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cataract

[kat-uh-rakt] / ˈkæt əˌrækt /
NOUN
waterfall
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The targets were backed up by £120m of extra funding which he said would be targeted at providing more outpatient appointments, diagnostic tests and treatments, including more than 20,000 cataract operations.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 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

And Medicare only pays the bottom level of cataract replacement lens—so people typically want to pay out of pocket to get the upgraded version.

From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025

The current pontiff understands his own papacy as presiding over a comparable cataract in history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

In the 1990s, the ophthalmologists were building careers on performing cataract procedures.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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