Terms Related to Lens Subluxation

• Aphakia

  Absence of crystalline lens totally or partially from field of vision, from any cause except after cataract extraction. Aphakia is mainly congenital or as result ...

• Ectopia Lentis

  Congenital displacement of the lens resulting from defective zonule formation.

• Intraocular Lens Implantation

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

• Phacoemulsification

  A procedure for removal of the crystalline lens in cataract surgery in which an anterior capsulectomy is performed by means of a needle inserted through ...

• Lens Opacity

  Partial or complete opacity on or in the lens or capsule of one or both eyes, impairing vision or causing blindness. The many kinds of ...

• Aqueous Humor

  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 ...