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Chapter 12- Eye Flashcards

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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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conjuctiv/o

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conjuctiva

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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

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ir/o, irid/o

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iris

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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, opt/o, ophthalm/o

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eye

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phac/o, phak/o

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lens

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12
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phot/o

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light

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presby/o

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old age

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retin/o

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retina

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scler/o

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sclera (hard)

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vitre/o

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glassy

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17
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asthenopia

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eyestrain

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18
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blepharospasm

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involuntary contraction of eye muscles

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diplopia

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double vision

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lacrimation

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secretion of tears

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nystagmus

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involuntary , fast movement of eyeballs

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photophobia

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extreme sensitivity to light

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scotoma

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blind spot in vision

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refractive errors

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defects in bending of light as it enters eye

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astigmatism

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bad vision by cylindrical curvature of lens or cornea, prevents light from coming to a single focus

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hyperopia

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farsightedness, cant see close objects

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myopia

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nearsightedness, cant see far objects

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presbyopia

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impaired vision from old-age

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accomodation

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ability of eye to adjust focus on close objects

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ambylopia

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decreased vision in early life due to a functional defect

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aphakia

A

absence of lens

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blepharitis

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inflammation of eyelid

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blepharochalasis

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baggy eyelid

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blepharoptosis/ ptosis

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drooping of eyelid caused by paralysis

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chalazion

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chronic nodular inflammation of meibomian gland

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cataract

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opaque clouding in lens, decreased vision

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conjuctivitis

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pink eye, inflammation of conjunctiva

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dacryoadenitis/ dacryocystitis

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inflammation of lacrimal gland/ tear sac

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diabetic retinopathy

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disease in retina caused by diabetes

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ectropion

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outward turning of rim of eyelid

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entropion

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inward turning of rim of eyelid

42
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epiphoria

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abnormal overflow of tears caused by blockage of lacrimal duct

43
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glaucoma

A

group of diseases in eye, increase intraocular pressure, damage to optic nerve

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hordeolum

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sty, acute infection of sebaceous gland

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iritis

A

inflammation of iris

46
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keritis

A

inflammation of cornea

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macular degeneration

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breakdown or thinning of tissues in macula

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pseudophakia

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when natural lens is replaced with artificial lens

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pterygium

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fibrous growth of conjunctival tissue

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retinal detachment

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separation of retina from underlying epithelium

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retinitis

A

inflammation of retina

52
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strabismus/ heterotrophia

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crossed eyes

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esotrophia

A

right or left eye deviates inward toward nose

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exotrophia

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right or left eye deviates away from nose

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scleritis

A

inflammation of sclera

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trichiasis

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misdirected eyelashes that rub on conjunctiva or cornea

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