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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Example Sentences

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

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

"The 'smart lens' technology has the potential to transform eye care and further enhance our pipeline ... in the contact lens and intraocular lens space."

From Reuters • Nov. 18, 2016

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

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015