Spherophakia
spherophakia spher·o·pha·ki·a (sfēr’ə-fā’kē-ə, sfěr’ə-)
n.
A congenital bilateral anomaly in which the lenses of the eye are small, spherical, and prone to subluxation. Also called microphakia.
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