cataracts

DEFINITION of cataracts

They develop slowly with age, trauma, radiation, or diseases like diabetes, leading to blindness if untreated; surgery replaces the lens with an artificial one, restoring sight effectively.

• Nuclear sclerotic: Central lens hardening.​
• Cortical: Wedge-like opacities.​
• Posterior subcapsular: Back lens clouding, glare-prone.​
• Phacoemulsification: Ultrasonic lens removal surgery.​
• Glaucoma: Often co-occurs, pressure-related damage.

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ETYMOLOGY of cataracts

latin From Latin “cataracta” (waterfall, portcullis), from Greek “katarrhaktēs” (down-rushing), metaphorically describing the white opacity resembling rushing water or an obstruction.

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DERIVATIONS of cataracts

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