Glossary of Terms

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a device that produces laser light from argon gas. The main wavelengths are 488.0 nm blue and 514.5 ...

a lens implant used in cataract surgery that provides clear vision both near and far. This is ...

Blood vessel through which blood flows away from the heart to the capillaries, where oxygen is ...

The surgical fusing of bones to prevent motion in a joint. This is commonly performed in the hand ...

A mechanical device that holds models of the teeth in the same alignment as a patient's jaw so ...

the natural optical shape of the cornea. This shape determines the number of light rays falling on ...

Can be used as a verb or a noun in relation to liposuction. v. To suction something (fat and fluids ...

In liposuction, the suction machine that �vacuums� the fat into the cannula. The aspirator is ...

a surgical procedure in which microscopic incisions are placed in the peripheral cornea to create a ...

a condition in which the surface of the cornea is elliptical rather than spherical. Causes a ...

A cosmetic that cleans the skin and temporarily tightens the pores. Astringents are very effective ...

Lack of symmetry; ...

The common name for a fungal infection of the feet, otherwise known as tinea pedis. It is ...

Inherited skin disorder that usually appears first in infancy on the face or trunk, and in later ...

The process of building up or increasing the structure beneath the skin. ...

Breast enlargement ...

A device that sterilizes instruments or materials using high pressure, heat and/or ...

The use of the patient�s own tissues to reconstruct a new breast mound. The most common technique ...

a surgical procedure utilizing a micro planing device to remove a microscopic section of corneal ...

a line passing through the center of curvature of an optical surface. The axis defines the ...

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