By definition a cataract is an opacity in the lens. 白内障的定义就是晶状体混浊。
My view of the whole cataract is different from yours. 从这里看去,整个瀑布的景色最美。
cataract
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an eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eye
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a large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice
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Cataract \Cat"a*ract\, n. [L. cataracta, catarracles, a waterfall, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to break down; in the passive, to fall or rush down (of tumors) to burst; kata` down + ? to break.] 1. A great fall of water over a precipice; a large waterfall.
2. (Surg.) An opacity of the crystalline lens, or of its capsule, which prevents the passage of the rays of light and impairs or destroys the sight.
3. (Mach.) A kind of hydraulic brake for regulating the action of pumping engines and other machines; -- sometimes called {dashpot}.
One of the sea lions, nicknamed Blue Eye because of a cataract on his eye, has been a problem for three years, said Bob DeLong, marine mammal biologist with the National Marine Fisheries Service.
For years pharmacist Edward Kilkeary used arthritis medication, saline solution and sterilizing equipment to whip up hundreds of tiny bottles of specially prescribed eye drops for cataract patients.
This year, some 1.3 million Americans are expected to have cataract surgery, in which an artificial lens is placed in the eye.
Doubling the annual ultraviolet exposure increased the cataract risk by 60 percent.
Sweating at the treadmill, Leeds Katzen, a 53-year-old cataract surgeon from Baltimore, says "fear of dying" propels him.
If a cataract remains small, it may not affect vision.
The profile of the cornea can be altered and tests are being carried out on injectable lenses made of gels. One of the most common eye defects, especially in old people, is the cataract in which the lens becomes clouded.
Several Pittsburgh area doctors have prescribed its use in eye drop form, which was mixed at Hieber's, to reduce swelling following cataract surgery.
The most common surgical procedure performed on Medicare recipients is cataract removal.
The bacteria, pseudomonas, contaminated an unknown number of bottles that were sold under the name Indocin to patients who had recently undergone cataract surgery.
So far, the probe has found that 28 percent of ophthalmologists interviewed permit optometrists to do cataract follow-up care, according to an advance copy of Mitchell's statement.
A wallaroo apparently blinded by the milk of human kindness underwent cataract surgery by two doctors who volunteered their services and usually treat people.
Staar makes and markets products for small incision surgery, mainly for cataract procedures.