cataract surgery

collocation in English

meaningsofcataractandsurgery

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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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surgery
noun
uk
/ˈsɜː.dʒər.i/us
/ˈsɝː.dʒər.i/
the treatment of injuries or diseases in people or animals by cutting open the body and removing or repairing the ...
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(Definition ofcataractandsurgeryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For example, indications forcataractsurgerywill vary, depending on whether the patient is an avid reader or prefers to watch television instead.
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However, the prioritization system forcataractsurgerywas not generally applied for several reasons, among which the lack of incentive.
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Visual acuity takes a number of weeks to stabilize aftercataractsurgery.
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Significantly more men than women, and of the ' young-old ' than of the other two age groups, would pay forcataractsurgery.
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Progression of diabetic retinopathy followingcataractsurgery: can it be prevented?
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Cataractsurgeryis arguably the procedure providing the single greatest benefit in surgery.
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Much of this reflects the increasing demand for and success ofcataractsurgery.
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The figure for hip replacement patients was 5% (950 patients) and 7% forcataractsurgery(5,178 patients).
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However, there are long waiting lists forcataractsurgery(3;7;25;26) in these countries.
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Cataractsurgeryis one of the most cost-effective public health interventions to prevent blindness (31).
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In this study, we will model the impact on public health of different strategies for secondeyecataractsurgery.
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There will also be people with previouscataractsurgeryin one or both eyes.
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The net utility gain for initialcataractsurgerywas thus 0.148 in this study.
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The situation was somewhat different for the prioritization system, especially forcataractsurgery, because some smaller hospitals were important providers for that service.
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The administrative technologies consisted of prioritization systems for patients in waiting list for two surgical procedures:cataractsurgeryand hip and knee replacement.
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Many were also willing to pay privately forcataractsurgery, to shorten the wait, although the respondent's financial circumstances associated with this willingness.
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Cataractsurgeryunder local anaesthesia is, therefore, the normal practice in the overwhelming majority of patients.
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The number of patients now regarded as suitable forcataractsurgeryhas, therefore, effectively doubled, causing an ever-increasing demand for this service.
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Work has begun forcataractsurgery, preoperative tests, back pain, hypertension, and breast cancer.
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