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ABO VOCABULARY

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Deviation from a single focus of light rays emanating from one source   show
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The ability of the eye to adjust focus for varying distances   show
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Descriptive of a lens capable of refracting light without creating a rainbow effect   show
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show Acuity  
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Difference in plus power between the reading and distance portions of a multifocal lens   show
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show Amblyopia  
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show Ametropia  
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A condition in which the image of an object as seen by one eye differs so much in size or shape from that seen by the other eye that the two images cannot be fused into a single impression   show
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A condition in which the refractive error of one eye significantly differs from that of the other   show
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show Anterior Chamber  
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thinnest edge of a prism   show
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show Aphakia  
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show Aspheric  
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show Astigmatism  
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The meridian of cylinder power in a spherocylinder lens   show
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Thickest edge of a prism   show
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show Base Curve  
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show Beam  
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Pertaining to vision with both eyes   show
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Instrument used to measure thickness, calibrated in fifths and tenths of a millimeter   show
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The angle at either end of the slit between the eyelids   show
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A condition when the crystalline lens of the eye becomes opaque   show
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One, which originates at birth   show
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The lens has become either solid and shrunken or soft and liquid   show
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Any cataract in its early stages   show
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show Mature Cataract  
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show Senile Cataract  
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show Traumatic Cataract  
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show Choroid  
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Distortion of an optical image produced by the dispersion of light passing through a lens and generally characterized by blurred, multicolored edges   show
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show Cilary Body  
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The refractive error which results in two points of focus falling behind the retina. +1.00 +2.00 x090   show
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show Compound Myopic Astigmatism  
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Light sensitive cells in the retina responsible for color vision, daytime vision, and the central portion of the visual field (6 million)   show
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The clear membrane that lines the eyelids and covers exposed surface of the eyeball   show
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show Conjunctivitis  
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show Cornea  
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show Crown Glass  
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A transparent, colorless body suspended in the front part of the eyeball, between the aqueous humor and vitreous humor. Its function is to bring light rays to focus on the retina.   show
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show Cyclopegia  
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show Decentration  
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show Diffusion  
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Unit of measurement of the refractive power of a lens   show
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show Diplopia  
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Defect in a lens which causes a straight line to appear curved   show
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show Divergent  
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The refractive condition of a normal eye. When the eye is at rest, the image of distant objects is brought to focus on the retina.   show
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A tendency for one eye to deviate of the visual axis toward the other eye   show
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Actual deviation of one eye toward the visual axis of the other eye (cross eyed)   show
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show Exotropia  
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show Far Point  
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A glass of high refractive index 1.65 containing lead   show
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show Focus  
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A small depression in the retina, at the back of the eye. It is part of the macula adapted for the clearest vision   show
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The power of coordination by which the images received by the two eyes become a single image   show
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