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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

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cor/o

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pupil

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corne/o

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cornea

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cycl/o

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ciliary body or muscle of eye

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dacry/o

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tears, tear duct

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ir/o, irid/o

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iris

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kerat/o

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cornea

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lacrim/o

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tears

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ocul/o

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eye

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ophthalmo/o

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eye

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opt/o, optic/o

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eye, vision

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palpebr/o

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eyelid

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papill/o

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optic disc; nipple like

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phac/o, phak/o

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eye

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pupill/o

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pupil

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retin/o

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retina

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scler/o

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sclera (white of eye); hard

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uve/o

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uvea; vascular layer of the eye (iris, ciliary body, choroid)

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vitre/o

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glassy

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ambly/o

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dull, dim

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dipl/o

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double

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glauc/o

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gray

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mi/o

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smaller, less

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mydr/o

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widen, enlarge

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nyct/o

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night

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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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scot/o

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darkness

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xer/o

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dry

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-opia, -opsia

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vision

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-tropia

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to turn

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astigmatism

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defective curvature of cornea or lens

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hyperopia, hypermetropia

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farsightedness

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myopia

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nearsightedness

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presbyopia

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impairment of vision as result of old age

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cataract

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clouding of lens, causing decreased vision

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chalazion

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small, hard, cystic mass (granuloma) on eyelid

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diabetic retinopathy

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disease of retina caused by diabetes mellitus

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glaucoma

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increase intraocular pressure results in damage to retina and optic nerve with loss of vision

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hordeolum (stye)

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localized, purulent, inflammatory staphylococcal infection of sebaceous oil producing gland in eyelid

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macular degeneration

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progressive damage to macula of retina

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nystagmus

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repetitive rhythmic movements of one or both eyes

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retinal detachment

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two layers of retina separate from each other

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strabismus

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abnormal deviation of eye

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blepharitis

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eyelid inflammation, causing redness, crusting, swelling along lid

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chalazion

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granuloma formed around inflamed sebaceous gland

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dacryocystitis

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blockage, swelling, infection of nasolacrimal duct and lacrimal sac; redness, swelling in region between nose and lower lid

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ectropion

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outward sagging and eversion of eyelid, cornea dries

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entropion

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inversion of eyelid, lashes rub against eye

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ptosis

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dropping of upper lid margin from neuromuscular problems or trauma

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xanthelasma

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raised yellowish plaque on eyelid caused by lipid disorder

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fluorescein angiography

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intravenous injection of flurorescein (dye) followed by photos of retina thru dilated pupils

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ophthalmoscopy

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visual exam of eye interior

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optical coherence tomography (oct)

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non invasive imaging technique using light waves to take cross sectional pics of retina

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slit lamp microscopy

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exam of anterior ocular structures under microscopic magnification

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visual acuity test

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clarity of vision is assessed

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visual field test

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measurement of entire scope of vision

60
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enucleation

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removal of entire eyeball

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keratoplasty

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surgical repair of cornea

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laser photocoagulation

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intense, focused light beam (argon laser) creates inflammatory reaction that seals retinal tears and leaky retinal blood vessels

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lasik

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use of excimer laser to correct errors of refraction

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phacoemulsification

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cataract removal surgery in which ultrasonic vibrations break up lens; pieces are then aspirated thru ultrasonic probe

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scleral buckle

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suture of silicone band to sclera over detached portion of retina

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vitrectomy

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removal of vitreous humor

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acous/o

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hearing

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audi/o

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hearing; sense of hearing

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aur/o, auricul/o

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ear

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cochle/o

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cochlea

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mastoid/o

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mastoid process

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myring/o

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eardum, tympanic membrane

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ossicul/o

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ossicle

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ot/o

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ear

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salping/o

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eustachian tube, auditory tube

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staped/o

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stapes (third bone of middle ear)

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tympan/o

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eardrum, tympanic membrane

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vestibul/o

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vestibule

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-acusis, -cusis

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hearing

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-meter

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instrument to measure

81
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-otia

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ear condition

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acoustic neuroma

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benign tumor arising from eighth cranial nerve

83
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cholesteatoma

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collection of skin cells and cholesterol in sac within middle ear

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deafness

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loss of ability to hear

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meniere disease

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disorder of labyrinth of inner ear; elevated endolymph pressure in cochlea and semicircular canals

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otitis media

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swelling of middle ear

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otosclerosis

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hardening of bony tissue of middle ear

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tinnitus

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sensation of noises in ears without external source

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vertigo

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sensation of irregular or whirling motion either of oneself or of external objects

90
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audiometry

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testing sense of hearing

91
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cochlear implant procedure

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surgical insertion of device that allows sensorineural hearing impaired persons to understand speed

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ear thermometry

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measurement of temp of tympanic membrane by detection of infrared radiation from eardrum

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otoscopy

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visual exam of ear canal with otoscope

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tuning fork test

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test of ear conduction using vibration source (tuning fork)

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