Cataract is a disease which refers to

Inflammation in the eye

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Cloudiness in the eye-lens

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A disease in the eye cornea

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A defect in the optic nerve

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Solution

The correct option is B Cloudiness in the eye-lens
Cataract is characterized by the presence of opaque or cloudy areas in the lens, incapable of transmitting the light rays and is corrected by surgical replacement of lens with the artificial lens. Thus, the correct answer is option B.

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(b) night blindness

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