Absence of the natural lens of the eye (usually resulting from the removal of cataracts)

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n. absence of the natural lens of the eye (usually resulting from the removal of cataracts)

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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 , far sightedness ( hyperopia ), and a deep anterior chamber . Complications include detachment ...

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Aphakia \A*pha"ki*a\, n. [NL.; Gr. 'a priv. + ? seed of a lentil.] (Med.) 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.