Patient's question:
I am a female patient under the age of 30, with no hereditary predisposition or history of trauma. However, my right eye has been diagnosed with cataracts by a doctor. I would like to learn more about the situation. I originally had around 300 degrees of myopia. Two years ago, my right eye developed symptoms without any apparent reason. I thought it was due to an increase in myopia, so I got a new pair of glasses, but it didn't improve at all. Later, I found out it was cataracts. What I want to ask is: must cataracts be treated surgically to be cured? Are cataracts always bilateral? If I don't want to have surgery now, what are the consequences? Currently, I feel it's still manageable. One eye is always blurry, but it doesn't significantly affect my life.Doctor's answer:
Hello! First of all, I wish you a speedy recovery! I will introduce you to some dietary and medicinal recipes that have successfully treated "cataracts (crystalline opacity, vision loss)":1) Use 1 gram of snake shell, 3 cicada shells, and 5 grams of white chrysanthemum. Boil them into a bowl of soup and drink it all at once, three times a day. Use for 20 days to dispel (remove opacity and improve eyesight). If you can also use morning dew to drop into your eyes at the same time, the effect will be even better. Avoid alcohol, mutton, and dog meat.
2) Take 250 grams of white tribulus terrestris, 250 grams of sheep liver, and 200 grams of sugar. Grind them into a fine powder. Take 15 grams each time, twice a day. Effective within 8 weeks.
3) Use 1 piece of dragon skin and 0.6 grams of menthol, along with 0.3 grams of silver beads. Burn the dragon skin to ash, then grind it into a fine powder with the other herbs. Take three times a day, using a small amount to apply into the eyes. Used to treat cataracts.
4) Take 1 jujube (pitted) and a small amount of blue vitriol, with half a bowl of water. Steam them together in a pot. Use the water to wash the eyes. Several treatments will heal it. Used to treat wind-eye (wind-related eye opacity).
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