Disease or Syndrome
lens subluxation
[ lenz suhb-luhk-sey-shuhn ]
Subclass of:
Lens Diseases
Definitions related to lens subluxation:
  • A partial dislocation of the lens of the eye.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Incomplete rupture of the zonule with the displaced lens remaining behind the pupil. In dislocation, or complete rupture, the lens is displaced forward into the anterior chamber or backward into the vitreous body. When congenital, this condition is known as ECTOPIA LENTIS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Partial dislocation of the lens of the eye.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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