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tear break up test (TBUT)

Eyewear; Optometry

A test that determines the quality of the tears on the eye. The doctor observes the tear film under the microscope while the patient avoids blinking until tiny dry spots develop. The longer the ...

crosslinking

Eyewear; Optometry

See Corneal Collagen Crosslinking with Riboflavin

temporal

Eyewear; Optometry

Toward the ear.

crystalens

Eyewear; Optometry

An intraocular lens that is designed to change focus from distant to near objects. It is the first of its kind to achieve FDA approval. Details

tonometry

Eyewear; Optometry

A procedure for the measurement of the fluid pressure inside the eye (intraocular pressure). One of the tests for glaucoma.

crystalline lens

Eyewear; Optometry

The natural lens of the eye, located behind the iris, which helps bring rays of light to focus on the retina. The original state of the lens is transparent, but the lens becomes cloudy with age ...