"Hypersensitivity to proteins released from the lens of the eye; inflammation of the eye (endophthalmitis or uveitis) caused by this", 1940s; earliest use found in American Journal of Ophthalmology. From phaco- + anaphylaxis, after phacoanaphylactic.[phacoanaphylaxis etymology, phacoanaphylaxis origin, 英语词源]
"Caused by, involving, or relating to hypersensitivity to lens proteins", 1920s. From phaco- + anaphylactic, after scientific Latin phacoanaphylacticus.