lens implant
- noun
- /lɛnz ˈɪmplænt/
- Specialized
:
implante de lente
Examples
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As the Royal College's president, Toft has travelled widely: "Even in conservative Canada, an ophthalmologist earns Can$800 for a lens implant taking 20 minutes; he needs to work only three days a week, whereas the fee for a physician for a 45-minute consultation is $100."
Academic text (1994) -
After undergoing cataract surgery, she received a lens implant that significantly improved her vision.
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The surgeon explained that the lens implant would help restore his sight after the procedure.
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Many patients choose a lens implant to replace their natural lens removed during surgery.
Synonyms
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6.1
A clear man-made lens put inside the eye to replace a cloudy lens after cataract surgery
A small clear plastic piece put in the eye to replace the part that focuses light after cataract surgery
A clear artificial lens placed inside the eye to replace the natural lens after cataract surgery
An artificial lens with one focus placed in the eye to give clear distance vision after cataract surgery
An artificial device put in the eye that helps you see near and far without glasses
A small artificial lens placed in the eye that moves to help you see near and far
How Invasive
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- Specialized
- Specialized
844
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derivable from combining 'lens' (a device that focuses light) with 'implant' (a biomedical device inserted into the body); together they straightforwardly denote a lens that has been implanted. This compound follows common medical word-formation patterns and has clear parallels in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Lens implant gives a clear picture: a small, clear lens is put into the eye as an implant, meaning something placed inside the body during an operation to replace the cloudy natural lens. So, lens implant means 'an artificial lens placed in the eye', often after cataract surgery.