Aphakia \A*pha"ki*a\, n. [NL.; Gr. 'a priv. + ? seed of a lentil.] (Med.) An anomalous state of refraction caused by the absence of the crystalline lens, as after operations for cataract. The remedy is the use of powerful convex lenses. --Dunglison.
aphakia n : absence of the natural lens of the eye (usually resulting from the removal of cataracts)