Choroid

A thin layer of tissue that is part of the middle layer of the wall of the eye, between the sclera (white outer layer of the eye) and the retina (the inner layer of nerve tissue ...

choroid

Eyewear; Optometry

The thin, blood-rich membrane that covers the white of the eyeball; responsible for supplying blood to the retina.

choroid

Health care; Genetic disorders

The thin, highly vascular membrane covering most of the posterior of the eye between the RETINA and SCLERA.

choroid

Medical; Health care; Medicine

The thin, highly vascular membrane covering most of the posterior of the eye between the retina and sclera.

ophthalmoscope

Eyewear; Optometry

An optical instrument used to examine the external and internal parts of the eye, particularly the media and the fundus.

pantoscopic angle

Eyewear; Optometry

1. Angle in the vertical plane between the optical axis of a spectacle lens and the visual axis of the eye in the primary position, usually taken to be the horizontal. 2. Angle ...

optical material

Eyewear; Optometry

Transparent material capable of being manufactured into optical components.

optical radiation hazard

Eyewear; Optometry

Possibility of damage to the retina by optical radiation.

optical centre

Eyewear; Optometry

For practical purposes, the intersection of the optical axis with the front surface a lens.

ophthalmoscope

Optometry; Optometry

An optical instrument used to examine the external and internal parts of the eye, particularly the media and the fundus.

Terms in the News

Featured Terms

Harry8L

0
Terms
0
Blossaries
1
Followers

Industry/Domain: Entertainment Category: Movies

The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises is the third and final instalment in Christopher Nolan's Batman fantasy film trilogy, and is a sequel to Batman Begins (2005) ...