Aphakia
Definition
An ocular medical condition characterized by the absence of the crystalline lens from the structure of the eyeball, most commonly occurring following surgical removal due to cataracts or, more rarely, resulting from severe trauma or congenital anomalies. This structural defect induces a severe reduction in focusing ability (a major refractive error) and the complete loss of visual accommodation, requiring correction via an intraocular lens implant, specialized contact lenses, or high-diopter eyeglasses.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Aphakia
- Absence of the crystalline lens
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Feminine noun, regular structural plural transformations within modern analytical clinical lexicons. |
| Formation | Derived from French 'aphaquie', rooted in Ancient Greek privative prefix 'a-' and 'phakos', which literally translates to a lentil or lens structure. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | /əˈfeɪkiə/ |
| Source | Stedman's Medical Dictionary and Ophthalmic Nomenclature Catalog |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Medicul specialist a diagnosticat o afachie unilaterală la ochiul stâng în urma accidentului suferit de pacient în atelier.
EN: The specialist physician diagnosed a unilateral aphakia in the left eye following the accident suffered by the patient in the workshop.
RO: Înainte de inventarea implanturilor moderne, pacienții cu afachie trebuiau să poarte ochelari foarte groși pentru a mai putea vedea.
EN: Before the invention of modern implants, patients with aphakia had to wear very thick eyeglasses in order to be able to see at all.
RO: Examenul clinic a evidențiat o afachie congenitală congenitală rară, asociată cu alte modificări structurale ale polului anterior.
EN: The clinical examination highlighted a rare congenital aphakia, associated with other structural alterations of the anterior pole.
Idioms & Phrases
Afachie chirurgicală / Surgical aphakia / post-cataract aphakia
RO: Starea ochiului după îndepărtarea operatorie a unui cristalin opacifiat, înainte de introducerea lentilei artificiale.
EN: The state of the eye after the operative removal of an opacified lens, prior to the insertion of an artificial intraocular lens.
Corecție optică în afachie / Aphakic correction / refractive management
RO: Ansamblul de măsuri terapeutice, precum prescrierea de lentile speciale, destinate restabilirii focalizării corecte a luminii pe retină.
EN: The assembly of therapeutic measures, such as prescribing special lenses, destined to restore the correct focusing of light onto the retina.
Ochi cu afachie / Aphakic eye
RO: Exprimare clinică utilizată pentru a descrie un glob ocular lipsit de lentila sa naturală, având o putere de refracție drastic diminuată.
EN: A clinical term utilized to describe an eyeball devoid of its natural lens, exhibiting a drastically diminished refractive power.
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