intraocular
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- adjective
- /ˌɪntrəˈɑkjələr/
- Specialized
:
intraocular
- The surgeon implanted a new intraocular lens during the cataract procedure.
- intraocular pressure
- intraocular lenses
Examples
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Vision loss results from damage to the optic nerve, which is caused by increased intraocular pressure (IOP) in glaucoma.
Academic text (2018) -
We describe two concurrent multistate outbreaks of fungal endophthalmitis associated with intraocular use of contaminated products labeled as sterile from a single compounding pharmacy.
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Where were these intraocular lenses when I really needed them?
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We did not evaluate intraocular pressure or visual fields.
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Upon completion of the study, there was no statistically significant increase in intraocular pressure, and no eyes had developed cataracts.
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A secondary rise in intraocular pressure can cause corneal clouding.
Academic text (1991) -
The two commonest complications are raised intraocular pressure, which can have various causes, and cataract.
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High intraocular pressure, high-risk factors for glaucoma; the higher the IOP, the greater the risk.
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Metastases are the commonest intraocular tumors among adults.
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Two patients had histopathologic evidence of fungal hyphae in intraocular eye specimens; the others had a clinical diagnosis of fungal endophthalmitis.
Academic text (2014)
Compounds
- Specialized
A small clear plastic piece put in the eye to replace the part that focuses light after cataract surgery
How Ocular
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Intraocular breaks into the parts intra- meaning 'within' and ocular meaning 'eye', so it literally means 'inside the eye'. That's why intraocular describes something that is inside the eyeball.