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acute
aflecting affecting
afferent
analysis
ancillary
anti-reflective coating
apearence appearance
aspheric lenses
astigmatism
avoid
autorefractor
brifocals bifocals
bridge cataract
characterized (by)
chronaic chronic
clinician
comfort
complaint
compliance
confrontation (fields)
conjunctivitis
correction
decreased
defect
demonstrated
diagnosis
dilated
discharge
discussion
diplopia
disease
distence distance
dose
exacerbate
external ocular
extra ocular
evaluatsion evaluation
eye wire
follow-up
frame width
gaze(s)
glass
glaucoma
habitial habitual
hypoxia
iris
lahseslashes
lensometer
macular
maintenance
manifest
measure
medical
medications
moniter monitor
mucsles muscles
myopia
negative (for)
non-compliance
normal
occularocular
often (presents with/as)
opthalmologest ophthalmologist
optical center
optometrist
over the counter
outline
polarized lenses
ploycarbonate polycarbonate
positive (for)
presbyopia
prescription
present (for examination)
prevent
previously
progresives progressives
prolonged
protection
pupil
reactive
readers
recal recall
recommend
records
recurence recurrence
remission
resolution
revealed
secondery secondary
sclera
specticle spectacle
stable
suggests
suspect
suppression
symptoms
systemac systemic
tonometry
trifocles trifocals
vitrous
Match the word to the definition
Fill in the gap with the best word.
In order to cope with strong sunshine glasses are often given an
anti-reflective
coating
.
(Answer: anti-reflective )
Astigmatism
is caused by an eye that is not completely round; it is more shaped like a football or back of a spoon.
(Answer: astigmatism )
When inflammation of the eye may be caused by bacteria, virus, allergens or chemicals you have
conjunctivitis
.
(Answer: conjunctivitis )
Extra-ocular
is the name given to some of the muscles that turn the eyes to position them for viewing objects
.
(Answer: extra-ocular )
A deficiency of oxygen supply to a tissue is called
hypoxia
.
(Answer: hypoxia )
Pigmented tissue that lie behind the cornea that gives color to the eye (e.g., blue eyes) and controls the amount of light entering the eye by varying the size of the black pupillary opening is called the
iris
.
(Answer: iris )
The
lens
is the transparent structure inside the eye that focuses light rays onto the retina.
(Answer: lens )
Macular
is the portion of the eye that allows us to see fine details clearly.
(Answer: macular )
An
optometrist
is a physician who treats refractive errors and eye diseases.
(Answer: optometrist )
The clear, jelly-like substance that fills the center of the eye is called the
vitreous
.
