lens implant Meaning of "lens implant"

Add to My List

Definition(s):

  • (n) a clear plastic lens that is implanted in the eye; usually done when the natural lens has been removed in a cataract operation

Synonym(s)

iol

Usage(s):

  1. The lens implant provides vision almost matching that of the natural lens without these troubling side effects.
  2. Like all advances in medicine, lens implant surgery has its critics.
Word of the Day
languish
/ˈlæŋɡ wɪʃ /