How to Use cataract in a Sentence

cataract

noun
  • The Montreal Protocol has saved billions of skin cancers and millions of cataracts.
    Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 9 Aug. 2024
  • The sun’s rays can cause damage and increase the risk of cataracts and AMD.
    Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
  • Tourists could pay to traverse the bridge to get a closer look at the cataracts.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2017
  • His left eye had to be removed and his right eye had a cataract.
    William Axford, Houston Chronicle, 26 Apr. 2018
  • Research shows that cataracts increase the risk of falls.
    Amir Khan, sun-sentinel.com, 6 June 2019
  • This habit can increase the risk of AMD and cataracts and damage the optic nerve.
    Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
  • By then her cataracts had grown large enough to require surgery.
    Abby Goodnough, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2020
  • When that stops working, the only way to cure cataracts is surgery, the Mayo Clinic says.
    Korin Miller, SELF, 4 May 2018
  • The owner arranged camel rides, guided bike rides, a boat trip up the Nile cataracts and more.
    Marla Jo Fisher, Orange County Register, 10 Feb. 2017
  • The good news is that there's a simple, painless fix for secondary cataracts.
    Harvard Health Letter, chicagotribune.com, 7 Nov. 2019
  • The waters like a cataract descend from his opening jaws.
    Annie Proulx, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022
  • While in Rowland Heights, cataracts robbed her of her ability to see.
    Molly Castle Work | Kff Health News, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2024
  • That ash can stay airborne for months, spreading a smoke screen that acts like a cataract on the night sky over thousands of miles.
    New York Times, 13 Aug. 2021
  • Those on the list will be waiting for a wide range of treatments from cataract surgery to hip replacements.
    Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2022
  • What a cataract of disaster has poured out upon us since then.
    Mary Ann Gwinn, chicagotribune.com, 31 May 2017
  • His eye doctor doubted that a right-eye cataract was the problem, and his retinas were healthy.
    Jon Garelick, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Oct. 2022
  • The first required a tiny piece of metal to be removed, resulting in a cataract.
    Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 5 Aug. 2021
  • In this case, the first step to resolving amblyopia is cataract surgery.
    Dagny Zhu, Verywell Health, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Guided by the center’s doctors, Sophie got to test her skills in cataract surgery.
    Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Cataract surgery is performed to treat cataracts, which can cause blurry vision and increase the glare from lights.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 12 June 2018
  • Los Angeles Times His-and-hers cataract surgeries, but his was 20 times as much.
    Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2022
  • One notes that smoking causes cataracts, which can lead to blindness.
    New York Times, 15 Aug. 2019
  • But 254-nm UV-C light can be harmful to a person’s eyes and skin, causing burns, cancer, and cataracts.
    IEEE Spectrum, 31 July 2023
  • Two people who have spoken with the Pelosis since the crash said that Mr. Pelosi had had cataract surgery in the days preceding the dinner.
    New York Times, 22 June 2022
  • There are more than 2 million cataract surgeries performed in the United States each year.
    Jennifer Vishnevsky, Redbook, 9 June 2020
  • After years in the Phoenix sun, Mr. Blair, the hernia patient, nearly went blind from cataracts, which have been removed.
    Jason Deparle, New York Times, 10 June 2024
  • Persons who have need to get cataract surgery or people who need to have their gall bladder taken out.
    Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 18 Nov. 2020
  • They should also never be used around the eyes, which may increase the risk of glaucoma and cataracts later in life.
    Hallie Levine, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
  • The canyon continued for almost two miles, and its flow of water was broken by a half-dozen cataracts, one of which was more than 30 feet high.
    Larry Rohter, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The bird had a cataract in one eye, haze in another, and arthritis in his hips, Oregon Zoo birdkeeper Travis Koons said.
    Tim Fitzsimons, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2021

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