Myasthenia gravis

Myasthenia gravis

Weakness of the voluntary muscles, believed to be autoimmune in nature. Symptoms include double vision and eyelid ptosis; patients sometimes have non-eye symptoms as well, such as difficulty swallowing or using the arms and legs.

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myasthenia gravis

Biology; Immunology

Autoimmune disease in which antibody specific for the acetyl choline receptor expressed in muscle blocks function at the neuromuscular junction.

myasthenia gravis

Health care; Optometry

Weakness of the voluntary muscles, believed to be autoimmune in nature. Symptoms include double vision and eyelid ptosis; patients sometimes have non-eye symptoms as well, such ...

myasthenia gravis

Health care; Cancer treatment

A disease in which antibodies made by a person’s immune system prevent certain nerve-muscle interactions. It causes weakness in the arms and legs, vision problems, and drooping ...

myasthenia gravis

Science; General science

A disease resulting from an abnormality in neuromuscular transmission, characterized by a fluctuating degree of muscle weakness. The weakness is usually aggravated by activity, ...

myasthenia gravis

Health care; General

A chronic disease characterized by muscular weakness and fatigue.

myasthenia gravis

Medical; Health care; Medicine

A disorder of neuromuscular transmission characterized by weakness of cranial and skeletal muscles. Autoantibodies directed against acetylcholine receptors damage the motor ...

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

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Transparent material capable of being manufactured into optical components.

optical radiation hazard

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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.

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