Anatomical Abnormality
aphakia
a·pha·ki·a [ uh-fey-kee-uh ]
Subclass of:
Lens Diseases
Definitions related to aphakia:
  • Absence of crystalline lens totally or partially from field of vision, from any cause except after cataract extraction. Aphakia is mainly congenital or as result of LENS DISLOCATION AND SUBLUXATION.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • The absence of the crystalline lens of the eye.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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