INTRAOCULAR LENS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does intraocular lens mean? 

• INTRAOCULAR LENS (noun)
  The noun INTRAOCULAR LENS has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: INTRAOCULAR LENS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INTRAOCULAR LENS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("intraocular lens" is a kind of...):

lens; lens system; lense (a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images)

 Context examples 

Complications of intraocular lens surgery; usually refers to intraocular lens contact with cornea, can be intermittent or chronic.

(Corneal Touch, NCI Thesaurus)