Definitions 2 Flashcards
An inflammation of the cornea that can be due to many causes, including bacterial, viral, or fungal infections.
Keratitis
The normal relationship between the refractive power of the eye and the shape of the eye that enables light rays to focus correctly on the retina
Emmetropia
The flow of pus from the ear
Otopyorrhea
aka “dry eye”. Is the drying of eye surfaces, including the conjunctiva, that is often associated with aging.
Xerophthalmia
The retina that is the receptors for black and white.
Rods
The Aqueous humor is drained through
The canal of Schlemm
medical term for: “pressure-related discomfort”
Ear barotoma
The swelling of the tissues around the eyes
Periorbital edema
aka “night blindness”
Nyctalopia
aka “Pinkeye”
Conjunctivitis
The angle where the upper and lower eyelids meet.
Canthus
An accumulation of earwax that forms a solid mass by adhering to the walls of the external auditory canal.
Impacted cerumen
