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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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optic disk

Eyewear; Optometry

The circular area (disc) where the optic nerve connects to the retina. Also know as the optic nerve head.

epithelium basement membrane dystrophy

Eyewear; Optometry

See Anterior Basement Membrane Dystrophy

acuity

Eyewear; Optometry

Clearness, as in visual acuity. The most common measure of visual acuity is the Snellen acuity chart. Normal acuity being 20/20 (6/6 metric version).

optic nerve

Eyewear; Optometry

The optic nerve is a bundle of nerve fibers, about the diameter of pencil, which passes through the back of the eyeball and connects to the nerve fiber layer of the retina. It can ...

optical zone

Eyewear; Optometry

The area of the eye through which light passes to the retina. To reach the retina light must pass through the cornea, aqueous humor, crystalline lens, and vitreous while passing ...

esotropia

Eyewear; Optometry

The position of the eyes in an over-converged position so that the non-fixating eye is turned inward.

advanced medical optics (AMO)

Eyewear; Optometry

Ophthalmic equipment company.

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