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Encyclopedia > Aphakia
Aphakia
ICD-10 H27.0, Q12.3
ICD-9 379.31, 743.35

Aphakia is the absence of the lens of the eye, due to surgical removal, perforating wound or ulcer, or congenital anomaly; causes a loss of accommodation, hyperopia, and a deep anterior chamber. Complications include detachment of the vitreous or retina, and glaucoma. The following codes are used with International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. ... The following is a list of codes for International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. ... Light from a single point of a distant object and light from a single point of a near object being brought to a focus by changing the curvature of the lens. ... Closeup of a blue-green human eye. ... The Accommodation Reflex is a reflex action of the eye, in response to focusing on a near object, then looking at distant object (and vice versa). ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Vitreous refers to a material in a glassy state. ... Human eye cross-sectional view. ...


Aphakic people are reported to be able to see ultraviolet wavelengths that are normally excluded by the lens [1]. This may have had an effect on the colors perceived by artist Claude Monet, who had cataract surgery in 1923. Ultraviolet (UV) light is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength shorter than that of visible light, but longer than soft X-rays. ... Claude Monet. ... Human eye cross-sectional view. ...


References

  1. ^ Let the light shine in: You don't have to come from another planet to see ultraviolet light EducationGuardian.co.uk, David Hambling (May 30, 2002)

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The term monocular aphakia would apply to an individual who has had the lens removed from one eye, and who still retains the lens in the other eye, or to an individual who has only one eye which is aphakic.
In cases of binocular aphakia, the central efficiency of the better eye will be accepted as 75 percent of its value.
In cases of monocular aphakia, where the better eye is aphakic, the central visual efficiency will be accepted as 50 percent of the value.
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