Aphakic refers to which patient condition?

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Aphakic refers to which patient condition?

Explanation:
Aphakic means the eye lacks its natural crystalline lens. This condition results when the lens is removed (often after cataract surgery) and not replaced with an artificial one. Without the lens, the eye loses a major source of refractive power and accommodation, typically becoming highly hyperopic unless an intraocular lens or contact lens is used to restore some focusing. Presbyopia is age-related loss of accommodation, hyperopia is farsightedness, and myopia is nearsightedness, none of which describe the absence of the lens.

Aphakic means the eye lacks its natural crystalline lens. This condition results when the lens is removed (often after cataract surgery) and not replaced with an artificial one. Without the lens, the eye loses a major source of refractive power and accommodation, typically becoming highly hyperopic unless an intraocular lens or contact lens is used to restore some focusing. Presbyopia is age-related loss of accommodation, hyperopia is farsightedness, and myopia is nearsightedness, none of which describe the absence of the lens.

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