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Ocular A&P #10 Final
Terms Ocular A& P Physiological Optics, Vascular & Lymphatic System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Presbyopia | The loss of accommodation as one ages |
| Absolute Hyperopia | The amount of hyperopia that CANNOT be overcome with accomodation |
| Manifest Hyperopia | Amount of hyperopia that can be treated with strongest convex (plus) lens accepted with good VA |
| Latent Hyperopia | Amount of hyperopia that requires a cycloplegic to overcome |
| Total Hyperopia | The sum of latent and manifest hyperopia. |
| Aniseikonia | Difference in image size between the two eyes |
| Antimetropia | One eye is far sighted and the other eye is near sighted |
| Asthenopia | "Eye strain" symptoms |
| Amblyopia | Poor vision not due to organic causes, occurring from birth to about age six |
| Monovision | Using one eye for distance and the other eye for near |
| Spherical Abberation | Bending of peripheral light rays more (or less) than at the center of a lens |
| Regular Astigmatism | The light rays entering the eye are focused at just two separate locations. |
| Irregular Astigmatism | The light rays entering the eye are focused at more than two locations. |