aphakic
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Definition
Adjective:
- Relating to or affected by aphakia: Describes a condition or state characterized by the absence of the eye's natural lens.
- Lacking the crystalline lens of the eye: Pertaining to an eye from which the lens has been removed or is congenitally missing.
Noun:
- A person affected by aphakia: An individual whose eyes lack the natural crystalline lenses.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The patient underwent surgery and now has an aphakic eye.
- Aphakic vision requires strong corrective lenses.
- Noun:
- The ophthalmologist specializes in fitting contact lenses for aphakics.
- As an aphakic, she relies on special glasses for clear vision.
Advanced Usage
- "Aphakic correction": The use of glasses, contact lenses, or intraocular lenses to compensate for the missing natural lens.
- Intraocular lens implantation is a common method of aphakic correction.
- "Aphakic glaucoma": A type of glaucoma that can occur following cataract removal.
- The patient was monitored for signs of aphakic glaucoma.
Variants and Related Words
- Aphakia (n): The medical condition of being without the natural lens of the eye.
- Cataract surgery typically results in aphakia.
- Pseudophakic (adj): Relating to an eye in which the natural lens has been replaced with an artificial intraocular lens (IOL).
- A pseudophakic eye contains an artificial lens implant.
Synonyms
- Lensless (adj): Lacking a lens (less common, more general term).
- (For the noun): Individual with aphakia, lens-deficient patient.
Related Phrases
- "Aphakic spectacles": Thick, high-power glasses prescribed for someone with aphakia.
- He found his new aphakic spectacles to be very heavy.
- "Aphakic refraction": The process of determining the correct lens power needed for an eye without its natural lens.
- The optometrist performed an aphakic refraction.
Adjective
- of or relating to or afflicted with aphakia
Noun
- someone afflicted by aphakia; someone lacking the natural lenses of the eyes