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Procedure in which a damage cornea is replaced by the cornea from the eye of a human cadavar; also known as keratoplasty

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Cornea Transplantation

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Opacity of the lens of the eyes, usually occurring as a results of aging, trauma, metabolic disease, or the adverse effect of certain medication or chemicals.

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Cataract

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Eye disease in which increased eyeball pressure causes gradual loss of sight.

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Glaucoma

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Pertaining to the eye or sense of sight.

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Ocular

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Surgery to correct myopia, or nearsightedness, by changing the shape of the cornea (transplant part of the eye that covers the iris and pupil).

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Radial Keratotomy

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Condition in which breathing stops for more than ten seconds during sleep.

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Sleep Apnea

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The medical specialty associated with the eyes, organs of sight.

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Ophthalmology

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The medical specialty associated with ears, the organs of hearing.

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Otolaryngology

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Specialize in treatment in eyes only.

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Ophthalmologists

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Ears,Nose&Throat=

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ENT

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The oldest medical specialty in the United States

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Otolaryngology

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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Involuntary contraction of the eyelid

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blepharospasm

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choroid/o

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choroid

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Conjunctiv/o

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Conjuctiva

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Corne/o

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Cornea

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Cor/o

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Pupil

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Core/o

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Pupil

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Pupill/o

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Pupil

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Dacry/o

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tear;lacrimal apparatus(duct, sac, or gland)

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lacrim/o

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tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)

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dipl/o

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double

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irid/o

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iris

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kerat/o

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horny tissue; hard; cornea

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ocul/o

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eye

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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opt/o

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eye, vision

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retin/o

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retina

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acous/o

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hearing

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audi/o

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hearing

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audit/o

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hearing

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audi/o

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hearing

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myring/o

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tympanic membrane (eardrum )

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tympan/o

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tympanic membrane (eardrum )

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ot/o

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ear

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salping/o

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tube (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tubes)

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instrument for examining the eye

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Ophthalmoscope

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Instrument for measuring and examining the pupil

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Coreometer

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discharge,flow from the ear

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otorrhea

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Surgical repair of the tympanic membrane (ear drum)

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tympanoplasty

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incision of the tympanic membrane (ear drum)

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Myringotomy

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Relating to the auditory tube and pharynx.

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Salpingopharyngeal

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Pertaining to the sense of hearing or to the system that serves hearing

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Auditory

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Instrument for measuring hearing.

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Audiometer

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Pertaining to sound, Acoustic trauma, acoustic wave.

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Acoustic

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Abnormal replacement of the sensory retina by fibrous tissue and blood vessels, occurring mainly in premature infants with a birth weight of less than 1500g who are placed in a high oxygen enviroment.

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Retinopathy

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Relating to the eye, vision, or optics.

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Optic

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Within the eyeball.

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intraocular

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Any surgical modification of the cornea; the removal of a portion of the cornea containing an opacity and the insertion in its place of a piece of cornea of the same size and shape removed from elsewhere.

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Keratoplasty

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Paralysis of the musculus sphincter iridis.

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Iridoplegia

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The condition in which a single object is perceived as two objects

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Diplopia

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The secretion of tears, especially in excess.

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Lacrimation

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Relating to the pupil.

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Pupillary

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A condition in which the two pupils are not of equal size

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Anisocoria

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An excessive secretion of tears.

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Dacryorrhea

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Inflammation of the conjunctiva.

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Conjunctivitis

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Inflammation of the cornea.

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Corneitis

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Noninflammatory degeneration of the choroid.

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Choroidopathy

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-acusis

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hearing

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-cusis

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hearing

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-opia

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vision

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-opsia

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vision

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-ptosis

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prolapse,
downward
displacement

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Exo-

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Outside, outward

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Hyper-

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Excessive,above normal

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Without hearing

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Anacusis

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gradual hearing loss in both ears that commonly occurs as people age

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Presbycusis

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Turning outside,outward.

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Exotropia

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Above normal vision.

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Hyperopia

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Prolapse or downward ,displacement eyelid.

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Blepharoptosis

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Different vision.

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Heteropsia

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Dull, dim vision.

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Amblyopia

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Without hearing.

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Anacusis

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Congenital deficiency in color perception that is more common in men; also called color blindness.

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Achromatopsia

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Refractive disorder in which excessive curvature of the cornea or lens causes light to be scattered over the retina, rather than focused on a single point, resulting in a distorted image.

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Astigmatism

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Degenerative disease due mainly to the aging process in which the lens of the eye becomes progressively cloudy, causing decreased vision.

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Cataract

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Inflammation of the conjunctiva that can be caused by bacteria, allergy, irritation, or a foreign body; also called Pinkeye.

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Conjunctivitis

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Retinal damage marked by aneurysmal dilation and bleeding of blood vessels or the formation of new blood vessels causing visual changes in diabetic patients.

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Diabetic Retinopathy

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Small, purulent, inflammatory infection of a sebaceous gland of the eyelid; also called Sty.

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Hordeolum

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Breakdown of the tissues in the macula, resulting in loss of central vision.

