The most common symptoms of a cataract include cloudy, blurry, fuzzy, foggy, or filmy vision.  Most cataract patients often commonly complain of too much glare, like when they are driving, from lamps, headlights, sunlight and other light sources. They might see these light sources as too bright compared to how a person with no cataracts could see them.  As such, it is recommended that a patient sees an ophthalmologist for such problems.  Surgery may be recommended and such would use the assistance of the instrument known as opthalmic microscope.

Light sensitivity is very common. Also, they may see halos around lights. They might also have vision problems especially during the night time.

Cataract patients also usually have a loss of color sensitivity. They may always see colors as faded and dull. Sometimes, they may experience having double vision or multiple images in one eye. This symptom may appear as the cataract grows larger in size.  The extent of the damage may be diagnosed with a type of opthalmic microscope.

Decreased contrast sensitivity is also common, where they have decreased ability to see shades or shapes against a background. More often too, cataracts patients also have frequent prescription changes in eye glasses or contact lenses. Your near vision if you have cataract may improve for a short time, if you are farsighted and get a cataract. This temporary improvement is called second sight. Generally then, the person with cataract would usually complain of difficulty in his daily living activities because of the impairment brought about by the eye disease.  Such disease may be corrected through surgery, employing the aid of opthalmic microscope.