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Aphakia

Aphakia: Introduction

Aphakia: Absent eye lens. The disorder may be present at birth or result from such things as lens dislocation, cataract surgery, ulcer or trauma. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Aphakia is available below.

Symptoms of Aphakia

• Absent eye lens
• Hyperopia
• Loss of accommodation
• Blurred vision
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Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Aphakia:

• Vision & Eye Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Eye Tests
  • Home Vision Tests
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Aphakia?

• Misdiagnosis of Aphakia
• Failure to diagnose Aphakia
• Hidden causes of Aphakia (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Aphakia

Aphakia: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Aphakia:

• Glaucoma
• Retinal detachment
• Vitreous detachment
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Causes of Aphakia

• Congenital aphakia
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More information about causes of Aphakia:

• Aphakia as a symptom

Aphakia: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Vision & Eye: serious diseases often undiagnosed:
  • Glaucoma -- Undiagnosed
  • Age-Related Macular Degeneration -- Undiagnosed
  • Cataract -- Undiagnosed
  • Diabetic Retinopathy -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Aphakia: Research Doctors & Specialists

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• Eye Health Specialists (Ophthalmology):
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Aphakia: Animations

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Research about Aphakia

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Clinical Trials for Aphakia

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Aphakia include:

• Infant Aphakia Treatment Study (IATS) - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
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Aphakia: Broader Related Topics

• Eye and vision conditions
• Head conditions
• more types...»

Types of Aphakia

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Definitions of Aphakia:

Absence of crystalline lens totally or partially from field of vision, from any cause except after cataract extraction. Aphakia is mainly congenital or as result of LENS DISLOCATION AND SUBLUXATION. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Absence of the natural lens of the eye (usually resulting from the removal of cataracts) - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

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