Eyewear

Eyewear

Eyeglasses, goggles or other objects worn over the eyes, usually to aid vision or for protective purposes.

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neovascularization

Eyewear; Optometry

The formation of new blood vessels, often fragile and inappropriate for the location. Long-term use of contact lenses can starve the cornea of oxygen, causing neovascularization ...

corneal refractive therapy (CRT)

Eyewear; Optometry

A temporary non-surgical process of wearing rigid gas permeable contact lenses in an attempt to reshape the cornea and reduce the need for corrective lenses. Essentially ...