pseudophakia — n. the state of the eye after the natural lens has been replaced by a plastic lens implanted inside the eye, approximately in the position previously occupied by the natural lens. This is the current form of surgery for cataract. Derivatives:… … The new mediacal dictionary
pseudophakia adiposa — a condition in which the crystalline lens is replaced by a mass of fatty tissue … Medical dictionary
pseudophakia fibrosa — replacement of the crystalline lens by a mass of connective tissue that represents hyperplasia of both the anterior and posterior vascular sheaths of the lens … Medical dictionary
Marvin Kwitko — Marvin Leo Kwitko, FACS, FICS, FRCS, KStJ (March 3, 1931 August 20, 2002) was a Canadian ophthalmologist who pioneered in cataract surgery and laser eye surgery.[1] He is one of Canada’s most distinguished ophthalmologic writers and surgeons.[2]… … Wikipedia
Radial keratotomy — (RK) is a refractive surgical procedure to correct myopia. Discovery The procedure was discovered by accident by Svyatoslav Fyodorov who removed glass from the eye of one of his patients who had been in an accident. A boy, who wore eyeglasses,… … Wikipedia
Intraocular lens — An intraocular lens (IOL) is an implanted lens in the eye, usually replacing the existing crystalline lens because it has been clouded over by a cataract, or as a form of refractive surgery to change the eye s optical power. It usually consists… … Wikipedia
Aphakia — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 29608 DiseasesDB mult = DiseasesDB2|29607 | ICD10 = ICD10|H|27|0|h|25, ICD10|Q|12|3|q|10 ICD9 = ICD9|379.31, ICD9|743.35 ICDO = OMIM = 610256 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic =… … Wikipedia
Pseudophakic photic phenomena — Pseudophakic photic phenomena, also known as pseudophakic dysphotopsia, is the set of aberrant optical phenomena which can afflict people who have an artificial intraocular lens, or pseudophakia. Such lenses are most commonly implanted after the… … Wikipedia
erythropsia — Also known as red vision and Monday morning syndrome. The term erythropsia comes from the Greek words eruthros (red) and opsis (seeing). It was introduced in 1895 at a gathering of the Deutsche Ophthalmologische Gesellschaft by the German… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
phakic — adj. denoting the state in which the natural crystalline lens of the eye is still in place, as contrasted with aphakic (see aphakia) or pseudophakic (see pseudophakia) … Medical dictionary