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UKCrystalline lens
/kɹˈɪstɐlˌaɪn lˈɛnz/
/kɹˈɪstɐlˌaɪn lˈɛnz/Crystalline lens
[NOUN]1
biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on the retina
Examples
1. It's way easier if the cause of our decreased vision is linked to crystalline lens opacity so, if the lens becomes opaque, it's much easier to change the lenses of our visual system, even though, as happened in the '80s, the idea of putting a foreign body inside the lens can cause considerable controversy.
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