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Definitions
| AB Albinism:refers to a group of inherited conditions. People with albinism have little or no pigment in their eyes, skin, or hair. Amblyopia:also called "lazy eye" it is when the vision in one of the eyes is reduced because the eye and the brain are not working together properly. The eye itself looks normal, but it is not being used normally because the brain is favoring the other eye Blindness: visual acuity of not greater than 20/200 in the better eye with correction or a field not subtending an angle greater than 20 degrees. C Conjunctivitis:is redness & inflammation of the membranes covering the whites of the eyes and on the inner part of the eyelids. D EF Floaters: floaters are those tiny spots and specks that drift aimlessly around in your field of vision. While annoying, ordinary eye floaters and spots are very common and usually aren't cause for alarm. G Glaucoma: to a group of eye conditions that lead to damage to the optic nerve, the nerve that carries visual information from the eye to the brain, due to increased pressure in the eye. H Hypoplasia: underdevelopment of an organ or tissue. When you child's eye report reads that there is "optic nerve hypoplasia" it means that nerve is not developed. I J KL Legal Blindness: •Visual acuity of 20/200 or worse in the better eye with corrective lenses (20/200 means that a person at 20 feet from an eye chart can see what a person with normal vision can see at 200 feet); M N |
| OP Ocular Albinism: Albinism involving the eyes. Oculocutaneous albinism:Albinism involving the eyes, hair and skin. Optic Neuritis: Inflammation of the optic nerve. Optic Nerve: Pink Eye (see Conjunctivitis) Pupil: QR Retina: Retinal Detachment: a separation of the retina from its attachments to its underlying tissue within the eye. Retinoblastoma: a cancer of the eye which occurs in infants and young children. Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP): S Sclera T UV Vitreous Detachment: The pulling or tearing away from of the gel-like substance that helps the eye maintain a round shape W XYZ |
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