26 Terms
Contributors in Eye surgery
Eye surgery
Perioperative
Eyewear; Optometry
Pertaining to the period extending from the time of hospitalisation or admittance for surgery to the time of discharge.
Flying spot
Eyewear; Optometry
This is a method of applying excimer laser energy. Rather than applying all excimer energy in a broadbeam across the entire ablation area, or the energy in variable spots sizes across the ablation ...
Peripheral vision
Eyewear; Optometry
The ability to see objects and movement outside of the direct line of vision.
Focusing power of the eye
Eyewear; Optometry
As light enters our eye, it must be brought to a focus on the retina in order to perceive a clear image. About two thirds of the focusing power of the eye comes from the cornea, the rest comes from ...
Phacoemulsification
Eyewear; Optometry
A cataract surgical procedure which uses an ultrasonic vibration to shatter and break up a cataractous lens, making it easier to remove. The vibration is delivered by an irrigation-aspiration ...
