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Removal of a cloudy lens from the eye. An extracapsular cataract extraction leaves the rear lens capsule intact; with an intracapsular extraction there is complete removal of lens with its capsule, usually by cryoextraction.
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| cataract extraction |
a cataract occurs when the normally clear lens of the eye becomes cloudy. In serious cases, the physician may remove the lens and replace it with an artificial one.
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