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Glossary of Ophthalmological Terms

  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • X
  • Y
  • Z

A

  • Aberration
  • Ablation
  • Ablation zone
  • ABO-NCLE
  • Accommodation
  • Addition
  • age-related macular degeneration (AMD, ARMD)
  • Altitudinal visual field defects
  • Amblyopia
  • AMD
  • Ametropia
  • Amsler grid
  • Angle (Drainage Angle)
  • Anisometropia
  • Anterior Chamber
  • Anterior ocular segment
  • Anti-VEGF drugs
  • Antimetabolite
  • Antioxidants
  • Antireflective coating
  • Aphakia
  • Aqueous
  • Aqueous humor
  • Argon laser
  • ARMD
  • Asthenopia
  • Astigmatic Keratotomy
  • Astigmatism
  • Autosomal recessive
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B

  • Bifocal Lens
  • bifocals
  • binocular vision
  • Biologic therapeutic agent
  • blind spot
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C

  • Cataract
  • Cecocentral scotomas
  • central vision
  • Choroid
  • Choroidal neovascular membrane
  • Ciliary body
  • Coatings
  • Color blindness
  • Conjunctivochalasis
  • Contact Lenses
  • Convergence
  • Cornea
  • Corrective Lenses
  • Crystalline Lens
  • Cupping (Disk cupping)
  • Cycloplegic
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D

  • Descemet’s membrane
  • Deuteranopia, deuteranopic
  • Digital Surfacing
  • Diopter
  • Dioptre
  • diplopia
  • Dyschromotopsia
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E

  • Electromyography
  • Electroretinogram (ERG)
  • Emmetropia
  • Endophthalmitis
  • Endothelium
  • Epiphora
  • Epithelium (of the cornea)
  • Excimer laser
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F

  • Fovea
  • Foveal burn
  • Foveola
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G

  • Glaucoma
  • Glaucoma, normal-tension
  • Goldmann visual field
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H

  • Half-Eye Lenses
  • Hyperopia
  • Hyperopia (or hypermetropia)
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I

  • Incomplete penetrance
  • Intraocular Pressure
  • Iris
  • Ishihara plates
  • Isopter
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L

  • Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON)
  • Lens capsule
  • lens, crystalline lens
  • Lenticulation
  • Limbus
  • low vision
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M

  • Macula
  • Macula, macula lutea
  • Macular oedema
  • Microkeratome
  • Mydriatic
  • Myopia
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N

  • Nagel anomaloscope
  • Neovascular glaucoma
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O

  • OAA
  • Ocular Globe
  • Ophthalmologist
  • Optical Coherence Tomography
  • Optical Correction
  • Optician
  • Optometrist
  • Organic/Plastic Lenses
  • Orthophoric
  • orthoptics
  • Orthoptist
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P

  • Papillomacular bundle
  • Pars plana
  • Peripapillary atrophy
  • peripheral vision
  • Photochromic
  • Photophobia
  • Photopic
  • Polycarbonate
  • Posterior capsule opacification
  • Posterior capsule rupture
  • Presbyopia
  • progressive addition lens (PAL), progressive-power lens
  • Progressive Lenses
  • Prostaglandin analogue
  • Protanomaly, protanomalous
  • Pupil
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R

  • refraction
  • Refractive error
  • Refractive Index
  • Relative afferent pupillary defect (RAPD
  • Retina
  • Retinal ganglion cells
  • Retinitis pigmentosa
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S

  • Schlemm’s canal
  • Sclera
  • Scotoma
  • Scotopic
  • Semi-Finished Lenses
  • Septo-optic dysplasia
  • Single Vision Lenses
  • Strabismus
  • Stroma
  • Surfacing
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T

  • Topical
  • Toric
  • Trabecular meshwork
  • Trabeculectomy
  • Trifocal
  • Tritanopia
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U

  • Uveitis
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V

  • Variable expressivity
  • Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)
  • Vasculitis (plural: vasculitides)
  • Vision rehabilitation aids
  • Visual Acuity
  • Visual field
  • Visual field testing
  • Vitrectomy
  • Vitreo-retinal surgery
  • Vitreous
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Z

  • Zonular fibres
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