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intraocular lens
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intraocular lens

Thin plastic disc similar to a contact lens inserted through an incision in the eye to replace the clouded lenses of cataract sufferers. The treatment was pioneered by English opthalmologist Harold Ridley (1906–2001).
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Hence, pseudophakia with an older, poorly UV-absorbing intraocular lens or aphakia can facilitate UVR-induced retinopathy.
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