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crystalline lens (lens of eye, L)

A transparent biconvex cellular body lying between the iris & the vitreous. One of the refracting media of the eye, it consists of a soft outer part (cortical substance) with a denser central part (nucleus). The lens is surrounded by a fine membrane, the capsule. Pathology: - dislocation of the crystalline lens (intraocular lens) may occur as a result of trauma [1] (image CT)

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eye structure

References

  1. Guidry K Images in Clinical Medicine Intraocular Lens Dislocation N Engl J Med 2021; 384:2053. May 27 PMID: 34042391 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm2032935

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