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lens implant

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Noun1.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
accommodating IOL, accommodating lens implant - a lens implant containing a hinge that allows for both near and far vision (thus mimicking the natural lens of a young person)
implant - a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue
monofocal IOL, monofocal lens implant - a lens with a single focus that is used after cataract surgery to provide clear distance vision
multifocal IOL, multifocal lens implant - a type of lens implant that contains several rings with a common center and adjusts for near or far vision; the eye is in focus for near and far vision simultaneously

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Rather, he's an eye surgeon, internationally recognized as an authority on cataract extractions, who's performed more cataract and intraocular lens implant surgeries than anyone else in the world.
Refractive surgical treatments include HyperSpeed LASIK[TM], "No-Cut" LASIK (LASEK), Custom WaveFront[TM] LASIK, Near Vision CK, Intacs[TM] for Keratoconus, Cataract with multi-focal lens featuring ReZoom[TM] and ReSTOR[R] lens, "No-Cut" Pterygium with amniotic membrane graft and Intraocular Lens implant featuring Verisyse[TM] and Visian ICL[TM] lens.
Waring has performed corneal and lens implant surgery for 25 years, including approximately 1,000 corneal transplants, 10,000 LASIK procedures, and thousands of cataract removals.
 
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