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Eyewear
Eyeglasses, goggles or other objects worn over the eyes, usually to aid vision or for protective purposes.
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excimer laser
Eyewear; Optometry
An argon-fluoride laser that emits ultraviolet light that is emitted in pulses at a wavelength of 193 nm. The term Excimer comes from the concept of an energized molecule with two ...
optometrist
Eyewear; Optometry
A doctor of optometry is a non-medical primary eye health care provider who specializes in the examination, diagnosis, treatment, management, and prevention of diseases and ...
complete ophthalmic analysis system (COAS)
Eyewear; Optometry
An integration of WaveFront Sciences’ wavefront technology with Asclepion excimer laser system. The manufacturers say COAS will enable improved visual acuity in persons with ...
rods, rod cells
Eyewear; Optometry
One type of specialized light sensitive cells (photoreceptors) in the retina that provide side vision and the ability to see objects in dim light (night vision). Also, see cones.
manifest refraction
Eyewear; Optometry
An examination of the eye to determine refractive error while the natural crystalline lens is able to accommodate.
complex wavefront retreatment (CWR)
Eyewear; Optometry
A secondary surgery using wavefront-guided ablation in an attempt to reduce higher order aberrations induced by previous surgery. Complex Wavefront Retreatment is an off-label use ...
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