Portion of tissue that is a transparent, biconvex structure located in the eye through which light is focused. [ GOC:mh http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Lens+(anatomy ORCiD:0000-0001-9114-8737 ]
Synonyms: lenses
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- portion of tissue
- lens of camera-type eye
- existence starts during or after some pharyngula:prim-15
- develops from some solid lens vesicle
- part of some anterior segment eye