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Abstract
Absence of the crystalline lens resulting from cataract extraction.
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- Aphakia, Postcataract
- Aphakic Eye, Postcataract
- Aphakias, Postcataract
- Postcataract Aphakias
- Postcataract Aphakic Eye
- Postcataract Aphakic Eyes
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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"aphakic eye" probably goes here unless truly congen ( = APHAKIA /congen); do not coord with CATARACT EXTRACTION unless particularly discussed; PSEUDOPHAKIA is available for the postcataract eye with an intraocular lens
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- Cataract Extraction (1966-1977)
- Lens, Crystalline (1966-1977)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Postcataract Aphakia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001036. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001036
- Postcataract Aphakia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54973095