Kazakh-English Electronic Explanatory Dictionary of Ophthalmology Terms

Kazakh-English Electronic Explanatory Dictionary of Ophthalmology Terms

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Ablepharia

That condition in which the eyelids are absent.

Ophthalmic Dictionary including pronunciation, derivation and definition of the words used in Optometry and Ophthalmology by James J. Lewis, Oph. D. Professor of Optometry in the Northern Illinois College of Ophthalmology and Otology, Chicago.

Аbscess

A localized collection of pus in the tissues of the body, often accompanied by swelling and inflammation and frequently caused …

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Aggravation

An increase in intensity, seriousness, or severity; act of making worse:

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Visual adaptation

In the darkness is known as dark adaptation. Many pathological conditions affect this adaptive visual pattern.Dark adaptation means recovery of …

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Adaptometer

An instrument for measuring the time required for retinal adaptation, i.e., for regeneration of the visual purple; used in detecting …

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Epinephrine

A hormone produced by the adrenal medulla; called also adrenaline. Its functionis to aid in the regulation of the sympathetic …

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Akinetopsia

Refers to "motion blindness", which is a higher visual processing disorder from an extra-striate lesion, in which a patient has …

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Accommodation

Adjustment by the eye for focusing clearly on near targets, which isaccomplished by changing the shape of the crystalline lens …

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Albinism

An inherited condition present at birth, characterized by a lack of pigment that normally gives color to the skin, hair, …

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Albino

A person or animal with a genetic condition that causes a lack of pigmentation in the skin, hair, and eyes. …

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