A cataract describes any opacity in the normally
clear lens of the eye, and prevents light from reaching the retina at the back of the eye, sometimes eventually leading to blindness.
Cataracts turn
the clear lens of the eye cloudy and opaque and ultimately result in blindness.
Not exact matches
To gain the illusion
of a three - dimensional view, an operator dons a pair
of liquid crystal spectacles whose
lenses are made alternately
clear and opaque in synchronisation with the display, so that each
eye sees just one photograph.
The baby's ears, his tiny lips, the
lenses of his
eyes and even the feathery, fluttering valves in his heart were as crisp and
clear as the muscles and tendons in a Leonardo da Vinci drawing.
The majority are crystallins, a family
of proteins that allow the
eye to focus and keep the
lens clear.
The only significant difference was increased staining
of the cornea (the
clear outer layer
of the
eye) caused by melimine - coated
lenses.
Our muscles are made
of muscle cells, our livers
of liver cells, and there are even very specialized types
of cells that make the enamel for our teeth or the
clear lenses in our
eyes!
He focused his research on the
lens of the
eye, a
clear tissue nourished not by blood vessels but by a network
of membrane proteins that maintain homeostasis.
The
lens of a dog's
eye is normally
clear.
From left to right, these photos show an actual
clear dog
lens, a mature cataract, and a dog
eye following cataract surgery with placement
of a
clear artificial replacement
lens.
The PPM is made up
of iris tissue but sometimes parts
of it will attach to the cornea, the
clear covering over the front
of the
eye, or the
lens.
Light passes through the
clear window - like cornea on the front surface
of the
eye, through the dark round opening called the pupil, and enters the
lens which focuses the light images onto the retina at the back
of the
eye.
They appear blue or green because
of the way light refracts (bends) when it travels through the
lens of the
eye (which is
clear).
The normal
lens in the
eye of any animal is
clear and colorless.
The
lens of the
eye is round, hard, and normally as
clear as glass.
The
lens of the
eye is usually
clear or transparent, and focuses light rays on the retina.
Corneal erosion or ulceration is a defect in the
clear protective membrane covering the iris and the
lens of the
eye.
One
of these hallmarks
of the aging process occurs in the
lens of the
eyes which will turn from a
clear to a white color.
A simple drop
of clear liquid can act as a
lens, magnifying what the naked
eye can not otherwise detect.
Vitreous hemorrhage is a leaking
of blood into the vitreous humor
of the
eye; the vitreous humor is a
clear gel substance that fills the space in between the
lens and the retina
of the eyeball.