When ligaments are damaged, the knee joint may become unstable. Ligament damage often occurs from a sports injury. A torn ligament severely limits knee movement, resulting in the inability to pivot, turn, or twist the leg. Surgery is an option to repair a torn ligament if other medical treatment is not effective. There are 4 major ligaments in the knee. The ligaments in the knee connect the femur (thighbone) to the tibia (shin bone), and include the following: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).
Cataracts often form slowly and cause few symptoms. When symptoms are present, they can include: 1  Vision that is cloudy, blurry, foggy or filmy. 2  Sudden short sightedness. 3  Changes in the way you see colour, especially yellow. 4  Problems driving at night because oncoming headlights are distracting. 5  Problems with glare. 6  Double vision.
Cataracts generally develop in both eyes, but not evenly. The cataract in one eye may be more advanced than the other, causing a difference in vision between eyes. Types of cataracts. Cataract types include: Cataracts affecting the center of the lens (nuclear cataracts). A nuclear cataract may at first cause more nearsightedness or even a temporary improvement in your reading vision. But with time, the lens gradually turns more densely yellow and further clouds your vision. As the cataract slowly progresses, the lens may even turn brown.