cataract

[US]/'kætərækt/
[UK]/'kætərækt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.Waterfall;Clouding of the lens of the eye

Example Sentences

In the period of ectatic cataract,mature cataract or hypermature cataract,the relevant ratio of ultrasonography is 100%.

she had cataracts in both eyes.

the cataracts meant that boats had to portage on to the Lualaba.

He is an elderly gentleman who had had a cataract operation.

Intracapsular cataract extraction, the complications such as vitreous prolapse, retinal detachment are more than ECCE.

Objective To inquire into an effective treatment for patients with injurious cataract accompanied by iridocoloboma or aniridia.

We found a recessive cataract mutation arose spontaneously in a KUNMING outbred mouse strain.

Method:36 patients (40 eyes)with senile cataract were examed by gonioscope after extra capsular extraction of cataract and posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation.

Methods Morulae of four mutation hairless mice and one cataract mouse were transplanted into uterus using embryonic transfer method.

The causes leading to blindness and low vision were cataract, ceratonosus, glaucoma and ocular fundus Disease, etc.

Australian Shepherd - retinal dysplasia occurs with other eye disorders, such as an oval pupil, microcornea (small cornea), cataracts, and retinal detachment.

The possibility of using monofocal intraocular lens with accommodative ability allows cataract patients with good full-range vision.

To investigate the effect of corneosclera repair and ultrasonic emulsification and cataract aspiration followed by artificial vitreous implantation in ocular penetrating injury.

Objective:To investigate the effect of corneosclera repair and ultrasonic emulsification and cataract aspiration followed by artificial vitreous implantation in ocular penetrating injury.

Results The causes of contused paediatric anterior hyphema were various.The comon complications were secondary glaucoma traumatic cataract and keratohemia.

Objective To discuss the effect of individualized nursing care after traumatic cataract phacectomy associated with artificial lens implanted in children.

The authors suggest that goniotomy may benefit selected patients with idiopathic uveitic glaucoma or that associated with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, sarcoidosis, or cataract surgery.

The risk factors of onset are as follows: undergoing surgeries at a young age, microcornea, nuclear cataract and persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous (PHPV).

Conclusion The hypopsia after cataract surgery in the senile patients aged over 60 were mainly caused by keratopaphy, optic nerve atrophy and macularpathy of high myopia.

Real-world Examples

They are afraid. They accept a cataract as an aging process.

Source: VOA Standard October 2013 Collection

The cataract hangs like upended stream sounding loud.

Source: Selected English Translations of Ancient Poetry by Xu Yuanchong

The operation for cataracts is a simple process.

Source: Global Slow English

Eyesight deteriorates with age mostly due to cataract.

Source: Connection Magazine

And, they also operate on people who have cataracts.

Source: Global Slow English

And they did not suffer cataracts of the eye.

Source: The Economist - Technology

Every terror sank before the roar of the cataract.

Source: American Version Language Arts Volume 6

People with cataracts usually need an operation to restore their sight.

Source: The Chronicles of Novel Events

See those cataracts? This man has been blind for five years.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 1

In 1912, Monet was diagnosed with cataracts, which worsened steadily over the years.

Source: Secrets of Masterpieces

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