Aphakia: Absent eye lens. The disorder may be present at birth or result from such things as lens dislocation, cataract surgery, ulcer or trauma. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Aphakia is available below.
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Visit our research pages for current research about Aphakia treatments.
The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Aphakia include:
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Absence of crystalline lens totally or partially from field of vision, from any cause except after cataract extraction. Aphakia is mainly congenital or as result of LENS DISLOCATION AND SUBLUXATION. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Absence of the natural lens of the eye (usually resulting from the removal of cataracts) - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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