A patient who has had an intraocular lens implantation is referred to as:

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The correct answer is B, Pseudophakic. A patient who has undergone intraocular lens (IOL) implantation is referred to as pseudophakic because the natural lens of the eye has been removed (typically during cataract surgery) and replaced with an artificial lens. This term distinguishes them from aphakic patients, who have had their natural lens removed but do not have an IOL implanted, and from phakic patients, who still possess their natural lens. The term "lenticular" relates to the lens but does not specifically refer to the status of having an intraocular lens, making it less applicable in this context. Thus, pseudophakic accurately describes the condition of the patient who has had an IOL implanted.

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