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Lacrimal gland - The small structure in each eye which produces tears. It’s above the outer corner of the eye, and lacrimal ducts run from the inner corner to the nose. See also punctum and nasolacrimal duct obstruction.

Laser - Although this is used as a word now, it was originally the acronym for Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation. There are many lasers, all man-made for specific purposes. Laser light has a single wavelength (i.e., color), rather than all colors like everyday white lights. Its waves are directional rather than scattered, and each wave is in step with the next one, which vastly increases the power of a laser light.

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Convex Lens - Lenses with the opposite curvature to concave lenses. They bulge outwards like a ball and are used to correct hyperopia and presbyopia.

Cornea - (KOR-nee-uh) The front clear part of the eye in front of the pupil and iris. It acts as a lens, refracting light rays as they enter the eye. The eye’s crystalline lens refracts them further to focus them on the retina at the back of the eye. The cornea also allows light to pass out through it, making the iris visible, the eye’s color.

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: Ciliary Body - Part of the eye which is in front of the lens, and behind the iris and cornea. It consists of (a) the ciliary muscle which controls the shape of the lens, making it flatter for far distant objects and more convex for closer things; and (b) the ciliary processes, tiny projects which secrete aqueous humor.

Co-management - Collaboration between two or more doctors in caring for a patient. For refractive surgery, usually an optometrist co-manages with an ophthalmologist. The optometrist provides the pre-operative testing and post-operative care, while the ophthalmologist does the surgery itself.
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