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Intraocular lens implant |
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Intraocular lens (IOL) implant A small, plastic device (IOL) that is usually implanted in the lens capsule of the eye to correct vision after the lens of the eye is removed. This is the implant is used in cataract surgery. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Rather, he's an eye surgeon, internationally recognized as an authority on cataract extractions, who's performed more cataract and intraocular lens implant surgeries than anyone else in the world. Parel said that in cataract surgery, physicians would no longer substitute an intraocular lens implant for the patient's own lens contents. Lindstrom holds 28 patents in ophthalmology including intraocular lens implant technology, corneal preservation, irrigation solutions, visoelastic solutions, intraocular lenses, and associated instruments. |
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