title: Knowledge about cataract formation could lead to new treatments.  Encouraging new research suggests that scientists may be closer to a means of preventing this all-too-common condition.
mesh_terms: D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D003459:Crystallins / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D003459:Crystallins