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Cataracts (cont.)

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cataracts, lens opacity, clouding of the lens, opaque lens, opaque capsule, vision problem, eye problem, cloudy vision, intraocular lens, IOL, extracapsular surgery, phacoemulsification, phaco, small-incision cataract surgery, no-stitch cataract surgery

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A cataract is an opacification of the lens. Congenital cataracts usually are diagnosed at birth.

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