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Eyeglasses, goggles or other objects worn over the eyes, usually to aid vision or for protective purposes.
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thrombosis
Health care; Optometry
Blood clot. Such coagulation of the blood can occur anywhere in the circulatory system of the body, including the heart, arteries, veins and capillaries.
limbus
Health care; Optometry
Boundary area connecting the cornea and sclera; the three form the eye's outermost layer.
dry eye syndrome
Health care; Optometry
Chronic dryness due to reduced quality or quantity of the eye's tear film, or due to increased evaporation of the existing tear film. Dry eye syndrome has many causes, including ...
trachoma
Health care; Optometry
Chronic infection of the eyelid and cornea caused by a micro-organism that is spread by contact with eye discharge from an infected sufferer. Flies can also transmit the ...
rheumatoid arthritis
Health care; Optometry
Chronic, autoimmune, inflammatory disorder that mainly affects the joints. Symptoms include pain, stiffness, swelling and deformities. Rheumatoid arthritis may also cause eye ...
coloboma
Health care; Optometry
Cleft, usually due to incomplete embryologic development in utero. An iris coloboma is the most common eye coloboma; the pupil will often look like a keyhole or upside-down pear. ...
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- Optometry (16172)
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