cataract
Example Sentences
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Severe myopia increases the risk of cataracts, glaucoma and retinal detachment later in life.
Older people are more prone to conditions such as cataracts and glaucoma, for example.
From BBC
He said doctors told him he’ll require surgery to remove the cataract before they can determine that.
From Los Angeles Times
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
However, it cited the Journal’s reporting that UnitedHealth diagnosed diabetic cataracts—triggering extra payments—in patients who had already received cataract surgery as an example of an “inappropriate or mistaken” strategy by the company.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.