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Eyeglasses, goggles or other objects worn over the eyes, usually to aid vision or for protective purposes.
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double vision
Health care; Optometry
Also called diplopia. When two images of the same object are perceived by one or both eyes. Read our article on double vision and also review eye symptoms for a list of ...
diplopia
Health care; Optometry
Also called double vision. When two images of the same object are perceived by one or both eyes. Read our article on double vision and also review eye symptoms for a list of ...
keratoconjunctivitis sicca
Health care; Optometry
Also called dry eye syndrome. Chronic lack of sufficient lubrication and moisture in the eye.
hyperopia
Health care; Optometry
Also called farsightedness. Condition in which the length of the eye is too short, causing light rays to focus behind the retina rather than on it, resulting in blurred near ...
farsightedness
Health care; Optometry
Also called hyperopia. To farsighted people, near objects are blurry, but far objects are in focus.
Laser Thermal Keratoplasty (LTK)
Health care; Optometry
Also called Laser Thermokeratoplasty. Surgery to correct mild farsightedness in people over 40; the doctor uses a holmium laser to heat the cornea and shrink its collagen.
amblyopia
Health care; Optometry
Also called lazy eye. Undeveloped central vision in one eye that leads to the use of the other eye as the dominant eye. Strabismus is the leading cause, followed by ...
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