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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 optical bench, the researchers use technology originally developed for astronomy, such as adaptive optics mirrors and spatial light modulators, to manipulate the optics of the eye as an intraocular lens would.

From Science Daily Sep. 21, 2023

For the procedure, an ophthalmologist removes the cataract-clouded lens and replaces it with a clear artificial lens, called an intraocular lens.

From Washington Post Sep. 17, 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

This intraocular lens can be chosen so that the person has perfect distant vision.

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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