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Section size for Cataract (30 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	11,963	11,963	469	469
Signs and symptoms	2,642	2,642	121	121
Causes	14	15,535	0	831
Age	2,026	2,026	116	116
Trauma	1,241	1,241	108	108
Radiation	1,466	1,466	116	116
Genetics	1,540	1,540	103	103
Skin diseases	647	647	46	46
Smoking and alcohol	1,127	1,127	39	39
Inadequate vitamin C	540	540	25	25
Medications	2,036	2,036	57	57
Post-operative	2,570	2,570	101	101
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy	1,101	1,101	106	106
Other diseases	1,227	1,227	14	14
Diagnosis	14	5,867	0	343
Classification	5,853	5,853	343	343
Prevention	2,913	2,913	74	74
Treatment	15	6,590	0	386
Surgical	6,575	6,575	386	386
Prognosis	15	6,804	0	608
Postoperative care	1,214	1,214	162	162
Complications	5,575	5,575	446	446
Epidemiology	5,451	5,451	229	229
History	2,323	5,702	168	266
Etymology	3,379	3,379	98	98
Research	3,417	3,417	200	200
See also	117	117	0	0
References	30	30	0	0
Further reading	338	338	0	0
External links	958	958	0	0
Total	68,327	68,327	3,527	3,527

Name of condition

Is the condition called cataract or cataracts? I have seen both used in medical journals. · · · Peter Southwood ^(talk): 01:21, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

References to the religious identity of historical figures is inappropriate

For some odd reason the history section describes historical figures by their religion 'Muslim' and 'Jewish'. The reader might be interested in the nation / empire / geographic region / city, but not religion. Most texts describe this in terms of the city and nation or other name by which the larger surrounding area is known, e.g., Mesopotamia, ancient Palestine. JimColes (talk) 15:47, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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