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- noun The
substitution of thenatural crystalline lens of theeye with asynthetic lens.
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An estimated 20.5 million Americans aged 40 y (17.2% of that population) have cataract, 6.1 million (5.1%) have pseudophakia or aphakia, and it is predicted that those numbers will rise by 50% within 2 decades.
Carbohydrates and cataracts | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2005
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