Chapter 12- Eye

Question 1

aque/o

Answer 1

water

Question 2

blephar/o

Answer 2

eyelid

Question 3

conjuctiv/o

Answer 3

conjuctiva

Question 4

corne/o

Answer 4

cornea

Question 5

kerat/o

Answer 5

cornea

Question 6

cycl/o

Answer 6

ciliary body

Question 7

ir/o, irid/o

Answer 7

iris

Question 8

lacrim/o

Answer 8

tear

Question 9

dacry/o

Answer 9

tear

Question 10

ocul/o, opt/o, ophthalm/o

Answer 10

eye

Question 11

phac/o, phak/o

Answer 11

lens

Question 12

phot/o

Answer 12

light

Question 13

presby/o

Answer 13

old age

Question 14

retin/o

Answer 14

retina

Question 15

scler/o

Answer 15

sclera (hard)

Question 16

vitre/o

Answer 16

glassy

Question 17

asthenopia

Answer 17

eyestrain

Question 18

blepharospasm

Answer 18

involuntary contraction of eye muscles

Question 19

diplopia

Answer 19

double vision

Question 20

lacrimation

Answer 20

secretion of tears

Question 21

nystagmus

Answer 21

involuntary , fast movement of eyeballs

Question 22

photophobia

Answer 22

extreme sensitivity to light

Question 23

scotoma

Answer 23

blind spot in vision

Question 24

refractive errors

Answer 24

defects in bending of light as it enters eye

Question 25

astigmatism

Answer 25

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

Question 26

hyperopia

Answer 26

farsightedness, cant see close objects

Question 27

myopia

Answer 27

nearsightedness, cant see far objects

Question 28

presbyopia

Answer 28

impaired vision from old-age

Question 29

accomodation

Answer 29

ability of eye to adjust focus on close objects

Question 30

ambylopia

Answer 30

decreased vision in early life due to a functional defect

Question 31

aphakia

Answer 31

absence of lens

Question 32

blepharitis

Answer 32

inflammation of eyelid

Question 33

blepharochalasis

Answer 33

baggy eyelid

Question 34

blepharoptosis/ ptosis

Answer 34

drooping of eyelid caused by paralysis

Question 35

chalazion

Answer 35

chronic nodular inflammation of meibomian gland

Question 36

cataract

Answer 36

opaque clouding in lens, decreased vision

Question 37

conjuctivitis

Answer 37

pink eye, inflammation of conjunctiva

Question 38

dacryoadenitis/ dacryocystitis

Answer 38

inflammation of lacrimal gland/ tear sac

Question 39

diabetic retinopathy

Answer 39

disease in retina caused by diabetes

Question 40

ectropion

Answer 40

outward turning of rim of eyelid

Question 41

entropion

Answer 41

inward turning of rim of eyelid

Question 42

epiphoria

Answer 42

abnormal overflow of tears caused by blockage of lacrimal duct

Question 43

glaucoma

Answer 43

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

Question 44

hordeolum

Answer 44

sty, acute infection of sebaceous gland

Question 45

iritis

Answer 45

inflammation of iris

Question 46

keritis

Answer 46

inflammation of cornea

Question 47

macular degeneration

Answer 47

breakdown or thinning of tissues in macula

Question 48

pseudophakia

Answer 48

when natural lens is replaced with artificial lens

Question 49

pterygium

Answer 49

fibrous growth of conjunctival tissue

Question 50

retinal detachment

Answer 50

separation of retina from underlying epithelium

Question 51

retinitis

Answer 51

inflammation of retina

Question 52

strabismus/ heterotrophia

Answer 52

crossed eyes

Question 53

esotrophia

Answer 53

right or left eye deviates inward toward nose

Question 54

exotrophia

Answer 54

right or left eye deviates away from nose

Question 55

scleritis

Answer 55

inflammation of sclera

Question 56

trichiasis

Answer 56

misdirected eyelashes that rub on conjunctiva or cornea