intraocular

adjective

in·​tra·​oc·​u·​lar ˌin-trə-ˈä-kyə-lər How to pronounce intraocular (audio)
-(ˌ)trä-
: implanted in, occurring in, or administered by entering the eyeball
intraocular pressure
intraocularly adverb

Examples of intraocular in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The pilot, Scott Poteet, will wear a spinal catheter that will measure his spinal fluid pressure throughout the mission, while the whole crew will wear special contact lenses to measure their intraocular pressure. Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 12 June 2023 Other things Mojo is working on is checking the tear fluid on your eyes, or measuring intraocular pressure, or checking for early onset of glaucoma. John Koetsier, Forbes, 18 May 2022 Conventional scientific wisdom held that prostaglandins raised intraocular pressure, which could lead to blindness. New York Times, 27 Nov. 2021 This pressure is known as intraocular pressure (IOP). Amy Marturana Winderl, Health.com, 16 Sep. 2021 The first are medications that reduce the intraocular pressure (IOP) by either slowing the production of the fluid in the eye or increasing the drainage of that fluid out of the eye. New York Times, 11 Aug. 2021 The 62-year-old real estate agent developed cataracts in both eyes many years ago and after surgery, developed aphakic glaucoma, which causes intraocular pressure to rise dramatically. Ed Silverman, STAT, 24 Apr. 2021 During the procedure, which lasted for about three hours, an intraocular lens was implanted in Linghan's right eye after the cataract was removed. Maisy Mok, CNN, 29 Nov. 2019

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First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of intraocular was in 1872

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“Intraocular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intraocular. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

intraocular

adjective
in·​tra·​oc·​u·​lar ˌin-trə-ˈäk-yə-lər, -(ˌ)trä- How to pronounce intraocular (audio)
: implanted in, occurring within, or administered by entering the eyeball
intraocular injections
intraocular lens implantation
intraocularly adverb
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