crystallin


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crys·tal·lin

 (krĭs′tə-lĭn)
n.
Any of several proteins found in the lens of the eye in vertebrates and certain invertebrates.

[Latin crystallum, crystal; see crystal + -in.]
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Specialized cells near the center of the eye, for example, produce large quantities of a protein called crystallin which self-assembles to form a lens that accurately focuses light waves onto the retina to enable three-dimensional color imaging via electrical impulses.
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This occurs when the structure of the crystallin proteins that make up the lens in our eyes deteriorates, causing the damaged or disorganised proteins to clump and form a milky blue or brown layer.