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cataract

[kat-uh-rakt] / ˈkæt əˌrækt /
NOUN
waterfall
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In Maniabandha, eight patients were taken to Bhubaneswar's Vision Care Hospital for cataract surgery.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

He said doctors told him he’ll require surgery to remove the cataract before they can determine that.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

As a side effect of his surgery, Hamid said he later developed a cataract in his right eye and chose to have it treated privately before it affected his vision.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

Back in 1978, a surgeon had bungled cataract surgery, leaving him blind in his left eye.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

A dozen pigeons roosting on the cathedral spire cataract down its length and wheel out over the sea.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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