phacoanaphylaxis

Hypersensitivity to protein of the lens of the eye.

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phaco·ana·phy·lax·is (fak″o-an″ə-fə-lakґsis) [phaco- + anaphylaxis] hypersensitivity to the protein of the crystalline lens of the eye, induced by escape of material from the lens capsule. See also lens-induced uveitis.