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===Location of implant=== [[File:Cataract Before & After Cataract Surgery.png|thumb|Before surgery (natural crystalline lens, left). After surgery (implanted PCIOL, right).]] [[File:Intraocular lens under cornea, six years after installation (no flash).jpg|thumb|An anterior chamber IOL (ACIOL)]] * ''Posterior chamber IOL'' (''PCIOL''). This is by far the most common type of implanted lens after cataract surgery, as this is the natural and optimum position for a lens.{{cn|date=February 2023}} * ''Anterior chamber IOL'' (''ACIOL''). A less-common type of intraocular lens, which is sometimes used if a PCIOL is not an option for a patient or if the situation requires a phakic IOL (PIOL).{{cn|date=February 2023}}
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