Presbyopia:

Terms Related to Presbyopia

• 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 ...

• Crystalline Lens Nucleus

  The core of the crystalline lens, surrounded by the cortex.

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• Crystalline Lens Capsule

  The noncellular outer covering of the crystalline lens, secreted by the embryonic anterior and posterior epithelium. The embryonic posterior epithelium later disappears.