Phakia vs. Aphakia — What's the Difference?

The presence of the natural crystalline lens of the eye.

Aphakia is the absence of the lens of the eye, due to surgical removal, such as in cataract surgery, a perforating wound or ulcer, or congenital anomaly. It causes a loss of accommodation, high degree of farsightedness (hyperopia), and a deep anterior chamber.

(ophthalmology) The absence of the lens of the eye, causing hypermetropia and a loss of accommodation.

An anomalous state of refraction caused by the absence of the crystalline lens, as after operations for cataract. The remedy is the use of powerful convex lenses.

Absence of the natural lens of the eye (usually resulting from the removal of cataracts)