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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 .
Aphakic patients do not have a crystalline lens. The crystalline lens is often removed because of opacities called cataracts. The absence of this lens left the patient highly hyperopic (farsighted) in that eye. For some patients the removal was only performed on one eye, resulting in the anisometropia / aniseikonia.
Epikeratophakia [1] (also known as epikeratoplasty and onlay lamellar keratoplasty [2]) is a refractive surgical procedure in which a lamella of a donor cornea is transplanted onto the anterior surface of the patient's cornea.
Figure 6 - Artefacts (right eye) A: Aphakia B: Rim artefact C: Chin slip D: Lens position E: Corneal opacity F: Keratoconus G: Ptosis H: Pupil Miosis - 1mm I: Pupil Miosis - 3mm Can be used for patients who are wheelchair users, hearing impaired, have postural and fixation problems and/or very low visual acuity [12] Provides a baseline measurement
Aphakia correction: High degree hypermetropia due to absence of lens (aphakia) is best corrected using intraocular lens implantation. [ citation needed ] Refractive lens exchange (RLE): A variation of cataract surgery where the natural crystalline lens is replaced with an artificial intraocular lens ; the difference is the existence of abnormal ...
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