白内障(はくないしょう)

はくないしょう
noun
cataract (of the eye)
medicalhealth
1. cataract
An eye condition in which the lens becomes cloudy, blurring vision; common with age and treated by surgery.
白内障(はくないしょう)の手術(しゅじゅつ)。
Cataract surgery.
祖母(そぼ)は白内障(はくないしょう)で目(め)がかすむと言(い)っている。
My grandmother says her vision is blurry because of cataracts.
Since having cataract surgery, my father can read the newspaper clearly.

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Watch out

Do not confuse with 緑内障(りょくないしょう) (glaucoma), damage to the optic nerve usually linked to eye pressure. The two names differ only in the color word.