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Definition of iol in English English dictionary
- (pron Yol) The Danish word for Christmas; the same as Yule "The savage Dane At Iol more deep the mead did drain " Sir W Scott: Murmion Ionian Mode A species of church music in the key of C major, in imitation of the ancient Greek mode so called
- (pron Yol) The Danish word for Christmas; the same as Yule "The savage Dane At Iol more deep the mead did drain " Sir W Scott: Marmion Ionian Mode A species of church music in the key of C major, in imitation of the ancient Greek mode so called
- interocular lens used to replace the crystalline lens when the crystalline lens was removed due to cataract or for some other reason; certainly better than a crystalline lens with a cataract but it does not have the capacity to add extra power which is needed to see clearly up close; progressive addition lenses are a good solution here because they offer a more natural (no line) multi-focal type of vision; UV filters strongly recommended because earlier IOLs did not have UV filters in them, whereas the original crystalline lens protected the retina from UV; new IOLs have been developed that don't have little holes in them, a style superior to the older style that should be asked about when considering this procedure
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- or lens placed within the eye, rather than outside of the eye (normal eyeglasses and sunglasses are extraocular)
- Acronym for intraocular lens, plastic lenses that may be surgically implanted to replace natural crystalline lenses of the eye See Free Eye Tests
- Plastic lens that may be surgically implanted to replace the eye's natural lens
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