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glassworker's cataract (medicine) and Diffraction (health)


glassworker's cataract (medicine)


glassworker's cataract -->
infrared cataract


A cataract secondary to absorption of heat by the lens, or by transmission from the adjacent iris.

Synonym: furnacemen's cataract, glassworker's cataract.


Diffraction (health)


The scattering of rays of light by collision with particles of matter as they pass through a medium such as air or water, or pass by a edge or narrow aperture. Plays a role when the pupil is small.