Contact Lenses
Contacts worn to correct an astigmatism.
What is a toric lens?
What is plastic?
You can see near objects but have difficulty seeing objects farther away.
What is myopia?
The standardized admissions test pre-optometry students take before applying.
What is the OAT?
90% of contact wearers wear this type of contact.
What are soft contact lenses?
These type of glasses has a line in the middle, with a correction for distance on the top of the lens, and a correction to help you read on the bottom part.
What are bifocals?
A common vision condition that causes blurred vision, occurring when the cornea is irregularly shaped or because of the curvature of the lens inside the eye.
What is astigmatism?
The typical number of years spent in optometry school
These contact lenses are not disposed of after each use and instead are stored in a case to be reused
What are monthly contact lenses
These lenses, typically found in sunglasses, help to reduce glare by filtering out light
What are polarized lenses
A condition of increased pressure within the eyeball, causing gradual loss of sight.
What is glaucoma?
The type of admissions most optometry schools use (i.e. regular, early decision, early action, etc.).
What is rolling admissions?
This contact lens does not have a prescription in it and is instead used for eye injuries
What is a band-aid contact lens
This part of the glasses is what rests on your ears and holds the glasses in place.
What are temples.
The clouding of the normally clear lens that sits in the eye behind the pupil, and most cases of these are related to aging.
What are cataracts?
The only english speaking optometry school in Canada
What is Waterloo?
This contact lens is rigid/hard and used for specific cornea conditions or severe dry eyes
What is a scleral contact lens
This type of lenses change from clear to dark when placed in the sun
What are transitions
The most common cause of severe loss of eyesight among people 50 and older. Only the center of vision is affected with this disease.
What is age-related macular degeneration?
This test is an open-response situational judgment test that measures aspects of your social intelligence and professionalism, like ethics, empathy, problem-solving and collaboration.
What is the Casper?