Preferred Label : lens subluxation;
MeSH definition : Incomplete rupture of the zonule with the displaced lens remaining behind the pupil.
In dislocation, or complete rupture, the lens is displaced forward into the anterior
chamber or backward into the vitreous body. When congenital, this condition is known
as ECTOPIA LENTIS.;
MeSH synonym : lens subluxations; subluxations, lens; subluxation, lens;
MeSH Hyperonym : lens dislocation and subluxation;
Related MeSH term : lens dislocation; Dislocation, Lens; Dislocations, Lens; Lens Dislocations;
MeSH annotation : spontaneous or traumatic; luxation total disloc, subluxation partial disloc;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lens dislocation;
Origin ID : D007906;
UMLS CUI : C0023316;
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Incomplete rupture of the zonule with the displaced lens remaining behind the pupil.
In dislocation, or complete rupture, the lens is displaced forward into the anterior
chamber or backward into the vitreous body. When congenital, this condition is known
as ECTOPIA LENTIS.