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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Anophthalmos

Health care; Optometry

Absence of one or both eyes. Anophthalmos may be congenital or due to trauma, infection or other causes. Symptoms include reduced depth perception and peripheral vision.

Aniridia

Health care; Optometry

Absent or partially absent iris, typically congenital. Additional symptoms include poor vision and photophobia.

Edoema

Health care; Optometry

Accumulation of an excessive amount of watery fluid, which causes swelling.

Microcornea

Health care; Optometry

Abnormally small cornea.

Retinoschisis

Health care; Optometry

Condition in which the retina splits into layers, sometimes causing blurred vision. It is either inherited or acquired; the acquired form is caused by small cysts in the eye. You may also have ...

Retinal detachment

Health care; Optometry

Condition where the retina separates from the choroid. Retinal detachments have many causes, including aging, surgery, trauma, inflammation, high myopia and diseases such as diabetic retinopathy, ...

Lead poisoning

Health care; Optometry

Condition resulting from excessive levels of lead in the body. Typically, children get lead poisoning from chewing or sucking on lead paint in older homes (lead paint was banned in the 70s). Some ...