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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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lacrimal plug
Health care; Optometry
Also called punctal plug. Device to block the lacrimal punctum (an opening at the end of a tear duct), to keep the eye moist.
eading glasses
Health care; Optometry
Also called readers. Glasses to help with close work, particularly for people who are presbyopic.
temporomandibular joint disorder
Health care; Optometry
Also called TMJ or TMD disorder. Problems with the jaw, jaw joint and surrounding muscles that control jaw movements such as chewing, which result in pain, swelling and ...
Patau syndrome
Health care; Optometry
Also called Trisomy-13. Condition caused by an extra, third copy of chromosome 13. Symptoms include severe mental retardation, a small head, microphthalmia, a cleft lip or ...
suspensory ligament
Health care; Optometry
Also called zonule of Zinn. Membrane of fibers (zonules) that holds the eye's lens in place.
Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS)
Health care; Optometry
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a disease that causes degeneration of neurons in the brain stem and spinal cord. Voluntary muscles atrophy and eventually become paralyzed.
entropion
Health care; Optometry
An abnormal turning in of an eyelid, which causes the lashes to rub on the ocular surface; usually due to aging. Additional symptoms include eye or lid pain or discomfort, ...
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