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  • 51Pupil dilation — This examination enables your eye care professional to see more of your retina, the light sensitive layer of tissue at the back of your eye. Dilating (widening) the pupil permits your eye to be examined for signs of disease. To do this, drops are …

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  • 52Pupil dilation test — An examination that enables an eye care professional to see more of the retina, the light sensitive layer of tissue at the back of the eye. Dilating (widening) the pupil permits the retina to be examined for signs of disease. To do this, drops… …

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  • 53Test, eyedrop — There are many types of eyedrops and many types of eyedrop tests. One of the most common eyedrop tests is pupil dilation. This examination enables your eye care professional to see more of your retina, the light sensitive layer of tissue at the… …

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  • 54Test, pupil dilation — An examination that enables an eye care professional to see more of the retina, the light sensitive layer of tissue at the back of the eye. Dilating (widening) the pupil permits the retina to be examined for signs of disease. To do this, drops… …

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  • 55Vision, central — Central vision involves the macula in the center of the retina, the light sensitive layer of tissue at the back of the eye. As we read, light is focused onto our macula. There, millions of cells change the light into nerve signals that tell the… …

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  • 56Vision, macular — The macula is a special area in the center of the retina, the light sensitive layer of tissue at the back of the eye. As we read, light is focused onto our macula. There, millions of cells change the light into nerve signals that tell the brain… …

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  • 57Daguerre , Louis-Jacques-Mandé — (1789–1851) French physicist, inventor, and painter Born in Cormeilles near Paris, France, Daguerre, the inventor of the daguerreotype (the first practical photograph), first became interested in the effect of light on films from the artistic… …

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  • 58retina — ret·i·na || retɪnÉ™ n. light sensitive layer at the back of the eyeball which receives images and transmits them to the brain as nerve impulses (Anatomy) …

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  • 59retinae — ret·i·na || retɪnÉ™ n. light sensitive layer at the back of the eyeball which receives images and transmits them to the brain as nerve impulses (Anatomy) …

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  • 60retinas — ret·i·na || retɪnÉ™ n. light sensitive layer at the back of the eyeball which receives images and transmits them to the brain as nerve impulses (Anatomy) …

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