Why do nearsighted (or short-sighted) people sometimes gain better far/distance vision when their eyes are developing cataracts?
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cataract is the natural lens that has undergone age-related degenerative
changes. So as a lens, it has a prescription, much like your glasses have a
prescription. As the natural lens goes through the age-related degeneration
that results in it becoming a cataract, the slight changes in size and density
cause a change in its Rx as well. This can in many cases be enough to change
the focus of one's vision, usually towards becoming better at near.
