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Really simple syndication (RSs)

Eyewear; Optometry

Really Simple Syndication (RSS) is an XML-based format for news distribution that includes headlines, summaries and links back to a publisher website for the full article. You load RSS news feeds ...

Laser assisted in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK)

Eyewear; Optometry

An advanced laser procedure combining ALK and PRK to reshape the central cornea, thereby decreasing or eliminating myopia (nearsighted, shortsighted vision), hyperopia (farsighted, longsighted ...

Central retinal artery

Eyewear; Optometry

The blood vessel that carries blood into eye; supplies nutrition to the retina.

Central retinal vein

Eyewear; Optometry

The blood vessel that carries blood from the retina.

Refraction

Eyewear; Optometry

(1) A test to determine the best eyeglasses or contact lenses to correct a refractive error including myopia (nearsighted, shortsighted vision), hyperopia (farsighted, longsighted vision), or ...

Laser thermal keratoplasty (LTK)

Eyewear; Optometry

A non-excimer laser refractive surgery. The office-based instrument applies two rings of laser energy to the midperiphery of the cornea. Each ring gently heats collagen in the cornea to change ...