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Section size for Cataract (30 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	10,071	10,071
Signs and symptoms	2,030	2,030
Causes	14	15,596
Age	2,035	2,035
Trauma	1,300	1,300
Radiation	1,530	1,530
Genetics	1,182	1,182
Skin diseases	623	623
Smoking and alcohol	1,138	1,138
Inadequate vitamin C	577	577
Medications	2,173	2,173
Post-operative	2,716	2,716
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy	1,081	1,081
Other diseases	1,227	1,227
Diagnosis	14	5,829
Classification	5,815	5,815
Prevention	3,057	3,057
Treatment	15	6,547
Surgical	6,532	6,532
Prognosis	15	6,875
Postoperative care	1,209	1,209
Complications	5,651	5,651
Epidemiology	5,018	5,018
History	2,427	5,965
Etymology	3,538	3,538
Research	3,529	3,529
See also	117	117
References	30	30
Further reading	371	371
External links	925	925
Total	65,960	65,960

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]