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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Band keratopathy

Health care; Optometry

Opacity of the corneal stroma and Bowman's membrane. Symptoms include vision loss and foreign body sensation.

Cerebral cortex

Health care; Optometry

Outer portion of the brain where complex functions including certain vision processes take place.

Anterior chamber

Health care; Optometry

Part of the eye behind the cornea and in front of the iris and lens.

Skin cancer

Health care; Optometry

Skin cancer is commonly caused by exposure to the sun's UV rays. Types include basal-cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and malignant melanoma. In carcinoma, you are likely to have a red or ...

Skin condition typically involving the face that is characterised by flushing, red bumps and telangiectasia (dilated, visible capillaries); it is most common among fair-skinned women, who develop it ...

Seborrheic dermatitis

Health care; Optometry

Skin condition that causes scales, redness and itching; it commonly affects the scalp (dandruff), eyebrows, eyelids, nose, area behind the ears and sternum. It is associated with seborrheic ...

Visual acuity

Health care; Optometry

Sharpness of vision, usually as measured with the use of a Snellen eye chart. 20/20 is considered normal visual acuity, though some people can see even better (such as 20/15 or 20/10).