Contemporary possibilities of medicamentous prevention of cataract.

The study is based upon the fact that aging processes inevitably affect all parts of the human body. These processes are often followed by pathological changes, whose basic cause may be some of the genetic factors or insufficient and inadequate nutrition, but they may also be intensified by the influence of adverse effects in the work place or ecologic factors. It is often impossible to completely avoid the impact of all these processes upon the human body, but the application of certain preventive measures and medicamentous therapy may diminish or slow them down. The results of the application of various medicaments with the purpose of slowing down the manifestation or progress of cataract have shown that such measures of the medicamentous prevention of cataract certainly have medical justification. It has also been found that the medicaments applied slowed down the development and progress of lens opacities and the occurrence of cataract to a higher or lesser degree, depending on the kind of preparation and its efficacy.