What is the only optometry school in the state of New York?
SUNY College of Optometry
This is the device that makes optometrists famous for the question "one or two?" It has thousands of lens combinations that allows optometrists to determine what powers of lenses result in the best vision.
Refractor
This is a condition in which a person doesn't have enough quality tears to lubricate and nourish the eye.
Dry eye
This is the white part of the eye.
Sclera
This is a healthcare professional who provides primary vision care ranging from sight testing and correction to the diagnosis, treatment, and management of vision changes.
Optometrist
This is the test an individual needs to take in order to gain acceptance into optometry school.
Optometry Admission Test (OAT)
Using a high intensity light source, this device looks for any diseases or abnormalities in the anterior or posterior portion of the eye, which includes the eyelids, lashes, lens, conjunctiva, cornea, and iris.
Slit lamp
This is a condition in which a person cannot see things clearly unless they are relatively close to the eyes. It is also known as nearsightedness.
Myopia
This part of the eye controls the amount of light entering the eye.
Iris
This is a technician trained to make and supply eyeglasses and contact lenses for correction of vision.
Optician
Where will the new Texas optometry school be located?
UTRGV
An optometrist uses this to shine light into the patient's eye to observe the reflection off the patient's retina and helps determine refractive error
Retinoscope
This is a medical condition in which the lens of the eye becomes progressively opaque, resulting in blurred vision.
Cataracts
This transmits visual information from the retina to the brain
Optic nerve
Surgical procedure in which a laser reshapes the inner cornea of the eye
LASIK Eye Surgery
This is the number of optometry schools in the United States (including Puerto Rico.)
25
This instrument is used to measure the curvature of the cornea.
Keratometer
This is a condition of increased pressure within the eyeball, causing gradual loss of sight.
Glaucoma
This is a semiliquid, jellylike substance that helps maintain the spherical shape of the eye.
Vitreous humor
If someone has 20/50 vision, what does this mean?
What someone with normal eyesight sees at 50 feet, you see at 20 feet.
This is the name of the centralized application for optometry schools.
OptomCAS
This instrument is specifically used to measure the intraocular pressure of the eye.
Tonometer
This medical condition is a complication of diabetes that affects the blood vessels in the retina.
Diabetic retinopathy
This is the exact center of the retina that is known for having the greatest visual acuity.
Fovea
What does LASIK stand for?
Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis