The condition in which the lens of the eye becomes cloudy, impairing vision, is: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The condition in which the lens of the eye becomes cloudy, impairing vision, is:
A. Glaucoma
B. Cataract
C. Hypermetropia
D. Myopia
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Cataract is clouding of the crystalline lens leading to decreased vision, commonly age-related. Glaucoma is optic nerve damage often due to increased intraocular pressure. Myopia is nearsightedness, hypermetropia is farsightedness. Cataract surgery replaces the lens with an artificial one.

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