Cataract

Opacification of the crystalline lens. An extraction of the lens is usually replaced by an intra-ocular lens (implant). Clouding of the crystalline lens, which may prevent a clear image from forming on the retina. If visual loss becomes significant, surgical removal is required. Types of cataracts include traumatic, congenital and age-related. .

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