{"id":64496,"date":"2020-12-08T07:15:58","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T07:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=64496"},"modified":"2023-06-13T09:32:26","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T09:32:26","slug":"intraocular-lens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/intraocular-lens\/","title":{"rendered":"Intraocular lens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A lens made of plastic or other synthetic material used to replace an abnormal eye lens, as in the removal of a cataract.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>An artificial lens implanted inside the eye.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Artificial lens implanted into the eye after surgical cataract removal to replace the cataract-damaged natural lens.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>An artificial lens for the eye, implanted in the eye\u2019s capsule after surgical extraction of the cloudy lens (cataract).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>An artificial lens made of acrylic or silicone; the lens may be placed posterior to the iris (PCIOL) or anterior to the iris (ACIOL). 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