Eye

Question 1

Accommodation

Answer 1

Normal adjustment of the eye to focus on objects from far to near

Question 2

Anterior chamber

Answer 2

Area behind cornea in front of lens/iris

Question 3

Aqueous humor

Answer 3

Fluid produced by ciliary body. Found in anterior chamber

Question 4

Biconvex

Answer 4

2 surfaces that are round, elevated and curved evenly. Lens of eye

Question 5

Choroid

Answer 5

Middle, vascular layer of eye, between retina/sclera

Question 6

Ciliary body

Answer 6

Surrounds lens/ connects choroid/iris. Controls shape of lens/ secretes aqueous humor

Question 7

Cone

Answer 7

Photoreceptor cell in retina transforms light energy into nerve impulse. Responsible for color/ central vision

Question 8

Conjunctiva

Answer 8

Membrane lines undersurface of eyelids/ covers anterior eyeball

Question 9

Cornea

Answer 9

Clear tissue extends over anterior portion of eyeball

Question 10

Fovea centralis

Answer 10

Depression in retina; region of clearest vision

Question 11

Fundus of the eye

Answer 11

Posterior inner part of eye

Question 12

Iris

Answer 12

Pigment layer opens/closes allowing more/less light

Question 13

Lens

Answer 13

Clear bioconvex body behind pupil

Question 14

Macula

Answer 14

Yellowish area on retina lateral/below optic disc

Question 15

Optic chiasm

Answer 15

Point where optic nerve fibers cross in brain

Question 16

Optic disc

Answer 16

Back of eye where optic nerve meets retina;blind spot

Question 17

Optic nerve

Answer 17

Cranial nerve; carries impulses from retina to brain

Question 18

Pupil

Answer 18

Light rays pass

Question 19

Astigmatism

Answer 19

Defective curvature of cornea/lens

Question 20

Hyperopia

Answer 20

Farsightedness

Question 21

Myopia

Answer 21

Nearsightedness

Question 22

Presbyopia

Answer 22

Reduced lens accommodation from old age

Question 23

Glaucoma

Answer 23

Increased intraocular pressure damages retina/optic nerve

Question 24

What is tonometry?

Answer 24

Measures intraocular pressure to detect glaucoma

Question 25

Hordeolum (stye)

Answer 25

Staph infection

Question 26

Vitreous humor

Answer 26

Soft jelly-like material behind lens in vitreous chamber. Helps maintain eye shape

Question 27

Lens accommodation

Answer 27

Flattening of lens (distant) thickening/rounding (close)

Question 28

Macular degeneration

Answer 28

Progressive damage to macular of retina

Question 29

Nystagmus

Answer 29

Repetitive rhythmic movements of eye/s

Question 30

Strabismus

Answer 30

Abnormal deviation of eye

Question 31

AMD

Answer 31

Age-related macular degeneration

Question 32

HEENT

Answer 32

Head,eyes,ears,nose,throat

Question 33

IOL

Answer 33

Intraocular lens

Question 34

IOP

Answer 34

Intraocular pressure

Question 35

LASIK

Answer 35

Laser in situ keratomileusis

Question 36

OD

Answer 36

Right eye; doctor or optometry

Question 37

OS

Answer 37

Left eye

Question 38

OU

Answer 38

Both eyes

Question 39

PERRLA

Answer 39

Pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation

Question 40

POAG

Answer 40

Primary, open-angle glaucoma

Question 41

PRK

Answer 41

Photorefractive keratectomy

Question 42

VA

Answer 42

Visual acuity

Question 43

VF

Answer 43

Visual field