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6 Cards in this Set
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Impaired vision that improves with glasses |
Refractive errors |
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Eye too short for refractive power of cornea and lens => light focused behind retina |
Hyperopia |
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Eye too long for refractive power of cornea and lens => light focused in front of retina |
Myopia |
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Abnormal curvature of cornea resulting in different refractive power at different axes |
Astigmatism |
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Decrease in focusing ability during accommodation due to sclerosis and decreased elasticity. |
Presbyopia |
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What are cataract risk factors? |
Age, smoking, alcohol, excessive sunlight, prolonged corticosteroid use, galactosemia, glactokinase deficiency, diabetes (sorbitol), trauma, infection |
