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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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis

Health care; Optometry

Serious eye infection usually found in those with immune problems, such as AIDS patients; symptoms include floaters, blind spots, blurry vision and vision loss.

Ablation

Health care; Optometry

Removal. In vision, ablation refers to the surgical removal of eye tissue to correct a refractive error such as myopia. For example, in laser procedures such as LASIK and PRK, the excimer laser ...

Herpes of the eye

Health care; Optometry

See the definition of ocular herpes, or read our eye herpes article.

Eye herpes

Health care; Optometry

See the definition of ocular herpes, or read our eye herpes article.

Disposable contact lenses

Health care; Optometry

Technically, this is any contact lens that is thrown away after a short period of time. Among most eye care practitioners, "disposable" usage ranges from one day to two weeks, while "frequent ...