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foldablenounThat can be folded.
implantationnoun(surgery) The act of inserting a medical implant.
phakicRelating to phakia.
toricPertaining to or shaped like a torus, or a section of a torus; toroidal.
astigmatismnoun(pathology) A disorder of the vision, usually due to a misshapen cornea, such that light does not focus correctly on the retina causing a blurred image.
implantnoun(transitive) To insert (something) surgically into the body.
lasiknoun(ophthalmology) Abbreviation of laser in situ keratomileusis: corrective eye surgery for various refractive disorders in which an excimer laser reshapes the cornea.
radial keratotomynounan eye surgery procedure to correct myopia (near-sightedness) using a series of incisions in the cornea, radiating from a central point (hence radial).
aphakianoun(ophthalmology) The absence of the lens of the eye, causing hypermetropia and a loss of accommodation.
phacoemulsificationnoun(surgery) A form of cataract surgery in which the eye's internal lens is emulsified with an ultrasonic handpiece and aspirated from the eye. Aspirated fluids are replaced with irrigation of balanced salt solution, thus maintaining the anterior chamber, as well as cooling the handpiece.
asphericnounaspherical
lensenounMisspelling of lens. [(optics) An object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it.]
prosthesisnoun(medicine) An artificial replacement for a body part, either internal or external.
aqueous humournoun(ophthalmology) The clear, watery fluid that fills the front of the eye between the cornea and the crystalline lens.
vitreous humournoun(ophthalmology, British, Canada) The clear gel that fills the eyeball between the lens and the retina.
cataractnoun(by extension) (ophthalmology, pathology) A clouding of the lens in the eye leading to a decrease in vision.
hyperopenounA farsighted person, a hyperopic person, a person with hyperopia.
presbyopianoun(pathology) Inability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects.
ophthalmicnoun(medicine) Of or pertaining to the eyes.
corneanoun(anatomy) The transparent layer making up the outermost front part of the eye, covering the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber.

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