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crystalline lens
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Lens (or crystalline lens)
The eye structure behind the iris and pupil that helps focus light on the retina.
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The brittlestar, on the other hand, makes its microlenses using a "bottom up" approach, in which successive layers of calcite are deposited onto an organic template in intricate patterns to form perfect crystalline lenses at the temperature of seawater.
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