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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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keratoconus
Health care; Optometry
Degeneration and thinning of the cornea resulting in a cone-shaped bulge (a type of irregular astigmatism). The cause is unknown, but may be genetic. The first symptom is ...
wavefront
Health care; Optometry
Describes technology used to "map" how the eye processes images, enabling correction through surgery or lenses for obscure vision errors.
geographic atrophy
Health care; Optometry
Deterioration of tissue in the central portion of the retina, often associated with aging. Geographic atrophy (GA) is considered the end stage of a "dry" form of age-related ...
femtosecond laser
Health care; Optometry
Device that creates bursts of laser energy at an extremely fast rate measured in terms of a unit known as a femtosecond (one quadrillionth of a second). These ultra fast energy ...
phoropter
Health care; Optometry
Device that provides various combinations of lenses used for tests of vision errors in eye examinations.
corneal implants
Health care; Optometry
Devices (such as rings or contacts) placed in the eye, usually to correct vision.
bioptic telescopic lenses (BTL)
Health care; Optometry
Devices attached to glasses that provide extreme magnification, typically used for driving. For people with low vision who are qualified, telescopic lenses are attached above the ...
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- Contact lenses (3070)
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- Optometry (16172)
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