Eyewear

Eyewear

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

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ultraviolet (UV)

Health care; Optometry

The invisible part of the light spectrum whose rays have wavelengths shorter than the violet end of the visible spectrum and longer than X rays. UVA and UVB light are harmful to ...

punctal plugs

Health care; Optometry

Tiny inserts often made of plastic that are placed in channels or ducts of the eye where moisture drainage occurs. Punctal plugs can help stop excessive drainage to keep the eye ...

daily wear

Health care; Optometry

These soft contact lenses are worn every day for six months up to a couple of years. They require daily cleaning and disinfecting, as well as a periodic enzymatic soak (usually ...

optic nerve problem

Health care; Optometry

The optic nerve (second cranial nerve) is the part of the eye that carries stimuli from the rods and cones to the brain. Problems such as inflammation (optic neuritis), tumors ...

jaundice

Health care; Optometry

Yellow coloring in the skin and eyes caused by high levels of a pigment called bilirubin. Jaundice is associated with a variety of conditions involving the liver, gallbladder and ...

refractive error

Health care; Optometry

When light rays don't properly refract from the cornea to the retina, it is a refractive error. This can take the form of myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness) or ...