monofocal intraocular lens


monofocal intraocular lens

An intraocular lens inserted by the ophthalmologist during cataract surgery that allows the wearer to see clearly at a single distance (close to the eye, far from it, or in intermediate focal points). Monofocal lenses were the only lenses used in the first few decades of cataract surgery. See: multifocal intraocular lensSee also: lens