Eyewear

Eyewear

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

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schlemm's canal

Eyewear; Optometry

The passageway for the aqueous fluid to leave the eye.

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 ...

conjunctiva

Eyewear; Optometry

The thin transparent mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelid and covers the white surface of the eye.

sclera

Eyewear; Optometry

The white visible portion of the eyeball. The muscles that move the eyeball are attached to the sclera.

meibomitis

Eyewear; Optometry

A dysfunction of the meibomian glands that provide an oily film over natural tears to keep them from evaporating too quickly. Detailed Meibomitis and Lasik Dry Eye Information