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  2. Palpebral fissure - Wikipedia

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    The palpebral fissure is the elliptic space between the medial and lateral canthi of the two open eyelids. In simple terms, it is the opening between the eyelids. In adult humans, this measures about 10 mm vertically and 30 mm horizontally.

  3. Aperture - Wikipedia

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    A camera aperture Definitions of Aperture in the 1707 Glossographia Anglicana Nova [1] Aperture icon. In optics, the aperture of an optical system (including a system consisted of a single lens) is a hole or an opening that primarily limits light propagated through the system.

  4. Human eye - Wikipedia

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    The pupil of the human eye is its aperture; the iris is the diaphragm that serves as the aperture stop. Refraction in the cornea causes the effective aperture (the entrance pupil) to differ slightly from the physical pupil diameter.

  5. List of optometric abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Vertical palpebral aperture WT Wearing time Pharmacy and drug terms. Abbreviation Term Description (notes) A.d. As directed bd/bid Twice a day gt One drop

  6. Pupil function - Wikipedia

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    The pupil function or aperture function describes how a light wave is affected upon transmission through an optical imaging system such as a camera, microscope, or the human eye. More specifically, it is a complex function of the position in the pupil [ 1 ] or aperture (often an iris ) that indicates the relative change in amplitude and phase ...

  7. Blinking - Wikipedia

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    Blinking is a bodily function; it is a semi-autonomic rapid closing of the eyelid. [1] A single blink is determined by the forceful closing of the eyelid or inactivation of the levator palpebrae superioris and the activation of the palpebral portion of the orbicularis oculi, not the full open and close.

  8. Orbit (anatomy) - Wikipedia

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    There are two important foramina, or windows, two important fissures, or grooves, and one canal surrounding the globe in the orbit. There is a supraorbital foramen, an infraorbital foramen, a superior orbital fissure, an inferior orbital fissure and the optic canal, each of which contains structures that are crucial to normal eye functioning.

  9. Eyelid - Wikipedia

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    The eyelid is made up of several layers; from superficial to deep, these are: skin, subcutaneous tissue, orbicularis oculi, orbital septum and tarsal plates, and palpebral conjunctiva. The meibomian glands lie within the eyelid and secrete the lipid part of the tear film.