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pseudophakia

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pseudophakia
[-fā′kē·ə]
artificial lens implantation after cataract surgery.
pseudophakia 
A condition in which an aphakic eye has been fitted with an intraocular lens to replace the crystalline lens. See pseudophakic eye.
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