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Optometry

A health care profession concerned with eyes and related structures, as well as vision, visual systems, and vision information processing in humans. The practice of eye and vision care.

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Optometry

intermediate optical centre

Eyewear; Optometry

Optical centre of the intermediate portion.

inset

Eyewear; Optometry

Displacement of a multifocal segment from the distance reference point towards the nose, usually whithout reference to the effect on the near optical centres.

inorganic glass

Eyewear; Optometry

Material formed by the fusion of inorganic substances.

infrared radiation

Eyewear; Optometry

Optical radiation with a wavelength longer than that of visible radiation.

horizontal centre line

Eyewear; Optometry

Line located at equal distance from the two horizontal tangents of the boxing system.

illuminated magnifier

Eyewear; Optometry

Magnifier incorporating illumination.

hand telescope

Eyewear; Optometry

Telescope designed to be hand held.

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