Glossary
Congenital: Present since birth.Toxoplasmosis: Infection with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii.
Muscular dystrophy: A disease with wasting of muscles and weakness, and in which muscles becomes do not relax after use.
Myopia: Refractive error in which parallel rays of light from infinity are focused in front of the retina when the accommodation is at rest.
Presbyopia: Physiological insufficiency of accommodation occurring in middle aged individuals.
Slit lamp: Iluminated biomicroscope which allows focal and slit examination of the eye.
Astigmatism: Different degrees of refraction in different meridians.
Hypermetropia: Refractive error in which parallel rays of light from infinity are focused behind the retina when the accommodation is at rest.
Macrophages: Large cells that ingest cellular and particulate matter.
