Cataract
The small plastic lens used to replace the cloudy one. It is smaller than a penny.
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You may know someone who has had cataracts – as it is quite common in this country for people who are quite old. A cataract is when the eye’s lens gets cloudy and stops letting light into the eye. This can be treated in the countries where we work with an operation to replace the cloudy lens with a clear plastic one.
To find out more, why not listen to our cataract podcast.
