Level K Restoring Sight: Modern Treatments for Blindness Vocabulary

Vocabulary terms and definitions from pages 118 through 121 of the Restoring Sight: Modern Treatments for Blindness lecture notes.

restoring

to return to normal

hazy

unclear or foggy

deteriorating

becoming worse

degenerative

worsening

gradually

occurring slowly

predicament

problem or difficulty

compensate

to make up for a loss

malfunction

an error in normal functioning

drawbacks

disadvantages

fine-tune

to make small adjustments to improve results

optic

related to the eyes or vision

decoded

to change into an understandable language

distorted

inaccurate

traumatic

shockingly disturbing

mitigated

to ease, to lessen

beyond

outside of

interprets

to explain or translate

undefined

vague, unclear

mass

a form; a figure or body without a definite shape

estimated

calculated

ruled out

to eliminate

photoreceptors

cells in the body that respond to light

constitute

to form; to make up

realm

domain or field

hearing aids

devices inserted in or behind the ears to help people hear better

valves

devices that control the passage of fluids

prolonged

to make longer

implanted

to insert into the body through surgery

differentiate

to tell the difference between two or more things

distinguish

to tell apart from another

fine

delicate or small

peripheral

the edge or boundary of something

routine

regular, habitual

complications

unexpected difficulties

roughly

approximately

considerably

in a significant or noticeable way

effectively

successfully

previously

at an earlier time; before

outweigh

to have more importance or significance than

bulky

large in size; taking up space