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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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medical doctorate (MD)
Eyewear; Optometry
A certificate affirming that the holder has achieved the training required to be a medical doctor through a school of medicine.
cone cells
Eyewear; Optometry
One type of specialized light sensitive cells (photoreceptors) in the retina that provides sharp central vision and color vision. Also, see rods.
sands of sahara (SOS)
Eyewear; Optometry
Also called diffuse lamellar keratitis. SOS is an inflammation under the Lasik flap of the cornea which is believed to be caused by a response to the presence of sterile ...
meibomian glands
Eyewear; Optometry
Large specialized sebaceous glands in the eyelid. There are about 50 glands on the upper lids and 25 glands on the lower lids. They create and distribute an oily substance called ...
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