glossary

Small soft or rigid lenses floated on the tear film over the cornea to correct eyesight.

Reflex that enables the eyes to focus on a single point in near vision.

The ?front window? of the eye. Transparent front part of the globe shaped like a slightly domed cap. It is the primary focusing structure with the lens. Transparent membrane in the front of the eye that covers the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber and provides most of an eye’s optical power.