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  2. Intraocular lens - Wikipedia

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    IOLs usually consist of a small plastic lens with plastic side struts, called haptics, to hold the lens in place in the capsular bag inside the eye. [2] IOLs were originally made of a rigid material , although this has largely been superseded by the use of flexible materials, such as silicone. Most IOLs fitted today are fixed monofocal lenses ...

  3. Multifocal intraocular lens - Wikipedia

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    The function of multifocal IOL depends on the pupil size for refractive types. The concept is based on the principle that the pupil tends to constrict for near tasks, so the central portion of the lens is designed for near and the outer portion for distance.

  4. Phakic intraocular lens - Wikipedia

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    Iris-fixated IOLs are fixated to iris therefore they have the advantage of being one size (8.5 mm). Sulcus-supported IOLs need to be implanted in the ciliary sulcus which may have various diameters among individuals, therefore anterior chamber diameter needs to be measured with a calliper or with the use of eye imaging instruments such as ...

  5. History of cataract surgery - Wikipedia

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    Couching is the earliest-documented form of cataract surgery, and one of the oldest surgical procedures ever performed. In this technique, the lens is dislodged and pushed aside into the vitreous cavity, but not removed from the eye, thus removing the opacity from the visual axis, but also the ability to focus. [10]

  6. Eye - Wikipedia

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    Eyes with resolving power have come in ten fundamentally different forms, classified into compound eyes and non-compound eyes. Compound eyes are made up of multiple small visual units, and are common on insects and crustaceans. Non-compound eyes have a single lens and focus light onto the retina to form a single image.

  7. Lens - Wikipedia

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    A burning apparatus consisting of two biconvex lens. A lens is a transmissive optical device that focuses or disperses a light beam by means of refraction.A simple lens consists of a single piece of transparent material, while a compound lens consists of several simple lenses (elements), usually arranged along a common axis.

  8. Intraocular lens power calculation - Wikipedia

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    The aim of an accurate intraocular lens power calculation is to provide an intraocular lens (IOL) that fits the specific needs and desires of the individual patient. The development of better instrumentation for measuring the eye's axial length (AL) and the use of more precise mathematical formulas to perform the appropriate calculations have significantly improved the accuracy with which the ...

  9. Oil immersion - Wikipedia

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    Over time, oil can enter the front lens of the objective or seep into the barrel of the objective and damage the objective. There are different types of immersion oils with different properties based on the type of microscopy. Types A and B are both general-purpose immersion oils with different viscosities.