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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Corneal curvature

Eyewear; Optometry

The shape of the front surface of the eye.

Striae

Eyewear; Optometry

Wrinkles in the corneal flap created for Lasik. There are two kinds, macro striae and micro striae. See Striae Flap Wrinkle Details

Near point of convergence

Eyewear; Optometry

The maximum extent the two eyes can be turned inward.

Corneal endothelial cell dystrophy

Also known as Fuch's Dystrophy, a progressive hereditary disease when moisture in the cornea is unable to evaporate properly, sometimes causing distortion of the cornea, irregular refractive error, ...

Stroma

Eyewear; Optometry

Thickest and central layer of cells in the cornea.

Corneal haze

Eyewear; Optometry

When the cornea becomes cloudy with opaque white cells, creating vision that is similar to looking through fog.

Neovascularization

Eyewear; Optometry

The formation of new blood vessels, often fragile and inappropriate for the location. Long-term use of contact lenses can starve the cornea of oxygen, causing neovascularization as the body attempts ...