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LASIK Diplopia Diagram of the structure of the retina Scleral buckle Papilledema Optic nerve
Uncover the reason why some people do not perceive colors in the same way
Myopia Hyperopia Astigmatism
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Uncover the reason why some people do not perceive colors in the same way
Why not all people perceive colors the same way.
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LASIK
An ophthalmologist performing LASIK eye surgery.
MC1 Brien Aho/U.S. Navy
Diplopia
Misalignment of the visual axes, causing the image of an object to fall on noncorresponding...
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Diagram of the structure of the retina
Conditions affecting the retina can impair both central visual acuity and peripheral...
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Scleral buckle
Diagram of a scleral buckle.
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Papilledema
Photograph of the retina, showing (arrow) swelling of the head of the optic nerve....
Optic nerve
The retina is connected to the visual cortex in the back of the brain via the optic...
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Myopia
Glasses that have concave lenses to allow near objects to be brought into focus by...
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Hyperopia
Glasses that contain convex lenses to reduce the accommodative effort required for...
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Astigmatism
Monuniform curvature of the cornea that produces distorted vision results in astigmatism....
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