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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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Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
Health care; Optometry
A U. S. government body that oversees medical devices and medications, including contact lenses, intraocular lenses, excimer lasers and eye drops. In the United States, these ...
microaneurysm
Health care; Optometry
A weakened area in the walls of tiny blood vessels. In diabetic retinopathy, microaneurysms can occur in the retina from damage related to abnormally high blood sugar levels. As ...
xanthelasma
Health care; Optometry
A yellow, fatty spot or bump on the inner corner of either the upper eyelid, the lower one or both eyelids, often caused by a lipid disorder such as high cholesterol.
pinguecula
Health care; Optometry
A yellowish, thickened lesion on the conjunctiva near the cornea. Pingueculae represent a benign degenerative change in the conjunctiva caused by the leakage and deposition of ...
binocular vision
Health care; Optometry
Ability of both eyes to work together to achieve proper focus, depth perception and range of vision.
photochromic
Health care; Optometry
Able to change lens color or darkness/density depending upon the degree of exposure to light.
biocompatible
Health care; Optometry
Able to coexist with living tissues without harming them. For example, artificial lenses are designed to be biocompatible with tissue inside the eye so they won't cause a toxic ...
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