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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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meibomian gland
Health care; Optometry
Gland found in the eyelid that produces the oily outer layer of the three-layer tear film that lubricates the eye.
aviator glasses
Health care; Optometry
Glasses with a large, upside-down teardrop shape like the sunglasses that aircraft pilots have worn traditionally; they usually have a metal frame and large, tinted lenses, but ...
cerebral palsy
Health care; Optometry
Group of chronic conditions caused by brain damage before birth or during infancy. The many effects may include poor muscle coordination/control, muscle weakness/tightness, ...
idiopathic
Health care; Optometry
Having an unknown cause. A medical condition that appears suddenly with no apparent explanation is considered idiopathic.
posterior capsular opacification
Health care; Optometry
Haziness that develops behind the artificial intraocular lens inserted during cataract surgery. A common complication following cataract removal, a PCO can be removed with a YAG ...
Tay-Sachs disease
Health care; Optometry
Hereditary disorder resulting from a deficiency of the enzyme hexosaminidase. Symptoms include blindness, delayed development, seizures and paralysis. Tay-Sachs disease often ...
macular hole
Health care; Optometry
Hole in the eye's macula; many doctors believe it can be caused by vitreous shrinkage as we age. Symptoms include blurring or a blind spot in central vision and metamorphopsia.
Sub-categories
- Contact lenses (3070)
- Eye surgery (2811)
- Glasses (802)
- Optometry (16172)
- Sunglasses (524)