Concept information
Preferred term
Lens, Crystalline
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Crystalline Lens
- Eye Lens
- Lens, Eye
Note
- of the eye; congenital absence = APHAKIA /congen; APHAKIA, POSTCATARACT is also available; replacement by intraocular lens = LENSES, INTRAOCULAR; extraction = probably CATARACT EXTRACTION
Scope note
- A transparent, biconvex structure of the EYE, enclosed in a capsule and situated behind the IRIS and in front of the vitreous humor (VITREOUS BODY). It is slightly overlapped at its margin by the ciliary processes. Adaptation by the CILIARY BODY is crucial for OCULAR ACCOMMODATION.
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URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007908
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