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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Medical doctorate (MD)

Eyewear; Optometry

A certificate affirming that the holder has achieved the training required to be a medical doctor through a school of medicine.

Cone cells

Eyewear; Optometry

One type of specialised light sensitive cells (photoreceptors) in the retina that provides sharp central vision and colour vision. Also, see rods.

Sands of sahara (SOS)

Eyewear; Optometry

Also called diffuse lamellar keratitis. SOS is an inflammation under the Lasik flap of the cornea which is believed to be caused by a response to the presence of sterile infiltrates in the flap ...

Conformer

Eyewear; Optometry

Plastic or silicone shell usually inserted after eye removal to help form the socket and support the eyelids.

Schlemm's canal

Eyewear; Optometry

The passageway for the aqueous fluid to leave the eye.

Large specialised sebaceous glands in the eyelid. There are about 50 glands on the upper lids and 25 glands on the lower lids. They create and distribute an oily substance called lipids. Meibomian ...