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Aphakia is the absence of the lens of the eye, due to surgical removal, such as in cataract surgery, a perforating wound or ulcer, or congenital anomaly. It causes a loss of ability to maintain focus ( accommodation ), high degree of farsightedness ( hyperopia ), [ 1 ] and a deep anterior chamber .
A lamellar disc from a donor cornea is placed over the de-epithelialized host cornea and sutured into a prepared groove on the host cornea. Indications include treatment of keratoconus, refractive errors like myopia and high hypermetropia including aphakia, which cannot be corrected with conservative methods. [2]
Axial length of eyeball is too short, lens or cornea is flatter than normal, aphakia [2] Risk factors: Ageing, hereditary [2] Diagnostic method: Eye exam: Differential diagnosis: Amblyopia, retrobulbar optic neuropathy, retinitis pigmentosa sine pigmento [4] Treatment: Eyeglasses, contact lenses, refractive surgeries, IOL implantation [2 ...
An intraocular lens (IOL) is a lens implanted in the eye usually as part of a treatment for cataracts or for correcting other vision problems such as short sightedness and long sightedness; a form of refractive surgery. If the natural lens is left in the eye, the IOL is known as phakic, otherwise it is a pseudophakic lens (or false
Iridodonesis (/ ˌ aɪər ɪ d oʊ d oʊ ˈ n iː s ɪ s /) is the vibration or agitated motion of the iris with eye movement. [1] This may be caused by lens subluxation, [2] the incomplete or partial dislocation of the lens; or by aphakia, the absence of a lens.
This under-eye treatment does just that — it reaches for some of nature’s most potent organic ingredients to gently plump, hydrate, firm and strengthen the delicate skin underneath your eyes ...
The artificial iris treats those who were born with aniridia or who have experienced eye trauma that lead to a damaged iris, such as a complication from eye surgeries like ruptured globe repair. It is only recommended to get surgical implants if the patient has aphakic (absence of lens) or pseudophakic (artificial lens) eyes. The artificial ...
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