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lens of the eye

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Noun1.lens of the eyelens of the eye - biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focuses light on the retina
crystalline lens, lens
organ - a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
eye, oculus, optic - the organ of sight
lens cortex, cortex - the tissue that surrounds the lens nucleus
lens capsule - a tenuous mesoblastic membrane surrounding the lens of the eye


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Other studies have shown that the intrusion of lead into the lens of the eye may cause protein conformational changes that decrease lens transparency.
Lead accumulation may lead to cataracts by Phelps, Jerry / Environmental Health Perspectives
The lens of the eye is made up of an outer capsule that has tiny fibers, or zonules, which connect the lens to the ciliary body muscle, enabling the lens to change its shape and focus.
Cataracts and visual loss: a common problem. (Advertising Supplement) by Feinfield, Robert / San Fernando Valley Business Journal
a condition in which the lens of the eye is distorted.
Sheeting Stock. (Health Care) by Darmiento, Laurence / Los Angeles Business Journal
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