tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379894312011-04-21T11:48:33.307-07:00Anshuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09482380102672852996noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37989431.post-1165907016797640372006-12-11T23:03:00.000-08:002006-12-11T23:03:36.806-08:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">BASIC GLOSSARY:<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">Ghost Image</span> a fainter second image of the object you are viewing. </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">Astigmatism</span> a distortion of the image on the retina caused by irregularities in the cornea or lens.<br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">Farsightedness/Hyperopia</span> the inability to see near objects as clearly as distant objects, and the need for accommodation to see distant objects clearly.<br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">LASIK/Flap &amp; Zap</span> acronym for laser assisted in situ keratomileusis.<br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">Myopia</span> the inability to see distant objects as clearly as near objects.<br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">Presbyopia</span> the inability to maintain a clear image (focus) as objects are moved closer. Presbyopia is due to reduced elasticity of the lens with increasing age.<br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">Radial Keratotomy</span> a surgical procedure designed to correct myopia.<br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">Ophthalmologist</span> a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and medical or surgical treatment of visual disorders and eye disease.<br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">Halos </span>are rings around lights due to optical imperfections in or in front of the eye. </span><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37989431-116590701679764037?l=lasik-basic-glossary.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Anshuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09482380102672852996noreply@blogger.com0