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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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free radicals

Health care; Optometry

Atoms or molecules with unpaired electrons that are highly chemically reactive. Free radicals are capable of causing tissue damage and accelerating the effects of aging through a ...

Graves' ophthalmology

Health care; Optometry

Autoimmune eye disorder usually associated with abnormalities of the thyroid gland; symptoms include eyelid retraction, bulging eyes, light sensitivity, eye discomfort, double ...

liver spot

Health care; Optometry

Benign dark spot on the skin, usually brown, that is associated with exposure to sunlight. Liver spots tend to increase in size.

metamorphopsia

Health care; Optometry

Vision problem in which objects appear distorted. For example, straight lines may appear to be wavy, curved or bent, objects may appear to be larger or smaller than they actually ...

beta titanium

Health care; Optometry

Titanium alloy. Beta-titanium eyeglass frames are both strong and flexible.

contrast sensitivity

Health care; Optometry

The ability of the eye to detect the line of demarcation between an object and its background or an adjacent object.

temple

Health care; Optometry

The arm of a pair of glasses, running from the ear to the lens area.

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