intraocular lens

intraocular lens

noun Ophthalmology.
a plastic lens implanted surgically to replace the eye's natural crystalline lens, usually because the natural lens has developed a cataract.
Also called permanent lens.
Compare contact lens.
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intraocular lens

noun
an artificial lens that is implanted into the eye of someone to replace a damaged natural lens or someone who has had a cataract removed 
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