Aphakia
Aphakia is the medical term used to describe the absence of the lens from an eye.
The lens may be missing for various reasons, e.g. surgical removal (as
may be performed during cateract surgery), a perforating wound or ulcer, or it may be congenital (that
is the condition present at birth).
Treatments for aphakia may involve the prescription and use of spectacles or contact lenses or by implant of an artificial lens (pseudophakia).
More about Ophthalmology:
This section includes short definitions
of many diseases, disorders, and conditions of the eyes and visual system.
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- A diagram of the eye
- Definitions and descriptions of the parts of the eye
- A concise description of the human retina
- Definitions of parts of the retina
- Clinical and surgical procedures re. eyes and human visual system
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