Noun: lens implant
- A clear plastic lens that is implanted in the eye; usually done when the natural lens has been removed in a cataract operation
"The patient's vision improved dramatically after receiving a lens implant"; "The patient's vision improved dramatically after receiving an interocular lens implant";
- interocular lens implant, IOL
Derived forms: lens implants
Type of: implant
Encyclopedia: Lens implant