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intraocular lens

American  

noun

Ophthalmology.
  1. a plastic lens implanted surgically to replace the eye's natural crystalline lens, usually because the natural lens has developed a cataract.


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With an increasing number of intraocular lens options becoming available, scientists have developed computational simulations to help patients and surgeons see the best options.

From Science Daily • Sep. 21, 2023

During surgery, the doctor removes the clouded natural lens and replaces it with a new artificial one, called an intraocular lens.

From Washington Post • Nov. 5, 2021

Opacification is a known risk of this surgery, can occur with any intraocular lens and can have multiple causes.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2019

If the person was nearsighted, is the power of the intraocular lens greater or less than the removed lens?

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

Alcon is the dominant player in the multibillion-dollar intraocular lens market and is also No. 1 in cataracts -- an area that is set to benefit from ageing populations.

From Reuters • Sep. 30, 2010

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