Sight restored after man develops cataracts at 23

A NEWCASTLE man has had his sight restored after undergoing cataract surgery at an exceptionally young age.

- By EMILY GRAY

Just ahead of his 23rd birthday, Josh Lloyd woke one morning to blurred vision in one of his eyes.

It’s thought a strong steroid cream he was prescribed after suffering from eczema for “as long as he can remember” may have increased his risk of developing cataracts.

“I initially thought that my eye was just strained as I had recently started working in an office and training to become a debt recovery paralegal, so I'm now working on a computer for a lot of my working day,” Josh explained.

“But when my blurry vision became worse, I started to grow concerned and booked an appointment at an independent opticians in Newcastle.

“Although the steroid treatment may have made me more susceptible to cataracts, the optician was still surprised it had developed at such a young age and referred me to Newmedica.”