Mild to severe glare and night vision difficulties and may impair driving
When the lens opacities are in the visual axis, patients may complain of monocular diplopia
Signs:
The opacities are located in the cortical layer and initially develop in the lower portion of the lens
Early stage cortical cataract demonstrates water clefts and vacuoles, which may change over time resulting in irreversible opacities
In a more advanced stage, spoke-like or wedge-shaped peripheral opacities progress circumferentially, initially sparing the clear central axis of the lens.