An estimated 20.5 million Americans aged 40 y (17.2% of that population) have cataract, 6.1 million (5.1%) have pseudophakia or aphakia, and it is predicted that those numbers will rise by 50% within 2 decades.    From Wordnik.com.  [Carbohydrates and cataracts | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D.] Reference

Cataract removal procedure involves the removal of the crystalline lens which creates a condition called aphakia.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

Since the 1970s, contact lenses have been the standard way of treating aphakia (surgical lens removal to treat cataract), they said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Medindia Health News] Reference

These factors among others probably contribute to the poor visual outcome of many children with unilateral aphakia, "wrote the authors.    From Wordnik.com.  [Medindia Health News] Reference

(1) Current aphakia (379.31), history of lens implant, or current or history of dislocation of.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference