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Cataracts — NCLEX Cheat Sheet

Cloudy lens, blurred vision
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👤 By the CinnaRN Clinical Content Team 🕐 Updated 2026-07-11 🏷️ Physiological Adaptation 🔖 Free to read, print, and share
A normal eye versus an eye with a clouded cataract lens
A normal eye versus an eye with a clouded cataract lens. Illustration: BruceBlaus via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Use this quick-reference guide to spot, treat, and prevent Cataracts on the NCLEX. Keep it handy during review and on exam day!

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Signs

What to look for

Treat

Nursing actions
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Post-Op

Key facts
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Report

Notify / act now

Quick Tip

Hallmark signs are gradual, painless blurring of vision, glare and halos around lights, and faded color vision.

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