Cataracts — NCLEX Cheat Sheet
Cloudy lens, blurred vision
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🕐 Updated 2026-07-11
🏷️ Physiological Adaptation
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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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- Cloudy/blurred vision, no pain
- Glare, halos, faded colors
- Lens opacity = cause
- Surgery: lens removed + IOL
- Outpatient, one eye at a time
- No bending, lifting, straining
- Eye shield, esp. at night
- Sudden pain, ↓vision, flashes
✨Quick Tip
Hallmark signs are gradual, painless blurring of vision, glare and halos around lights, and faded color vision.
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