Chapter 14 - Ophthalmology

Question 1

ophthalm/o-

Answer 1

eye

Question 2

accommod/o-

Answer 2

adapt

Question 3

What is the definition of rectus?

Answer 3

straight

Question 4

What is the definition of oblique?

Answer 4

on a slant

Question 5

blephar/o-

Answer 5

eyelid

Question 6

-ptosis

Answer 6

state of drooping; state of falling

Question 7

ec-

Answer 7

out; outward

Question 8

trop/o

Answer 8

having an affinity for; stimulating; turning

Question 9

en-

Answer 9

in; inward; within

Question 10

What is blepharitis?

Answer 10

inflammation of the eyelid w/ crusts and scales at the base of the eyelid

Question 11

What is blepharoptosis?

Answer 11

drooping of the upper eyelid due to age or excessive fat

Question 12

What effect does ectropion have on the eye?

Answer 12

it causes chronic dry eye

Question 13

What is ectropion?

Answer 13

injury or growth on lower eyelid causing it to turn outward

Question 14

What is entropion?

Answer 14

weakening of muscles and tendons that causes lower lid to turn inward and lashes to touch eyeball

Question 15

EOM

Answer 15

extraocular muscles

Question 16

presby/o

Answer 16

old age

Question 17

-ia

Answer 17

condition; state; thing

Question 18

op/o-

Answer 18

vision

Question 19

What is presbyopia?

Answer 19

loss of flexibility of the lens and loss of accommodation caused by aging

Question 20

retin/o-

Answer 20

retina

Question 21

blast/o-

Answer 21

embryonic; immature

Question 22

What is a retinoblastoma?

Answer 22

cancerous tumor of the retina in children, arising from abnormal embryonic retinal cells

Question 23

What is the more common term for amblyopia?

Answer 23

lazy eye

Question 24

What is hyperopia?

Answer 24

farsightedness

Question 25

What is myopia?

Answer 25

nearsightedness

Question 26

What is diplopia?

Answer 26

double vision

Question 27

What air-puff test is used to detect glaucoma?

Answer 27

tonometry

Question 28

What is a mydriatic drug used for?

Answer 28

to dilate the pupils

Question 29

mydr/o-

Answer 29

widening

Question 30

-iatic

Answer 30

pertaining to a process or state

Question 31

enucle/o-

Answer 31

remove the main part

Question 32

What is an enucleation surgery?

Answer 32

procedure to remove the entire eye from its bony orbit because of trauma or tumor

Question 33

lacrim/o-

Answer 33

tears

Question 34

What is photophobia?

Answer 34

abnormal sensitivity to bright light

Question 35

angi/o-

Answer 35

blood vessel; lymphatic vessel

Question 36

-graphy

Answer 36

process of recording

Question 37

What is blepharoplasty?

Answer 37

plastic surgery to remove fat and sagging skin from eyelids; usually part of a facelift

Question 38

How are entropion and ectropion corrected?

Answer 38

blepharoplasty

Question 39

OD

Answer 39

right eye

Question 40

OS

Answer 40

left eye

Question 41

OU

Answer 41

both eyes