Intraocular Lens:

Terms Related to Intraocular Lens

• Intraocular Lens Implantation

  Insertion of an artificial lens following removal of the crystalline lens, usually after cataract extraction.

• Intraocular Fluid

  The clear, watery fluid which fills the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye. It has a refractive index lower than the crystalline lens, which ...

• Pseudophakia

  Presence of an intraocular lens after cataract extraction.

• Crystalline Lens Cortex

  The portion of the crystalline lens surrounding the nucleus and bound anteriorly by the epithelium and posteriorly by the capsule. It contains lens fibers and ...

• Lens Subluxation

  Incomplete rupture of the zonule with the displaced lens remaining behind the pupil. In dislocation, or complete rupture, the lens is displaced forward into the ...