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Grayson is blind, the result of a rare genetic disorder that stunts the development of the iris and the crystalline lens covering the eye.—Los Angeles Times, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2025 Recent isotopic analyses by researchers in Denmark and Sweden show that the oldest easily identifiable structures in your body are the crystalline lens proteins of your eyes and the enamel of your teeth.—Curt Stager, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2014 The lens will be securely placed behind the iris (the colored part of the eye), and in front of the natural crystalline lens.—Hoopes Vision, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Apr. 2022
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