aphakia

aphakia /apha·kia/ (ah-fa´ke-ah) absence of the lens of an eye, occurring congenitally or as a result of trauma or surgery.apha´kic

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Absence of the crystalline lens of the eye.

a·phaki·al, a·phakic (

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Aphakia

Absence of the lens of the eye.

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aphakia

[əfā′kē·ə]

Etymology: Gk, a, phakos, not lens

(in ophthalmology) a condition in which the crystalline lens of the eye is absent, usually because it has been surgically removed, as in the treatment of cataracts. Also called aphacia. aphacic, aphakic, adj.

aphakia [ah-fa´ke-ah]

absence of the lens of an eye, occurring congenitally or as a result of trauma or surgery. adj., adj apha´kic.

aphakia

absence of the lens of an eye, occurring congenitally or as a result of trauma or surgery. Rare in animals.

aphakia

Ocular condition in which the crystalline lens is absent. It may be congenital but usually it is due to surgical removal of a cataract. As a result the eye has no accommodative power and is usually highly hyperopic. See aniseikonia; cataract; pseudophakic eye; aphakic lens; phakic; jack-in-the-box phenomenon; vitreous detachment.

aphakia

Lenslessness

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Besides the primary function of correcting myopia or short sightedness, contact lenses also rectify visual problems like hyperopia, astigmatism, presbyopia and aphakia.

Understanding What Contact Lenses Are? by Suzanne Hughes / Business community

Hence, pseudophakia with an older, poorly UV-absorbing intraocular lens or aphakia can facilitate UVR-induced retinopathy.

Ophthalmic sun smarts for runners by Gasch, Alice T. / AMAA Journal

Further, the Array Multifocal IOL is approved for "the visual correction of aphakia in persons 60 years of age or older in whom cataractous lenses have been removed," but the website also promotes the product for presbyopia in patients younger than 60 years of age.

CDRH promo untitled letters by Warning Letter Bulletin

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