{"id":1117,"date":"2024-04-04T12:49:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T12:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dragarwal.com\/mu\/?post_type=diseases&#038;p=1117"},"modified":"2024-04-26T05:33:17","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T05:33:17","slug":"cataract","status":"publish","type":"diseases","link":"https:\/\/www.dragarwal.com\/mu\/diseases-conditions\/cataract\/","title":{"rendered":"Cataract"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"secondary-heading\">What is Cataract?<\/h2>\n<p>The word \u201ccataract\u201d is derived from the Greek word\u00a0<strong><em>katarraktes<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0which loosely translates to waterfall. It was believed that a congealed fluid from the brain had flowed in front of the lens of the eyes. Today, eye cataract is defined as the clouding of the lens of your eyes.<\/p>\n<p>When proteins present in the eye form clumps, it muddles the vision with a cloudy, hazy outline. 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