Aphakia
| Aphakia | |
| ICD-10 | H27.0, Q12.3 |
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| ICD-9 | 379.31, 743.35 |
| OMIM | 610256 |
| DiseasesDB | 29608 29607 |
| MeSH | D001035 |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Aphakia is the absence of the lens of the eye, due to surgical removal, a perforating wound or ulcer, or congenital anomaly. It causes a loss of accommodation, hyperopia, and a deep anterior chamber. Complications include detachment of the vitreous or retina, and glaucoma.
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.
Treatment
Aphakia could be corrected by wearing glasses, contact lenses or by implant of an artificial lens (pseudo-phakia).
References
- ↑ David Hambling. "Let the light shine in: You don't have to come from another planet to see ultraviolet light", EducationGuardian.co.uk, May 30, 2002.
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Congenital malformations and deformations of eye, ear, face and neck (Q10-Q18, 743-744) | |
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| Eyes | eyelid, lacrimal apparatus and orbit: Ptosis - Ectropion - Entropion - Distichia - Blepharophimosis - Congenital lacrimal duct obstruction
entire eye: Anophthalmia - Microphthalmia lens: Ectopia lentis - Aphakia Aniridia - Axenfeld syndrome - Buphthalmos - Coloboma - Hydrophthalmos - Keratoglobus - Zazam Sheriff Phillips syndrome |
| Ears | Microtia |
| Other face and neck | Otocephaly - Webbed neck - Microstomia - Macrocheilia |
| See also non-congenital eye and ear | |
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