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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Meningitis

Health care; Optometry

Inflammation of the meninges, membranes that envelope the brain and spinal cord. Viruses and bacteria can cause meningitis. Symptoms include fever, headache, vomiting, a stiff neck and light ...

Neuroretinitis

Health care; Optometry

Inflammation of the optic nerve and retina, commonly caused by an infection. Symptoms include blurred vision, headache, floaters, eye pain or discomfort, vision loss and loss of colour vision.

Meibomianitis

Health care; Optometry

Inflammation of the meibomian glands; rosacea is a common cause. Symptoms include red or pink eyelid margins, a red or pink eye, dryness, burning, blurred vision and a swollen eye.

Scleritis

Health care; Optometry

Inflammation of the sclera. Autoimmune disorders are the most common cause. Symptoms include a red or pink eye, eye pain, light sensitivity, tearing and blurred vision.

Retinitis

Health care; Optometry

Inflammation of the retina. Symptoms include blurred vision, metamorphopsia, floaters and vision loss.

White dot syndrome

Health care; Optometry

One of a group of inflammatory conditions that are characterised by white dots in the retina and choroid. You may also hear these syndromes called by their specific names, such as acute posterior ...

Onchocerciasis is caused by a parasitic worm, which is spread in the human bloodstream through bites from blackflies and buffalo gnats found in parts of Africa, South America, and Central America. ...