; this is known as a cataract. Cataracts scatter and block light. Glare and halo formation (particularly at night) are caused by light scattering, which also reduces visual acuity and color perception. Even though these signs of aging are unpleasant, we are here to help!