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MONOFOCAL LENS IMPLANT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does monofocal lens implant mean? 

MONOFOCAL LENS IMPLANT (noun)
  The noun MONOFOCAL LENS IMPLANT has 1 sense:

1. a lens with a single focus that is used after cataract surgery to provide clear distance visionplay

  Familiarity information: MONOFOCAL LENS IMPLANT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MONOFOCAL LENS IMPLANT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A lens with a single focus that is used after cataract surgery to provide clear distance vision

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

monofocal IOL; monofocal lens implant

Hypernyms ("monofocal lens implant" is a kind of...):

interocular lens implant; IOL; 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)


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