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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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ocular migraine
Health care; Optometry
Visual phenomena that may accompany a migraine headache or that may occur without any headache. They include light flashes, spots, wavy lines, flickers, zig-zagging lights, ...
cavernous sinus problem
Health care; Optometry
The cavernous sinus is located at the base of the cranium and contains the carotid artery and cranial nerves. Problems in the cavernous sinus include tumors, aneurysms and clots. ...
acetate
Health care; Optometry
The most commonly used plastic used in eyeglass frames. Acetate is relatively inexpensive, easy to work with, and comes in a wide variety of colors, textures, and patterns. The ...
aberrometer
Health care; Optometry
A device that can identify common and more obscure vision errors by measuring the way light waves travel through the eye's optical system.
anti-reflective (AR) coating
Health care; Optometry
Thin layer(s) applied to a lens to reduce the amount of reflected light and glare that reaches the eye. Read more about anti-reflective lenses and eyeglass lens coatings.
lens
Health care; Optometry
1. The nearly spherical body in the eye, located behind the cornea, that focuses light rays onto the retina. 2. A device used to focus light into the eye in order to magnify or ...
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