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Visual acuity

visual acuity (Science: microscopy) The ability to detect fine details or small distances with the eye. Visual acuity can... Read More

Sensory Systems

A sensory system is a part of the nervous system consisting of sensory receptors that receive stimuli from the internal and... Read More

Vision

vision 1. (Science: ophthalmology) The act or faculty of seeing, sight. 2. (Science: psychiatry) An apparition, a subjective... Read More

Parenchyma

Parenchyma Definition What does parenchyma mean? Let's define the word "parenchyma". Most of the functional tissues in... Read More

Wagners syndrome

Definition noun (1) A degenerative condition of the vitreous and retinal parts of the eye, and may eventually lead to... Read More

Macula lutea

Macula lutea An oval area in the retina, 3 to 5 mm in diameter, usually located temporal to the posterior pole of the eye... Read More

Canthus

Canthus Definition The canthus refers to the corner or angle of the eye formed by the joining of the lower and upper... Read More