A disease, in which eye lens become cloudy and the opaque lens is removed and a new artificial lens is inserted, is :

hypermetropia

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astigmatism

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cataract

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near-sightedness

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Solution

The correct option is D cataract
The crystalline lens of some people in old age becomes hazy or even opaque.This happens because of the development of a membrane over it when it happens the person is said to have cataract.

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