Eye disorders Flashcards
1
Q
Cartaracts
-what is it and cure
A
-clouding of the lens from aging or toxins
-surgery to replace lens
2
Q
Glaucoma
-what is it
-cure
A
-increased pressure bild up in the eye that causes damae to the optic nerve
-surgery, eyedrops, medicine
3
Q
astigmatism
what is it
cure
A
-abnormally shaped cornea
-corrective lenses
4
Q
myopia (nearsighted)
-what is it
cure
A
-when the eye is too long, and the image falls in front of the retina
-concave lenses
5
Q
hyperopia (far sighted)
-what is it
cure
A
-when the eye is too short and the image falls behind the retina
-convex lenses