cataract
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Back in 1978, a surgeon had bungled cataract surgery, leaving him blind in his left eye.
And Medicare only pays the bottom level of cataract replacement lens—so people typically want to pay out of pocket to get the upgraded version.
From Barron's
His daughter lives in Boston; the cousin who brought him home after cataract surgery a few years ago has moved away.
From New York Times
In ancient Mexico, powdered obsidian was mixed with quartz and sprinkled in someone’s eyes to treat cataracts.
From New York Times
The sextet underwent the removal of the cloudy lenses caused by cataracts - a common age-related condition that develops in geriatric animals and hinders their vision - before receiving custom-made intraocular lens implants.
From BBC
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