aphakic eye

aphakic eye
an eye lacking the crystalline lens; see also aphakia.

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  • aphakic — apha·kic ə fā kik, a adj of, relating to, or affected with aphakia <the aphakic eye> aphakic n an individual who has had the lens of an eye removed …   Medical dictionary

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  • aphakic — adj. suffering from aphakia, lacking a natural lens on the eye …   English contemporary dictionary

  • aphakic spectacles — eyeglasses with very thick lenses, which are prescribed after cataract surgery when no intraocular lens is inserted into the eye (not common practice now) …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • aphakia — aphakic, aphacic /euh fay sik/, aphacial /euh fay sheuhl/, adj. /euh fay kee euh/, n. Ophthalm. lack or loss of the lens of the eye. Also, aphacia /euh fay sheuh, shee euh, see euh/. [1860 65; < NL, equiv. to a A 6 + Gk phak(ós) lentil (for sense …   Universalium

  • Intraocular lens — An intraocular lens (IOL) is an implanted lens in the eye, usually replacing the existing crystalline lens because it has been clouded over by a cataract, or as a form of refractive surgery to change the eye s optical power. It usually consists… …   Wikipedia

  • Aphakia — Absence or loss of the eye s natural crystalline lens, as after cataract removal. From a , without + phacos, the Greek word for a lentil bean. The ancients thought (quite correctly) that the lens of the eye was shaped like a lentil bean. * * *… …   Medical dictionary

  • Glaucoma — Classification and external resources Acute angle closure glaucoma of the right eye. Note the mid sized pupil, which was nonreactive to light, and injection of the conjunctiva. ICD 10 …   Wikipedia

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