Look up: aphakia

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   aphakia
   [n] - absence of the natural lens of the eye (usually resulting from the removal of cataracts)
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   Aphakia
   Absence of the lens of the eye
   Found on http://www.dwp.gov.uk/medical/med_condit
   
   
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   Aphakia
   Aphakia: Absence or loss of the eye's natural crystalline lens, as after cataract removal. From a-, without + phacos, the Greek word for a lentil bean. The ancients thought (quite correctly) that the lens of the eye was shaped like a lentil bean.
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   Aphakia
   A·pha'ki·a noun [ New Latin ; Greek 'a priv. + ... seed of a lentil.] (Medicine) An anomalous state of refraction caused by the absence of the crystalline lens, as after operations for cataract. The remedy is the use of powerful convex lenses. Dunglison.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/101
   
   
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   aphakia
   <ophthalmology> The loss or absence of the lens of an eye. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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   aphakia
   noun absence of the natural lens of the eye (usually resulting from the removal of cataracts)
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   Aphakia
   `Aphakia` is the absence of the lens of the eye, due to surgical removal, a perforating wound or ulcer, or congenital anomaly. It causes a loss of accommodation, hyperopia, and a deep anterior chamber. Complications include detachment of the vitreous or retina, and glaucoma. Aphakic people are reported to be able to see ultraviolet wavelengths that are normally excluded by the lens. This may have had an effect on the colors perceived by artist C...
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   aphakia
   (ә-fa´ke-ә) absence of the lens of an eye, occurring congenitally or as a result of trauma or surgery. adj., apha´kic., adj.
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   Aphakia
   • (n.) An anomalous state of refraction caused by the absence of the crystalline lens, as after operations for cataract. The remedy is the use of powerful convex lenses.
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