Optometry

Optometry

A health care profession concerned with eyes and related structures, as well as vision, visual systems, and vision information processing in humans. The practice of eye and vision care.

Industry: Eyewear; Health care

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Schlemm's canal

Health care; Optometry

A porous channel within the eye through which fluids drain. When drainage is blocked, high eye pressure can cause eye damage related to glaucoma.

Rod

Health care; Optometry

A photosensitive receptor in the retina that helps you to see in low light.

Segment

Health care; Optometry

A part, as in the near-vision portion of a pair of bifocals.

Cone

Health care; Optometry

A photosensitive receptor in the retina that helps you to see color.

Wraparound

Health care; Optometry

Also called "wrap" for short. Type of eyeglass or sunglass frame that curves around the head, from the front to the side. Wraparound sunglasses offer extra sun and wind protection at the sides. ...

Also called "phako," this in-office cataract surgery procedure involves using a device with a vibrating, ultrasonic tip to break up the cataract, then suctioning the pieces out with a tiny needle. ...

Hyperopia

Health care; Optometry

Also called farsightedness. Condition in which the length of the eye is too short, causing light rays to focus behind the retina rather than on it, resulting in blurred near vision. Additional ...