Siepser Laser Eyecare
888-859-2020
info@siepservision.com
860 E. Swedesford Rd.
Wayne, PA 19087
633 W. Germantown Pk.
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
Ophthalmology Glossary
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20/20 Vision
To have 20/20 vision means that when you stand 20 feet away from the Snellen eye chart you can see what the majority of people can see at that same distance.
Anterior Chamber
The space in the eye that is behind the cornea and in front of the Iris.
Aphakic
Absence of the lens of the eye.
Astigmatic Keratonomy(AK)
Treats astigmatism by flattening the cornea with arc-shaped incisions in its periphery, similar to RK.
Astigmatism
Structural defects of the eye in which the light rays from a viewed object do not meet in a single focal point, resulting in blurred images being sent to the brain. An astigmatic cornea is not perfectly rounded like a basketball but has an irregular shape more like the side of a football. Astigmatism is most often combined with myopia or hyperopia. More info about astigmatism.
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