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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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orphan drug
Health care; Optometry
A drug designated for treatment of a rare condition or disease that typically affects fewer than 200,000 U. S. residents. When the FDA grants orphan drug status, a company may ...
eye tumor
Health care; Optometry
A growth or mass that occurs in or next to the eye. Specific tumors, both benign and malignant, include the dermoid cyst, capillary hemangioma, cavernous hemangioma, choroidal ...
insulin
Health care; Optometry
A hormone that helps regulate blood sugar levels in the body. People with uncontrolled diabetes are at risk of developing a common and potentially blinding eye disease — diabetic ...
retinal pigment epithelium (RPE)
Health care; Optometry
A layer of pigmented cells found between the light-sensitive, inner back lining of the eye (retina) and the choroid, which contains blood vessels that supply nutrients and oxygen.
trifocal
Health care; Optometry
A lens design that has three focal areas: a lens for close work or reading, a lens for mid-distance viewing or arm's length, and a lens for faraway viewing or driving.
toric
Health care; Optometry
A lens design with two different optical powers at right angles to each other for the correction of astigmatism.
single vision
Health care; Optometry
A lens that has the same power throughout the entire lens, in contrast to a bifocal or multifocal lens that has more than one lens power.
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