implant
Implanted Device
Plain-language definition
A device surgically placed inside the body. Eye implants include glaucoma drainage devices, sustained-release steroid implants (Ozurdex), and retinal prostheses.
Where this term comes up
“The Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL) is a soft posterior-chamber phakic IOL placed in the ciliary sulcus - the narrow space between the back of the iris and the front of the natural crystalline lens.”
Treatment · Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL)
“Implants”
Test · CT Scan (Head/Orbits)
“Gold weight implant (if prolonged paralysis)”
Condition · Bell's Palsy
- Category
- Treatment or procedure
- Also written as
- implants, implantable
Treatment terms describe procedures, surgeries, devices, or treatment strategies used to manage eye and vision conditions.
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A note on medical context
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