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cataract

[kat-uh-rakt] / ˈkæt əˌrækt /
NOUN
waterfall
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Sleeping better — or getting hearing aids or cataract surgery — won’t immunize you from all types of fraud.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

Jackson, from Cirencester, was turned down by the Army because he had cataract surgery at the age of three.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

With what looks like a cataract occluding one eye for extra scariness points, and a ring of long white hair curving around his otherwise bald head, he’s played with gusto by Dan Stevens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

His hearing declined; a cataract spread across his one eye.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

The cataract of Saint-Jean-les-Eaux plunged between pinnacles of rock at the eastern end of a spur of the Alps, and the generating station clung to the side of the mountain above it.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

Although the condition can be detected in routine eye tests, Hamid said he had seen a increase in patients with advanced cataracts since the pandemic.

From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2026

But myopia also increases the risk of cataracts, glaucoma, retinal detachment and other eye diseases later in life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025

When ozone levels drop, more UV rays reach the ground, increasing the risk of crop damage and contributing to higher rates of skin cancer and cataracts, along with other negative health effects.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2025

Tran’s medical bills from an ongoing battle with diabetes and cataracts and the costs of the increased security measures were the last straw for the family and the market.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2025

“We need money just for food,” says his grandmother, who suffers from cataracts.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario


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