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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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retinal detachment
Eyewear; Optometry
A separation of the neural tissue of the retina from the pigmented epithelium layer and therefore the blood supply. Results in loss of vision in the detached area. Repairable with ...
low vision
Eyewear; Optometry
Visual loss that cannot be corrected with eyeglasses or contact lenses and interferes with daily living activities.
clinical trial
Eyewear; Optometry
An investigative process under the jurisdiction of the FDA whereby device or medicine manufacturers sponsor experiments on people for the purpose of proving or disproving that the ...
retinal pigment epithelium
Eyewear; Optometry
The pigment cell layer that nourishes the retinal cells; located just outside the retina and attached to the choroid.
macro striae
Eyewear; Optometry
Wrinkles in the Lasik flap. Detailed Lasik and All-Laser Lasik Flap Macro Striae (Wrinkles)
retinitis pigmentosa
Eyewear; Optometry
The name given to a group of disorders of the Retina, all of which result in a progressive reduction in vision. See Retinitis Pigmentosa Details.
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- Contact lenses (3070)
- Eye surgery (2811)
- Glasses (802)
- Optometry (16172)
- Sunglasses (524)