A cataract occurs when the normally clear lens in your eye becomes cloudy, often impairing vision. Clouded vision may make it more difficult for you to read, drive a car or see as clearly as you once did.

Glaucoma affects approximately 3 million Americans and over 120,000 will go blind from this disease. Glaucoma ranks as a leading cause of blindness worldwide. And when it does not cause blindness, it can severely impair vision. There are two major types of glaucoma: