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Clouding of the lens inside the eye, causing poor vision
A cataract is a cloudy area in the lens of the eye that impairs vision. Cataracts often develop slowly and can affect one or both eyes. Symptoms may include
Cataract
Topics referred to by the same term
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
Cataract_(disambiguation)
Series of six whitewater rapids
to Cataracts of the Nile. First Cataract Second cataract in 1854 by John Beasley Greene Third Cataract Fourth Cataract Fifth Cataract Sixth Cataract in
Cataracts_of_the_Nile
Removal of opacified lens from the eye
Cataract surgery is the removal of the natural lens of the eye that has developed a cataract, an opaque or cloudy area. The eye's natural lens is usually
Cataract_surgery
Type of wetland
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
Cataract_bog
Hotel in Aswan, Egypt
The Old Cataract Hotel is a historic British colonial-era hotel located on the banks of the River Nile in Aswan, Egypt. Built by Thomas Cook, it opened
Old_Cataract_Hotel
Development of the procedure for removing an opacified lens from the eye
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
History_of_cataract_surgery
Canine cataracts
Canine cataracts are a prevalent cause of visual loss in dogs, frequently resulting in blindness. Cataracts typically occur when proteins break down in
Cataracts_(canine)
Point in a river or brook where water flows over a vertical drop
sometimes interchangeably referred to as "cascades" and "cataracts", though some sources specify a cataract as being a larger and more powerful waterfall and
Waterfall
Waterfall in the US state of Indiana
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
Cataract_Falls_(Indiana)
Field of medicine treating eye disorders
list of some of the most common diseases treated by ophthalmologists: Cataract Excessive tearing (tear duct obstruction and others) Proptosis (bulging
Ophthalmology
Gorge in Tasmania, Australia
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
Cataract_Gorge
Topics referred to by the same term
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
Cataract_Falls
Poem by Robert Southey
"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
Cataract_of_Lodore
Section of the Colorado River
Cataract Canyon is a 46-mile-long (74 km) canyon of the Colorado River located within Canyonlands National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Cataract_Canyon
Opacity in the eye's lens present at birth
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
Congenital_cataract
Topics referred to by the same term
Cataract Lake may refer to: Cagles Mill Lake, Indiana, United States Cataract Lake (Arizona), United States Lake Cataract, near Cataract Dam, New South
Cataract_Lake
Hamlet in Ontario, Canada
Cataract is a hamlet located within the town of Caledon in the regional municipality of Peel, Ontario, Canada. As of 2006, it had a population of 106 people
Cataract,_Ontario
U.S. nonprofit organization
The Himalayan Cataract Project (HCP) was created in 1995 by Dr. Geoffrey Tabin and Dr. Sanduk Ruit with a goal of establishing a sustainable eye care infrastructure
Himalayan_Cataract_Project
Medical term for seeing everything tinted in blue
characterized by a blue tint to vision. Most commonly associated with cataract surgery and certain medications, such as sildenafil (more commonly known
Cyanopsia
Waterfall in Montana, United States
Cataract Falls is a waterfall in Lewis and Clark County, Montana. The falls and its trail, Elk Creek Trail, offer recreational opportunities such as hiking
Cataract_Falls_(Montana)
Method of cataract surgery
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
Phacoemulsification
Access to cataract surgery is very variable by country and region. Even in developed countries, availability may vary significantly between rural and more
Global access to cataract surgery
Global_access_to_cataract_surgery
Rail trail in Ontario, Canada
The Elora Cataract Trailway is a 47 km-long recreational rail trail between the towns of Elora and Forks of the Credit, in the south of the province of
Elora_Cataract_Trailway
Speed governing device for steam engines
A cataract was a speed governing device used for single-acting beam engines, particularly (though not exclusively) Cornish engines. The earlier atmospheric
Cataract_(beam_engine)
Age-related disease of the eye
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
Nuclear_sclerosis
Historic hotel in Niagara Falls, New York
The Cataract House was a hotel in the neighborhood of Buffalo Avenue in Niagara Falls, New York. The hotel was established in 1825 but destroyed by fire
Cataract_House
Swiss metalcore band
Cataract was a Swiss metalcore band signed to Metal Blade Records. The band formed in 1998 and disbanded in 2013. Cataract was formed in 1998 by guitarist
Cataract_(band)
Dam in Cataract, New South Wales
The Cataract Dam is a heritage-listed dam in Cataract (formerly Appin), New South Wales, Australia, provides water to the Macarthur and Illawarra regions
Cataract_Dam
Nepalese ophthalmologist
America, Africa and Asia using small-incision cataract surgery (RUITECTOMY) and Phacoemulsification cataract surgery. Ruit is the founder and the executive
Sanduk_Ruit
Major river in northeast Africa
communication, transportation, and governance. South (upstream) of the second Nile cataract lay Nubia, the historical home of the ancient Kerma culture and the Kushite
Nile
Rare congenital disease of the eye
Zonular cataract and nystagmus, also referred as nystagmus with congenital zonular cataract, is a rare congenital disease associated with Nystagmus and
Zonular cataract and nystagmus
Zonular_cataract_and_nystagmus
Census-designated place in Wisconsin, United States
Cataract is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Little Falls in Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population
Cataract,_Wisconsin
Summit in Alberta, Canada
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
Cataract_Peak
Earliest known cataract surgery
documented form of cataract surgery. It involves dislodging the lens of the eye, thus removing the cloudiness caused by the cataract, resulting in aphakia
Couching_(ophthalmology)
Rare X-linked dominant condition
congenital cataracts and microcornea, X-linked cataract–dental syndrome, cataracts-oto-dental syndrome, cataract–dental syndrome, and mesiodens–cataract syndrome
Nance–Horan_syndrome
Medical condition
immunodeficiency with cleft lip/palate, cataract, hypopigmentation and absent corpus callosum (or absent corpus callosum cataract immunodeficiency), is a rare autosomal
Vici_syndrome
Cataract has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Cataract Road: Cataract Dam "Cataract". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical
Cataract,_New_South_Wales
Novel by Craig Davidson
Cataract City is a 2013 novel by Craig Davidson published in Canada by Doubleday. The title refers to the city nickname of Niagara Falls and is derived
Cataract_City
Topics referred to by the same term
Cataract River may refer to: Cataract River (Michigan), a watercourse in Michigan, United States Cataract River (Tenterfield), a tributary of the Clarence
Cataract_River
Technique of surgical cataract extraction
Manual small incision cataract surgery (MSICS) is an evolution of extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE); the lens is removed from the eye through a
Manual small incision cataract surgery
Manual_small_incision_cataract_surgery
Form of cataract due to an occupational exposure
Glassblower's cataracts are a form of cataract due to an occupational exposure. They are formed by many years or decades of exposure to infrared radiation
Glassblower's_cataract
Medical condition
Cataract-microcornea syndrome is a rare genetic syndrome characterized by congenital cataracts and microcornea in the absence of any other systemic anomaly
Cataract-microcornea_syndrome
Inability to focus on distant objects
associated with an increased risk of macular degeneration, retinal detachment, cataracts, and glaucoma. Myopia results from the length of the eyeball growing too
Myopia
Vacuum tube used to display images
resin, possibly a UV-curable resin. The PVA degrades over time creating a "cataract", a ring of degraded glue around the edges of the CRT that does not allow
Cathode_ray_tube
Underwater waterfall in the Atlantic
1175/JPO-D-19-0210.1. hdl:1912/26690. Whitehead, John A. (February 1989). "Giant Ocean Cataracts". Scientific American. 260 (2): 50–59. Bibcode:1989SciAm.260b..50W. doi:10
Denmark_Strait_overflow
Lens implanted in the eye to treat cataracts and/or myopia or hyperopia
(IOL) is a lens implanted in the eye usually as part of a treatment for cataracts or for correcting other vision problems such as near-sightedness (myopia)
Intraocular_lens
Medical condition
a form of glaucoma which is caused due to a leaking mature or immature cataract. Inflammatory glaucoma which occurs in phacolysis is a condition which
Phacolytic_glaucoma
Corrective eye surgery
lens of the human eye is removed. Unlike cataract surgery, where the cloudy lens is removed to treat a cataract, clear lens extraction is done to surgically
Clear_lens_extraction
Historic bridge in Indiana, US
The Cataract Falls Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that spans Mill Creek in Lieber State Recreation Area, Owen County, Indiana, United States. Built
Cataract_Falls_Covered_Bridge
Absence of the lens of the eye
the absence of the lens of the eye, due to surgical removal, such as in cataract surgery, a perforating wound or ulcer, or congenital anomaly. It causes
Aphakia
Mountain in Montana, United States
Cataract Mountain (8,180 feet (2,493 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Cataract Mountain is .70 miles
Cataract_Mountain
Waterbody in Coconino County, Arizona
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
Cataract_Lake_(Arizona)
Decreased ability to see
(43%), cataracts (33%), and glaucoma (2%). Refractive errors include near-sightedness, far-sightedness, presbyopia, and astigmatism. Cataracts are the
Visual_impairment
Health organization in the United States
The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), a professional society for surgeons specializing in eye surgery. It is based in Fairfax
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
American_Society_of_Cataract_and_Refractive_Surgery
River in Michigan, United States
The Cataract River is a 1.9-mile-long (3.1 km) river in Newton Township, Mackinac County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The river
Cataract_River_(Michigan)
Medical condition
A galactosemic cataract is cataract which is associated with the consequences of galactosemia. The presence of presenile cataract, noticeable in galactosemic
Galactosemic_cataract
Medical association
The German Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (DGII, Deutschsprachige Gesellschaft für Intraokularlinsen-Implantation, interventionelle und refraktive
German Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
German_Society_of_Cataract_and_Refractive_Surgery
French ophthalmologist
advance in cataract surgery since couching was invented in antiquity. Daviel performed the first documented planned primary extracapsular cataract extraction
Jacques_Daviel
River in New South Wales, Australia
The Cataract River, a perennial river that is part of the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment, is located in the Macarthur region of New South Wales, Australia
Cataract_River_(Wollondilly)
River in New South Wales, Australia
Cataract River, a mostly perennial stream of the Clarence River catchment, is located in the Northern Tablelands district of New South Wales, Australia
Cataract_River_(Tenterfield)
Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Cataract is an unincorporated community in Jennings Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Cataract was platted in 1851. It takes its name
Cataract,_Indiana
Medical condition
Intraoperative floppy iris syndrome (IFIS) is a complication that may occur during cataract extraction in certain patients. This syndrome is characterized by a flaccid
Intraoperative floppy iris syndrome
Intraoperative_floppy_iris_syndrome
Ancient Egyptian goddess
Egyptian goddess of the cataracts of the Nile and Lower Nubia in general, worshipped especially at Elephantine near the First Cataract. In ancient Egyptian
Anuket
1989 studio album by the Walkabouts
Cataract is the second studio album by American alternative country band the Walkabouts, released on March 1, 1989, through Sub Pop Records. Harold DeMuir
Cataract_(Walkabouts_album)
Continent
Kerma-culture has been found from the region of the First Cataract to upstream of the Fourth Cataract." Buzon, Michele (2011). "Nubian identity in the Bronze
Africa
Medical condition
fibroelastosis and cataracts. Devi A, Eisenfeld L, Uphoff D, Greenstein R (1995). "New syndrome of hydrocephalus, endocardial fibroelastosis, and cataracts (HEC syndrome)"
HEC_syndrome
Group of eye diseases related to poor retinal and nerve perfusion
phacoemulsification cataract surgery for open-angle glaucoma and visually significant cataract: one-year results". Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Glaucoma
Country in Central Africa
river at the Pool. Then the river narrows and falls through a number of cataracts in deep canyons, collectively known as the Livingstone Falls, and runs
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
Medical condition
unilateral uveitis appearing with the triad of heterochromia, predisposition to cataract and glaucoma, and keratitis precipitates on the posterior corneal surface
Fuchs heterochromic iridocyclitis
Fuchs_heterochromic_iridocyclitis
Medical condition
cataract surgery. The syndrome is named in honor of S. Rodman Irvine and J. Donald M. Gass. The incidence is more common in older types of cataract surgery
Irvine–Gass_syndrome
Junior ice hockey team in Shawinigan, Quebec
The Shawinigan Cataractes (French: Cataractes de Shawinigan) are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)
Shawinigan_Cataractes
Medical condition
Absence deformity of leg-cataract syndrome is a very rare genetic limb malformation which is characterized by unilateral absence deformity, progressive
Absence deformity of leg-cataract syndrome
Absence_deformity_of_leg-cataract_syndrome
Corrective ophthalmological surgery
In older patients, scattering from microscopic particles (cataract or incipient cataract) may play a role that outweighs any benefit from wavefront correction
LASIK
Medieval kingdom in Lower Nubia
cataract. Coming into being after the collapse of the Kingdom of Kush in the 4th century, it originally covered the Nile Valley from the 3rd cataract
Makuria
Medical condition
Cataract-ataxia-deafness syndrome is a very rare genetic disorder which is characterized by mild intellectual disabilities, congenital cataracts, progressive
Cataract-ataxia-deafness syndrome
Cataract-ataxia-deafness_syndrome
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022
Commonwealth, which the Queen stated as her "sincere wish". She underwent cataract surgery in May 2018. In March 2019, she gave up driving on public roads
Elizabeth_II
Type of eye defect
Astigmatism may also occur following a cataract surgery or a corneal injury. Contraction of the scar due to wound or cataract extraction causes astigmatism due
Astigmatism
Yellow organic pigment created by plants
of cataract. There is only one published clinical intervention trial testing for an effect of lutein and zeaxanthin supplementation on cataracts. The
Lutein
Medical condition
degeneration with progressive cataracts, also known as autosomal dominant progressive sensorineural hearing loss and cataracts is a rare genetic disorder
Cochleosaccular degeneration with progressive cataracts
Cochleosaccular_degeneration_with_progressive_cataracts
Ancient Indian physician and surgeon
surgeon, who made significant contributions to the field of plastic and cataract surgery. He was the author of the Suśruta Saṃhitā (Suśruta's Compendium)
Sushruta
Congo River waterfalls in Orientale Province, DRC
(French: Chutes Stanley; Dutch: Stanleywatervallen), is a series of seven cataracts, each no more than 5 m (16 ft) high, extending over more than 100 km (62 mi)
Boyoma_Falls
Red-orange pigment of the terpenoids class
combined, on people to examine differences in risk of cataract, cataract extraction, progression of cataract, and slowing the loss of visual acuity. These studies
Β-Carotene
Excessive dilation of the pupil
and causes dilation (which is critical in eye surgery procedures such as cataract surgery which require uninterrupted access to the inner eye via the pupillary
Mydriasis
Eye disorder
Childhood cataract is cataract that occurs at birth or in childhood. It may be congenital or acquired. Congenital cataracts are defined as the presence
Childhood_cataract
Medical condition
is a possible complication of all intraocular surgeries, particularly cataract surgery, and can result in loss of vision or loss of the eye itself. Infection
Endophthalmitis
Medical condition
dystrophy-infantile cataract-hypogonadism syndrome is a very rare genetic disorder which is characterized by congenital muscular dystrophy, infantile-onset cataract, and
Congenital muscular dystrophy-infantile cataract-hypogonadism syndrome
Congenital_muscular_dystrophy-infantile_cataract-hypogonadism_syndrome
American ophthalmologist
J. Morgan Micheletti, is an American ophthalmologist specializing in cataract surgery, refractive surgery, glaucoma surgery and complex anterior segment
J._Morgan_Micheletti
Capital city of New South Wales, Australia
operation in 1886. It transports water 100 km (62 mi) from the Nepean, Cataract, and Cordeaux rivers and continues to service about 15% of Sydney's water
Sydney
Separating the nucleus of a cataract from its cortex using an injection of water
eye from the central compact mass of inner nuclear cataract (also called endonucleus) during a cataract surgery by the forceful irrigation of a fluid into
