phacoanaphylaxisn.
/ˌfakəʊanəfᵻˈlaksɪs/, U.S. /ˈˌfækoʊˌænəfəˈlæksəs/ Ophthalmology.
Hypersensitivity to proteins released from the lens of the eye; inflammation of the eye (endophthalmitis or uveitis) caused by this.
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phacoanaphylaxis1948
1948 Amer. Jrnl. Ophthalmol. 31 1006/2 Verhoeff and Lemoine conceived the idea of phacoanaphylaxis in order to explain the postoperative inflammatory reaction of the eyes with extracapsular extraction.
1962 D. G. Cogan in A. Pirie Lens Metabolism 291 The lens..becomes invaded by polymorphonuclear cells, especially in the immunological reactions known as phakoanaphylaxis.
1964 Arch. Ophthalmol. 72 14/2 Sympathetic ophthalmia and phacoanaphylaxis are both manifestations of autoimmune reactions, the former to uveal pigment and the latter to lens protein.
1988 A. M. Silverstein Hist. Immunol. vii. 181 Autoimmune orchitis with aspermatogenesis was shown to be a reality, as were ‘allergic’ encephalomyelitis, sympathetic ophthalmia, and phacoanaphylaxis.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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