aphakia
Sign in to saveAphakia 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), and a deep anterior chamber. Complications include detachment of the vitreous or retina, and glaucoma. Babies are rarely born with aphakia. Occurrence most often results from surgery to remove a congenital cataract. Congenital cataracts usually develop as a result of infection of the fetus or genetic reasons. It is often difficult to iden
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- Aphakia
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- A person with aphakia wearing cataract glasses, with extremely thick lenses to correct the typical extreme farsightedness. Before in-eye lens replacement was available, such glasses were much more common.
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- ophthalmology
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Research
4,475 papers- Surgical management of aphakia.Journal of cataract and refractive surgery · 2022
- Congenital primary aphakia.Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus · 2022
- Management of Contact Lenses and Visual Development in Pediatric Aphakia.Turkish journal of ophthalmology · 2024
- Aphakia.Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1929) · 1950
- The Correction of Aphakia Using Anterior Chamber Intraocular Lens.In vivo (Athens, Greece) · 2016
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8 sectionsContents
- Signs and symptoms
- Complications
- Causes
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Etymology
- References
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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), and a deep anterior chamber. Complications include detachment of the vitreous or retina, and glaucoma. Babies are rarely born with aphakia. Occurrence most often results from surgery to remove a congenital cataract. Congenital cataracts usually develop as a result of infection of the fetus or genetic reasons. It is often difficult to identify the exact cause of these cataracts, especially if only one eye is affected.
People with aphakia have relatively small pupils and their pupils dilate to a lesser degree.