A cataract is a cloudy area in the lens of the eye that leads to a decrease in vision of the eye. Cataracts often develop slowly and can affect one or...
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Cataract surgery, also called lens replacement surgery, is the removal of the natural lens of the eye that has developed a cataract, an opaque or cloudy...
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to Cataracts of the Nile. First Cataract Second cataract in 1854 by John Beasley Greene Third Cataract Fourth Cataract Fifth Cataract Sixth Cataract in...
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up cataract in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A cataract is an opacity in the lens of the eye or its capsule. Cataract also may refer to: Cataract, any...
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A cataract bog is a rare ecological community formed where a permanent stream flows over a granite outcropping. The sheeting of water keeps the edges of...
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Cataract Falls is a waterfall located in northern Owen County in the west central part of the U.S. state of Indiana. The largest waterfall by volume in...
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Phacoemulsification is a cataract surgery method in which the internal lens of the eye which has developed a cataract is emulsified with the tip of an...
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Congenital cataracts are a lens opacity that is present at birth. Congenital cataracts occur in a broad range of severity. Some lens opacities do not...
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Cataract surgery has a long history in Europe, Asia, and Africa. It is one of the most common and successful surgical procedures in worldwide use, thanks...
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080442°N 32.881172°E / 24.080442; 32.881172 The Old Cataract Aswan Hotel, commonly known as the Old Cataract Hotel, is a historic British colonial-era hotel...
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Couching (ophthalmology) (redirect from Cataract couching)
documented form of cataract surgery. It involves dislodging the lens of the eye, thus removing the cloudiness caused by the cataract. Couching was a precursor...
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A galactosemic cataract is cataract which is associated with the consequences of galactosemia. The presence of presenile cataract, noticeable in galactosemic...
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list of some of the most common diseases treated by ophthalmologists: Cataract Excessive tearing (tear duct obstruction) Proptosis (bulged eyes) Thyroid...
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The Cataract Gorge is a river gorge in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, approximately 1.5 km from the city centre. It is one of the region's premier tourist...
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Waterfall (redirect from Cataract falls)
sometimes interchangeably referred to as "cascades" and "cataracts", though some sources specify a cataract as being a larger and more powerful waterfall and...
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"The Cataract of Lodore" is a poem written in 1820 by the English poet Robert Southey which describes the Lodore Falls on the Watendlath. One of Southey's...
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Cataract Peak is a summit located in Banff National Parks in Alberta, Canada. Cataract Peak was so named on account of a nearby waterfall, or cataract...
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Canine cataracts are a prevalent cause of visual loss in dogs, frequently resulting in blindness. Cataracts typically occur when proteins break down in...
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Cataract Falls can refer to In Australia Cataract Falls (Blue Mountains), in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales In the United States Cataract Falls in...
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Manual small incision cataract surgery (MSICS) is an evolution of extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE); the lens is removed from the eye through a...
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Nuclear sclerosis (redirect from Nuclear sclerosis cataract)
It is often confused with other types of cataract. The condition is differentiated from other types of cataract by its clinical appearance, by shining a...
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Absence deformity of leg-cataract syndrome is a very rare genetic limb malformation which is characterized by unilateral absence deformity, scoliosis,...
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Zonular cataract and nystagmus, also referred as nystagmus with congenital zonular cataract, is a rare congenital disease associated with Nystagmus and...
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dystrophy-infantile cataract-hypogonadism syndrome is a very rare genetic disorder which is characterized by congenital muscular dystrophy, infantile-onset cataract, and...
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Ferritin (redirect from Hyperferritinemia-cataract syndrome)
Ferritin is a universal intracellular protein that stores iron and releases it in a controlled fashion. The protein is produced by almost all living organisms...
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Childhood cataract is cataract that occurs at birth or in childhood. It may be congenital or acquired. Congenital cataracts are defined as the presence...
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Vici syndrome (redirect from Immunodeficiency with cleft palate, cataract, hypopigmentation and absent corpus callosum)
immunodeficiency with cleft lip/palate, cataract, hypopigmentation and absent corpus callosum (or absent corpus callosum cataract immunodeficiency), is a rare autosomal...
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degeneration with progressive cataracts, also known as autosomal dominant progressive sensorineural hearing loss and cataracts is a rare genetic disorder...
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Cataract Lake is a lake in Coconino County which is located near Williams in North Central Arizona. Rainbow Trout Brown Trout Largemouth Bass Crappie Sunfish...
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Cataract-microcornea syndrome is a rare genetic syndrome characterized by congenital cataracts and microcornea in the absence of any other systemic anomaly...
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