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Fundus

Eyewear; Optometry

The interior lining of the eyeball, including the retina, optic disc, and macula. This portion of the inner eye can be seen during an eye examination by looking through the pupil. G

Photoablation

Eyewear; Optometry

The "cold" process of tissue removal which occurs with excimer laser radiation in the 200nm wavelength range. This far-ultraviolet wavelength possess light photons so powerful that the molecular ...

Gaussian

Eyewear; Optometry

This is a profile of how excimer energy is applied. Used primarily on flying spot lasers, more energy is applied to the centre of the spot than at the outer edges.

Photocoagulation

Eyewear; Optometry

The process of tissue destruction accomplished by visible light radiation. Tissue is broken down by the light and "clots" as if it were cooked.

This is a common term for double images. If you look at a clock and some of the numbers have a lighter ghost image just off to the side, this is ghosting. Detailed Double Vision and Ghosting After ...

Glaucoma

Eyewear; Optometry

A disease characterised by increased pressure within the eyeball. more If not diagnosed and treated, glaucoma may lead to optic nerve damage, loss of visual field, gradual vision impairment, and ...

Anterior basement membrane dystrophy (ABMD)

Eyewear; Optometry

Also called Epithelium Basement Membrane Dystrophy, is a disease that disrupts the ability of the epithelium to attach to the lower layers of the cornea. The epithelium will often grow unevenly or ...