If you are interested in
understanding the terminology your doctor uses during your
exam, you’ve come to the right place.
In this section, we’ll help you make sense of the
medical jargon, tests and surgeries that are performed every
day at St. Luke’s.
Read on and raise your “Eye-Q”!
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Monovision...Is it right for me?
Monovision addresses the problem of
presbyopia
that most people start to encounter at the age of 40-45 when
they begin to need reading glasses or bifocals for close
vision....more >
Fluorescein Angiography
Fluorescein angiography is an extremely valuable test that
provides information about the circulatory system of the back
of the eye...more
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Refraction
The refraction is a vision test that determines your best
visual acuity with corrective lenses.
It can be done with computerized equipment, but
typically an instrument called a phoropter is used...more
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