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While it looks impressive, i don't think 'raytraced' is the correct term - i suspect it is just rendered

"Ray traced" probably refers specifically to the shader in the lens running a tiny ray tracer to optically distort the view of the iris.

>Texture raytracing to simulate cornea refractions

Maybe it is really ray-traced. Notice that the simulation allows you to control camera focus and aperture.