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Chapter 12: Eye Flashcards

1
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Asthenopia

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Eyestrain

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Blepharospasm

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Involuntary contraction of the muscles surrounding the eye, causing uncontrolled blinking and lid squeezing

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Diplopia

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Double vision

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Exophthalmos

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Abnormal protrusion of one or both eyeballs

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Lacrimation

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Secretion of tears

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Nystagmus

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Involuntary, rapid oscillating movement of the eyeball

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Chalazion

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Chronic modular inflammation of a merbromin gland, usually the result of a blocked duct; swelling

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Cataract

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Clouding of the lens causing decreased vision

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Nystagmus

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Involuntary, rapid oscillating movement of the eyeball

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Chalazion

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Chronic modular inflammation of a merbromin gland, usually the result of a blocked duct; swelling

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Cataract

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Clouding of the lens causing decreased vision

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Conjunctivitis

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Pink eye; inflammation of the conjuctiva

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Dacryoadentis

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Inflammation of the lacrimal gland

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Dacryocystitis

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Inflammation of the tear sac

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Retinitis

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Inflammation of the retina

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Macular degeneration

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Breakdown or thinning of the tissue in the macula, resulting in partial to complete loss of central vision

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Pseudophakia

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Eye in which the natural lens in replaced with an artificial lens implant

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Pterygium

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Fibrous growth of conjunctival tissue that extends onto the cornea

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19
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aque/o

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water

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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conjunctiv/o

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conjunctiva (join together)

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corne/o

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cornea

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kerat/o

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cornea

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cycl/o

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ciliary body (circle)

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ir/o

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iris (colored circle)

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irid/o

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iris (colored circle)

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lacrim/o

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tear

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dacry/o

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tear

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ocul/o

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eye

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30
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ophthalm/o

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eye

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31
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opt/o

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eye

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32
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phac/o

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lens (lentil)

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phak/o

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lens (lentil)

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phot/o

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presby/o

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retin/o

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scler/o

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sclera (hard)

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vitre/o

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-opia

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condition of vision

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photophobia

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extreme sensitivity to, and discomfort from, light

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scotoma

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blind spot vision

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refractive errors

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defects in the bending of light as it enters the eye, causing an improper focus on the retina.

43
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astigmatism

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distorted vision caused by an oblong or cylindrical curvature of the lens or cornea that prevents light rays from coming to a single focus on the retina

44
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hyperopia

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farsightedness

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myopia

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nearsightedness

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presbyopia

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impaired vison owing to old-age loss of accommodation

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amblyopia

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decreased vision in early life due to a functional defect that can occur as a result of strabismus, refractive errors or trauma.

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aphakia

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absence of the lens, usually after cataract extraction

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blepharitis

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inflammation of the eyelid

50
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blepharochalasis, dermatochalasis

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baggy eyelid

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bleparoptosis

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drooping of the eyelid usually caused by paralysis

52
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diabetic retinopathy

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disease of the retina in diabetics characterized by capillary leakage, bleeding, and new vessel formation, leading to scarring and loss of vision.

53
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ectropion on test

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outward turning of the rim of the eyelid

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entropion on test

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inward turning of the rim of the eyelid

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glaucoma

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group of diseases of the eye charactized by increased intraocular pressure that results in damage to the optic nerve, producing defects in vision

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hordeolum

57
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iritis

A

inflammation of the iris

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keratitis

A

inflammation of the cornea

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retinal detachment

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separation of the retina from the underlying epithelium, disrupting vision and resulting in blindness if not repair surgically.

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scleritis

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inflammation to the sclera

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trichiasis

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misdirected eyelashes that rub on the conjunctiva or cornea

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distance visual acuity

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measure the ability to see the details and shape of identifiable objects from a specified distance, typically using a Snellen Chart

63
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fluorescein angiography

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visualization and photograpthy of retinal and choroidal vessels made as fluresein dye, which is injected into a vein, circulates through the eye

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ophthalmoscopy

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use of an ophthalmoscope to view the interior of the eye

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refraction

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measurement of refractive error using a phoropter to determine best corrected vision and prescription for eye glasses or contact lenses

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phoropter

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instrument that holds corrective lenses in front of the eye to determine optical correction

67
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slit-lamp biomicroscopy

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use of a tabletop microscope to examine the eye especially the cornea, lens, fluids, and membranes

68
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blepharoplasty

A

repair of an eyelid

69
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cataract extraction

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excision of a cloudy lens from the eye

70
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cryoretinopexy

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use of intense cold to seal a hole or tear in the retina

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dacryocystectomy

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excision of a lacrimal sac

72
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enucleation

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excision of an eyeball

73
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keratoplasty

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corneal transplant

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iridectomy

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excision of a portion of iris tissue

75
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iridotomy

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incision into the iris to allow drainage

76
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contact lens

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small plastic curved disk with optical correction that fits over the cornea

77
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eye instillation

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introduction of a medicated solution in the eye

78
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eye irrigation

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washing of the eye with water or other fluid

79
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antibiotic ophthalmic solution

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antimicrobial agent in solution, used to treat bacterial infections

80
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cycloplegic

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agent that paralyzes the ciliary muscle and powers of accommodation

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mydriatic

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agent that cause dilation of the pupil

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miotic

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agent that causes the pupil to contract

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