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Macular Degeneration

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Unusual intolerance and sensitivity to light that occurs in such disorders as meningitis, eye inflammation, measles, and rubella.

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Photophobia

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Separation of the retina from the choroid, which disrupts vision ans results in blindness if not repaired.

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Retinal Detachment

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Muscular eye disorder in which the eyes turn from the normal position so that they deviate in different directions.

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Strabismus

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Strabismus in which there is deviation of the visual axis of one eye toward that of the other eye, resulting in diplopia; also called Cross-eye or Convergent Strabismus.

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Esotropia

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Strabismus in which there is deviation of the visual axis of one eye away from that of the other, resulting in diplopia; also called Wall-eye or Divergent Strabismus.

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Exotropia

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Loss of the sense or perception of sound.

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Hearing Loss

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Total deafness (complete hearing loss)

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Anacusis

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Results from any condition that prevents sound wave from being transmitted to the auditory receptors.

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Conductive

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Impairment of hearing that results from the aging process.

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Presbycusis

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Inability of nerve stimuli to be delivered to the brain from the inner ear due to damage to the auditory(acoustic) nerve or cochlea; also called Nerve Deafness.

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Sensorineural

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Rare disorder characterized by progressive deafness, vertigo, and tinnitus, possible due to swelling of membranous structures within the labyrinth.

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Meniere Disease

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Inflammation of the middle ear, which is commonly the results of an upper respiratory infection (URI) and may be treated with tympanostomy tube insertion.

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Otitis Media

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Progressive deafness due to ossification in the body labyrinth of the inner ear.

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Otosclerosis

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Ringing or tinkling noise heard constantly or intermittently in one or both ears, even in a quiet enviroment, that usually results from damage to inner ear structures associated with hearing.

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Tinnitus

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Sensation of moving around in space or a feeling of spinning or dizziness that usually result from inner ear structure damage associated with balance and equilibrium

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Vertigo

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Screening test to detect glaucoma that measures intraocular pressure and to determine if its elevated.

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Tonometry

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Standard eye examination to determine the smallest letters a person can read on a Snellen Chart, or E Chart, at a distance of 20 feet.

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Visual Acuity Test

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Test that measure hearing acuity at various sound frequencies

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Audiometry

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Visual examination of the external auditory canal and the tympanic membrane using an otoscope.

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Otoscopy

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Hearing test that use a tuning fork that is struck and then placed against or near the bones on the side of the head to asses nerve and bone conduction of sound.

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Tuning Fork Test

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Evaluates bone conduction of sound in one ear at a time.

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Rinne

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Evaluates bone conduction of sound in both ears at the same time.

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Weber

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Excision of a lens affected by a cataract.

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Cataract Surgery

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Excision of the lens by ultrasonic vibrations that break the lens into tint particles, which are suctioned out of the eye; also called Small Incision Cataract Surgery(SICS).

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Phacoemulsification

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Excision of a portion of the iris used to relieve intraocular pressure in patients with glaucoma.

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Iridectomy

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Laser surgery that creates an opening on the rims of the iris to allow aqueous humor to flow between the anterior and posterior chambers to relieve IOP that occurs as a result of glaucoma and is replacing iridectomy because it is safer procedure.

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Laser Iridotomy

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Use of a laser beam to seal leaking or hemorrhaging retinal blood vessels used in treatment of diabetic retinopathy.

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Laser Photocoagulation

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Electronic transmitter surgically implanted into the cochlea of a deaf person to restore hearing.

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Cochlear Implant

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Surgical repair of a perforated eardrum with a tissue graft to correct hearing loss; also called Tympanoplasty.

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Myringoplasty

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Treatment for glaucoma includes eyedrops that also causes the pupils to constrict.

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Miotics

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Incision of the tympanic membrane(eardrum) to relieve pressure and drain fluid from the middle ear or to insert tympanostomy tubes in the eardrum via surgery.

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Myringotomy

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Reduce intraocular pressure by lowering the amount of aqueous humor in the eyeball, reducing its production, or increasing its outflow.

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Antiglaucoma Drug

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Cause the pupil to constrict.

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Miotics

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Cause the pupil to dilate and prepare the eye for an internal examination.

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Mydriatics

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Decrease sensitivity of the inner ear to motion and prevent nerve impulses from the inner ear from reaching the vomiting center of the brain

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Vertigo & Motion Sickness Drugs

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Loosen and help remove impacted cerumen(ear wax).

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Wax Emulsifiers

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IOP

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Intraocular Pressure

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Tubes that are most commonly used in children who have recurrent ear infections that do not respond to antibiotics, or when fluid remains behind the eeardrum.

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Pressure-Equalizing Tubes (PE Tubes )

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ARMD

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Age-Related Macular Degeneration

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Ast

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Astigmatism

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ENT

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ear,nose,throat

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EOM

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Extraocular Movement

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IOP

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Intraocular Pressure

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Myop

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Myopia

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O.D.

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Doctors of Optometry

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OD

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Right Eye

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OM

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Otitis Media

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OS

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Left Eye

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OU

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Both Eyes

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ST

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Esotropia

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