Exam 4: Chapter 12 "Disease And Disorder Terms"

Question 1

aphakia

Answer 1

Condition of without a lens (may be congenital, though often is the result of extraction of a cataract without the placement of an intraocular lens)

Question 2

blepharitis

Answer 2

Inflammation of the eyelid

Question 3

blepharoptosis

Answer 3

drooping of the eyelid (commonly called ptosis)

Question 4

conjunctivitis

Answer 4

inflammation of the conjunctiva (commonly called pinkeye)

Question 5

dacryocystitis

Answer 5

Inflammation of the tear (lacrimal) sac

Question 6

diplopia

Answer 6

Double vision

Question 7

Endopthalmitis

Answer 7

Inflammation within the eye

Question 8

Iridoplegia

Answer 8

Paralysis of the iris

Question 9

Iritis

Answer 9

Inflammation of the iris

Question 10

Keratitis

Answer 10

Inflammation of the cornea

Question 11

Keratomalacia

Answer 11

Softening of the cornea (usually a bilateral condition associated with vitamin A deficiency)

Question 12

Leukocoria

Answer 12

Condition of white pupil

Question 13

Oculomycosis

Answer 13

Abnormal condition of the eye caused by a fungus

Question 14

Opthalmalgia

Answer 14

Pain in the eye

Question 15

Opthalamoplegia

Answer 15

Paralysis of the eye (muscle)

Question 16

Phacomalacia

Answer 16

Softening of the lens

Question 17

Photophobia

Answer 17

Abnormal fear of (sensitivity to) light

Question 18

Retinoblastoma

Answer 18

Tumor arising from a developing retinal cell (a congenital, malignant tumor)

Question 19

Retinopathy

Answer 19

(Any noninflammatory) disease of the retina (such as diabetic retinopathy)

Question 20

Sclerokeratitis

Answer 20

Inflammation of the sclera and the cornea

Question 21

Scleromalacia

Answer 21

Softening of the sclera

Question 22

Xerophthalmia

Answer 22

Condition of the dry eye (conjunctiva and cornea)

Question 23

Hyperopia

Answer 23

Farsightedness

Question 24

Macular degeneration

Answer 24

Progressive deterioration of the portion of the retina called the macula lutea, resulting in loss of central vision

Question 25

Myopia

Answer 25

Nearsightedness

Question 26

nyctalopia

Answer 26

poor vision at night or in a faint light (also called night blindness)

Question 27

Nystagmus

Answer 27

Involuntary, jerking movements of the eye

Question 28

Pinguecula

Answer 28

Yellowish mass on the conjunctiva that may be related to exposure to ultraviolet light, dry climates, and dust. A pinguecula that spreads onto the cornea becomes a pterygium

Question 29

Presbyopia

Answer 29

Impaired vision as a result of aging