Synechia: alternatives and connections

The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same point, or the deviation of su…

One who adheres; one who adheres; one who follows a leader, party, or profession; a follower, or partisan; a believer in a particular…

Weakness of sight, without and opacity of the cornea, or of the interior of the eye; the first degree of amaurosis.

An anomalous state of refraction caused by the absence of the crystalline lens, as after operations for cataract. The remedy is the us…

a whitish deposit in the shape of an arc that is sometimes seen in the cornea

a whitish deposit in the shape of an arc that is sometimes seen in the cornea

A lantern, with a thick glass lens on one side for concentrating the light on any object; also, the lens itself.

Dimness or obscurity of sight, dependent upon a speck on the cornea; also, the speck itself.

An apparatus in which the images of external objects, formed by a convex lens or a concave mirror, are thrown on a paper or other whit…

Of or pertaining to a capsule; having the nature of a capsule; hollow and fibrous.

A membranous sac containing fluid, or investing an organ or joint; as, the capsule of the lens of the eye. Also, a capsulelike organ.

An opacity of the crystalline lens, or of its capsule, which prevents the passage of the rays of light and impairs or destroys the sig…

A tube having a convex lens at one end and at the other a small opening or slit which is at the principal focus of the lens, used for…

a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication

Pertaining to the cornea.

of Cornea

biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on the retina

That which burns by refraction, as a double convex lens, or the sun's rays concentrated by such a lens, sometimes used as a cautery.