The most common symptoms of a cataract are:

Cloudy or blurry vision.

Problems with light, such as headlights that seem too bright, glare from lamps or very bright sunlight.

Colors that seem faded.

Poor night vision.

Double or multiple vision.

Frequent changes in glasses or contact lenses.

Paradoxically as the lens gets harder, farsighted or hyperopic people experience improved distance vision and are less dependent on glasses. However, nearsighted or myopic people become more nearsighted or myopic, causing distance vision to be worse. Some types of cataracts affect distance vision more than reading vision. Others affect reading vision more than distance vision .