HYPEROPIA - Alsocalledfarsightedness,hyperopiaistheinabilitytosee near objects as clearly as distant objects, and the need for accommodation to see distant objects clearly. INTRAOCULAR LENS IMPLANT (IOL) - Permanent, artificial lens surgically inserted inside the eye to replace the crystalline lens following cataract surgery or clear lens extraction INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE (IOP) - Fluid pressure within the eye created by the continual production and drainage of aqueous fluid in the anterior chamber IPL (INTENSE PULSED LIGHT) - a technology used by cosmetic and medical practitioners to perform various skin treatments for aesthetic and therapeutic purposes, including hair removal, photorejuvenation (e.g. the treatment of skin pigmentation, sun damage, and thread veins) as well as to alleviate dermatologic diseases IRIS - Colored part of the eye. Elastic, pigmented, muscular tissue in front of the crystalline lens that regulates the amount of light that enters the eye by adjusting the size of the pupil in the center KERATECTOMY - Surgical removal of corneal tissue KERATITIS - Inflammation of the cornea KERATOTOMY - Surgical incision (cut) of the cornea KERATOCONUS - Rare, serious, degenerative corneal disease, in which the cornea thins and assumes the shape of a cone LASER - Device that generates an intense and highly concentrated beam of light. Acronym for: Light Amplification by Simulated Emission of Radiation LASIK - Laser Assisted In-Situ Keratomileusis, a refractive surgery in which Excimer laser ablation is performed under a flap on the cornea to correct refractive errors 63