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• Vision 

  Definition Definition Vision is sight, the act of seeing with the eyes. Sight conveys more information to the brain than either hearing, touch,...

  Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health, 02/28/05 by Mary Bekker · More from publication

• Hyperopia 

  Definition Definition Hyperopia, also known as hypermetropia or farsightedness, is the condition of the eye in which incoming rays of light reach...

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• Optometry 

  Definition Definition Optometry is the profession of examining the eye for defects, diseases or faults of refraction, and prescribing...

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• Cataracts 

  Definition Definition The lens of the eye is normally transparent. A cataract is a condition in which the lens of the eye becomes cloudy or opaque....

  Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health, 02/28/05 by Mary Bekker · More from publication

• Opticianry 

  Definition Definition Opticianry is the profession where opticians verify and dispense lenses, frames and other optical devices, such as contact...

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• Presbyopia 

  Definition Definition The term presbyopia means "older eye," and is a vision condition involving the loss of the eye's ability to focus on close...

  Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health, 02/28/05 by Mary Bekker · More from publication

• Glaucoma 

  Definition Definition Glaucoma is a condition where the optic nerve is subject to damage-usually, but not always, because of excessively high...

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• Radial keratotomy 

  Definition Definition Radial keratotomy (RK) is eye surgery performed to correct myopia by changing the cornea's shape. Purpose RK was introduced...

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• Refractive eye surgeries 

  Definition Definition Refractive eye surgeries are medical procedures used to correct refractive errors such as myopia, hyperopia, and presbyopia....

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• Visual disorders 

  Definition Definition Visual disorders are an impairment in vision, the ability to see. Total blindness is the inability to tell light from dark,...

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