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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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blepharitis
Eyewear; Optometry
A chronic or long term inflammation of the eyelids and eyelashes, affecting people of all ages. Among the most common causes are poor eyelid hygiene; excess oil produced by the ...
keratoconjuntivitis
Eyewear; Optometry
An inflammation (infectious or auto-immune) of the cornea and conjunctiva.
blind spot
Eyewear; Optometry
(1) A small area of the retina where the optic nerve enters the eye; occurs normally in all eyes. (2) Any gap in the visual field corresponding to an area of the retina where no ...
punctal occlusion
Eyewear; Optometry
Closing off the punctum, either with plugs, cauterization, or other natural or artificial methods
keratoconus
Eyewear; Optometry
A disorder that involves a thinning of the central cornea. The normally round shape of the cornea becomes distorted. A cone-like bulge develops, resulting in significant visual ...
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