Which statement correctly describes nuclear sclerosis?

Which statement correctly describes nuclear sclerosis?

• A. Glaucoma
• B. Age-related optical change of the lens nucleus
• C. Cataract causing retinal detachment
• D. Intraocular pressure increase

Answer: (B)

Nuclear sclerosis is an age-related change in the lens where the central nucleus becomes harder, denser, and often yellowed as part of normal aging. This senile change alters how light is focused, usually causing gradual vision blurring and sometimes a myopic shift as the refractive properties of the lens change. It is a type of cataract, not a problem with eye pressure or the optic nerve, so it isn’t glaucoma or retinal detachment, and it doesn’t inherently involve an increase in intraocular pressure.

Nuclear sclerosis is an age-related change in the lens where the central nucleus becomes harder, denser, and often yellowed as part of normal aging. This senile change alters how light is focused, usually causing gradual vision blurring and sometimes a myopic shift as the refractive properties of the lens change. It is a type of cataract, not a problem with eye pressure or the optic nerve, so it isn’t glaucoma or retinal detachment, and it doesn’t inherently involve an increase in intraocular pressure.