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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osteopetrosis

Health care; Optometry

Rare, hereditary disease in which the bones are too dense. Common symptoms include bone pain and fractures. Retinal degeneration may occur; it results in vision loss.

neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis

Health care; Optometry

Rare, hereditary, degenerative disease in which the body does not store pigments called lipofuscins properly; the disease is characterized by vision loss, seizures and dementia. Types include ...

hard contact lenses

Health care; Optometry

Rarely worn now, these are the small, hard lenses made of PMMA material that many people wore in the '70s and '80s. Compared with modern soft and rigid lenses, they are less healthy to wear ...

allergy

Health care; Optometry

Reaction of the body's immune system to a foreign substance (e.g., pollen, animal dander, etc. ). When the eyes are affected, the most common symptoms are redness, itching, chemosis, tearing, ...

corneal erosion

Health care; Optometry

Recurrent breakdown of the corneal epithelium, typically caused by a previous corneal abrasion or by map-dot-fingerprint dystrophy. Symptoms include blurred vision, foreign body sensation and eye ...

ocular herpes

Health care; Optometry

Recurrent viral infection that can cause inflammation and scarring of the cornea. It is not sexually transmitted. There are various types of ocular herpes, ranging from herpes keratitis to more ...