cataracts
Vision-stealing eye condition
Cataracts are cloudy areas that form in the eye's lens, causing vision to blur or dim.
The condition develops gradually, usually with age, and is treated by surgically replacing the affected lens.
Separately, a cataract is a large, powerful waterfall or a sudden rush of water: The river plunges over a series of cataracts.
Both senses share the idea of something obstructing or overwhelming.
Making less transparent
- opacityImpermeability to light
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- extractionAct of removing
implant · intraocular · glaucoma · ophthalmologist · ophthalmology · blindness · milky · nuclear
clouding
Making less transparent
extraction · implant · intraocular · glaucoma · ophthalmologist · ophthalmology · blindness · milky · nuclear · cortical
Niagara
Border waterfall landmark
cascade · torrent · plunge · rapids · gorge · mist · spray · roar · thunder · chute
blurriness
Lack of visual clarity
foggy · milky · obscured · faded · glare · halos · double vision · yellowing · dimness · night blindness
- blindnessblindness, blind spot, total blindness, partial blindness, low vision
- eye healthglaucoma, myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, conjunctivitis
- eye problemsblindness, glaucoma, blurred vision, eye irritation, dry eyes
- vision problemsblindness, blurry vision, visual impairment, vision loss, sight loss
- ophthalmologyeye diseases, eye surgery, cornea, retina, iris
- aging eyespresbyopia, macular degeneration, AMD, dry eyes, floaters
cataractsstill water
Water not flowing
millpond · trickle · seep · stagnant pool · calm waters
- cataract surgeryProcedure replacing clouded eye lens
- cataract treatmentSurgery for clouded lenses