1.   Lens implants are used in the surgical treatment of cataracts -- an ultimately blinding eye disease in which the lens is progressively clouded by milky or discolored film.

2.   The condition generally occurs in the elderly and is most often treated by removing the damaged surface of the eye, replacing it with a synthetic lens implant.

3.   The condition generally occurs in the elderly and is most often treated by removing the damaged surface of the eye and replacing it with a synthetic lens implant.

4.   The condition is most often treated by removing the damaged surface of the eye and replacing it with a synthetic lens implant.

5.   The projects have contributed directly and indirectly to advances made in areas like lens implants, the preservation of donated corneas, laser techniques and treatments to slow glaucoma.

6.   The standard treatment is to replace it with a plastic lens implant.

7.   They are made of a type of plastic that is used in lens implants in cataract surgery.