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ACCOMMODATING LENS IMPLANT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does accommodating lens implant mean?
• ACCOMMODATING LENS IMPLANT (noun)
The noun ACCOMMODATING LENS IMPLANT has 1 sense:
1. a lens implant containing a hinge that allows for both near and far vision (thus mimicking the natural lens of a young person)
Familiarity information: ACCOMMODATING LENS IMPLANT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ACCOMMODATING LENS IMPLANT (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A lens implant containing a hinge that allows for both near and far vision (thus mimicking the natural lens of a young person)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
accommodating IOL; accommodating lens implant
Hypernyms ("accommodating lens implant" is a kind of...):
interocular lens implant; IOL; lens implant (a clear plastic lens that is implanted in the eye; usually done when the natural lens has been removed in a cataract operation)
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