cataract operation

collocation in English

meaningsofcataractandoperation

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cataract
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkæt.ə.rækt/us
/ˈkæt̬.ə.rækt/
a disease in which an area of someone's eye becomes less clear so that they cannot see clearly, or the area affected in ...
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operation
noun
uk
/ˌɒp.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɑː.pəˈreɪ.ʃən/
the fact of operating or ...
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(Definition ofcataractandoperationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He had been waiting 17 months for acataractoperation.
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He has waited 18 months for acataractoperation—a simple, cheap operation.
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Due to the £4.4 million investment involved, no one will have to wait longer than three months for theircataractoperation.
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The average wait for acataractoperationis 203 days.
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One of my constituents recently paid £1,000 cash for acataractoperation.
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The cost of making adaptations for her disability, which could be corrected by acataractoperation, will be £4,000.
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She has been waiting 18 months for acataractoperation; each year, such operations are at a premium.
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What about the old lady of 98 who waited 18 months for acataractoperation?
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People expect a hip operation, a heart bypass or acataractoperation.
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It called for measures to cut the waiting lists of the 7,000 people who are needlessly blind for the want of acataractoperation.
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The service is fronted by nurses, and patients have a single assessment to check whether they are suitable for acataractoperation.
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Does he agree that a pensioner waiting for acataractoperationsuffers a serious blight on his or her life?
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What could be more urgent than acataractoperationat the age of 98?
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Today one hears quite frequently of elderly people who have had acataractoperation, two new hips, and now knee replacements.
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He had acataractoperationtoday and it was not possible for him to alter that appointment.
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That is not true in the case of anybody who has had an eye operation, such as acataractoperation.
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The lenses supplied after acataractoperationare standard lenses of fairly high magnification, or of complex magnification.
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Although it has been said that acataractoperationis a routine matter, it is not without hazard.
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Given that most people who are in need of acataractoperationare already pretty old, that constitutes a significant part of their life expectancy.
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None of its patients have to wait more than two years for any in-patient or day case treatment or 18 months for hip or knee replacement or acataractoperation.
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