Aphakic spectacles

Aphakic spectacles

Thick, plus-powered eyeglasses that were once the standard correction for optical power following extraction of cataract. The glasses were cumbersome and greatly distorted peripheral vision. Today, an intraocular lens (IOL) is implanted in the eye after the cataract is removed.

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Category: Optometry; Contact lenses; Eye surgery
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