noun
phakic intraocular lens; phakic IOL
Medical term for an artificial lens implanted in the eye without removing the natural crystalline lens, used to correct refractive errors.
有水晶体眼内レンズは、近視や乱視の矯正に用いられる。
Phakic intraocular lenses are used to correct myopia and astigmatism.
有水晶体眼内レンズ手術は、角膜を削らない屈折矯正法の一つです。
Phakic IOL surgery is one of the refractive correction methods that does not involve reshaping the cornea.