intraocular

[in-truh-ok-yuh-ler]

adjective

1. located or occurring within or administered through the eye.

intraocular

/ ˌɪntrəˈɒkjʊlə /

adjective

1. anatomy within an eyeball

Other Word Forms

• intraocularly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of intraocular¹

First recorded in 1820–30; intra- + ocular

Example Sentences

While a common approach involves removing the vitreous body and substituting it with medical intraocular fillers like expandable gas or silicone oil, these fillers have been associated with various side effects.

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Professor Woo Jin Jeong from the Dong-A University Hospital stated, "The worldwide market for intraocular fillers is expanding at a rate of 3% per year."

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Hydrogels are already used in clinical practice for the therapeutic delivery of drugs to fight pathogens; as intraocular and contact lenses, and corneal prostheses in ophthalmology; bone cement, wound dressings, blood-coagulating bandages, and 3D scaffolds in tissue engineering and regeneration.

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It could help advance contact lens technologies, intraocular implants for cataracts and miniaturized imaging systems.

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If the intraocular pressure rises too much, it can damage the optic nerve and result in permanent vision loss.

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