Chapter 7: ENT Drugs and Diseases Flashcards
Agents that cause the pupil to dilate
Mydriatics
Used to treat infectious diseases. Those that are used for the eye may be in the form of an ointment, cream, or solution.
Antibiotics
Agents used in treating fungal infections of the eye, such as blephar iris, conjunctivitis, and keratitis.
Antifungal
Agents used to treat viral infections of the eye
Antiviral
An eye disorder in which optic aces cannot be directed to the same object
Strabismus
A small, hard, painless cyst of a meibomian gland
Chalazion
An inflammation of one or more of the sebaceous glands of the eyelid
Sty, stye (also called hordeolum)
Drugs that are used to treat glaucoma
Diuretics, cholinergics, and cholinesterase inhibitors