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• Macular edema

The collection of fluid in and under the macular portion of the retina



• Miosis

Pupillary constriction



• Mydriasis

Pupillary dilation



• Myopia

Nearsightedness, short-sighted (UK): a refractive condition in which light entering the eye is focused short of the retina, resulting in a blurred image