Optometry

Optometry

A health care profession concerned with eyes and related structures, as well as vision, visual systems, and vision information processing in humans. The practice of eye and vision care.

Industry: Eyewear; Health care

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meibomian gland

Health care; Optometry

Gland found in the eyelid that produces the oily outer layer of the three-layer tear film that lubricates the eye.

aviator glasses

Health care; Optometry

Glasses with a large, upside-down teardrop shape like the sunglasses that aircraft pilots have worn traditionally; they usually have a metal frame and large, tinted lenses, but they are also ...

cerebral palsy

Health care; Optometry

Group of chronic conditions caused by brain damage before birth or during infancy. The many effects may include poor muscle coordination/control, muscle weakness/tightness, involuntary movements, ...

idiopathic

Health care; Optometry

Having an unknown cause. A medical condition that appears suddenly with no apparent explanation is considered idiopathic.

posterior capsular opacification

Health care; Optometry

Haziness that develops behind the artificial intraocular lens inserted during cataract surgery. A common complication following cataract removal, a PCO can be removed with a YAG laser capsulotomy.

Tay-Sachs disease

Health care; Optometry

Hereditary disorder resulting from a deficiency of the enzyme hexosaminidase. Symptoms include blindness, delayed development, seizures and paralysis. Tay-Sachs disease often results in an early ...

macular hole

Health care; Optometry

Hole in the eye's macula; many doctors believe it can be caused by vitreous shrinkage as we age. Symptoms include blurring or a blind spot in central vision and metamorphopsia.