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Glaucoma vs Cataracts: What’s the Difference?

Posted on May 7, 2026 by Stuart Lewis, M.D., F.A.C.S., Rachel Lewis, O.D., & Tammy Gray, O.D.

An eye doctor using a magnifying glass to point to an anatomical model of the human eye while explaining vision conditions to a patient.

The main difference between cataracts and glaucoma is that a cataract is a clouding of your eye’s lens, while glaucoma involves damage to your optic nerve. […]