Hydrodelineation
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
Christie used inspiration from her stay at the Old Cataract Hotel on the banks of the River Nile in Aswan, Egypt, for her 1937 novel Death on the Nile
Agatha_Christie
German ophthalmologist (born 1963)
Saxony) is a German ophthalmologist who has specialized in refractive and cataract surgery. With his many contributions to the scientific literature on this
Burkhard_Dick
Failure of the brain to process input from one eye
from entering the eye, preventing proper vision development. A congenital cataract is an example of such a condition. Strabismic Amblyopia: The most common
Amblyopia
landmark paper titled “Extraction of cataract in the capsule”. Smith's operation, an operation for removing cataracts with the capsule intact, is named for
Henry_"Jullundur"_Smith
Region in northern Sudan and southern Egypt
the Blue and White Niles (near Khartoum in central Sudan) and the First Cataract (south of Aswan in southern Egypt). It was the seat of one of the earliest
Nubia
Ethnic group native to Egypt
Nile Valley, a small strip of cultivable land stretching from the First Cataract to the Mediterranean and enclosed by desert both to the east and to the
Egyptians
First African American woman doctor to receive a patent for a medical invention
championing a community-focused approach to eye care and for innovations in cataract surgery. She became the first woman to lead a postgraduate training program
Patricia_Bath
Surgical procedure in ophthalmology
and the cataract is present, an intraocular lens (IOL) can be inserted under the cataract. The IOL acts as a scaffold, and prevents the cataract pieces
Intraocular_lens_scaffold
Iron-carrying protein
Ferritin is a universal intracellular and extracellular protein that stores iron and releases it in a controlled fashion. The protein is produced by almost
Ferritin
Surgical tool
incisions in cataract surgery. Use of the knife demanded a high level of skill and mastery, and was eventually supplanted by modifications of cataract surgery
Von_Graefe_knife
CATARACT
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Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
One of the Ninety-nine Names of God; Forgiving
Girl/Female
English
Mild borough or fortress.
Boy/Male
Sikh
Coastal victory
Boy/Male
Indian
To donate, To give or offer something
Boy/Male
British, English
From the West Brook
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Lord Ram
Boy/Male
Tamil
The Lord krishnas name
Girl/Female
Tamil
Brahmavathi | பà¯à®°à®¹à¯à®®à®¾à®µà®¤à¯€
The one who knows the supreme
Female
Irish
Irish Gaelic form of French Catherine, CAITRÃONA means "pure."
Boy/Male
Tamil
King, Arjun
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n.
A cataract; a waterfall.
n.
A waterfall, or cataract; as, a roaring lin.
n.
A great fall of water over a precipice; a large waterfall.
n.
The operation of removing a cataract by thrusting a needle through the cornea of the eye, and breaking up the opaque mass.
n.
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.
n.
A fall, or perpendicular descent, of the water of a river or stream, or a descent nearly perpendicular; a cascade; a cataract.
v. t.
To treat by pushing down or displacing the opaque lens with a needle; as, to couch a cataract.
a.
Of the nature of a cataract in the eye; affected with cataract.
n.
A kind of hydraulic brake for regulating the action of pumping engines and other machines; -- sometimes called dashpot.
n.
The act or process of removing a cataract, by applying the needle to its anterior surface, and depressing it into the vitreous humor in such a way that the front surface of the cataract becomes the upper one and its back surface the lower one.
n.
Cataract.
n.
A fall of water over a precipice, as in a river or brook; a waterfall less than a cataract.
n.
A method of operating for cataract; couching. See Couch, v. t., 8.
n.
Descent of water; a cascade; a cataract; a rush of water down a precipice or steep; -- usually in the plural, sometimes in the singular; as, the falls of Niagara.
a.
Having a pearly speck in the eye; afflicted with the cataract.
n.
The operation of putting down or displacing the opaque lens in cataract.
n.
An anomalous state of refraction caused by the absence of the crystalline lens, as after operations for cataract. The remedy is the use of powerful convex lenses.
n.
An instrument for dividing the cornea in operations for cataract.