Eye disorders Flashcards

1
Q

Cartaracts
-what is it and cure

A

-clouding of the lens from aging or toxins
-surgery to replace lens

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Glaucoma
-what is it
-cure

A

-increased pressure bild up in the eye that causes damae to the optic nerve
-surgery, eyedrops, medicine

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3
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astigmatism
what is it
cure

A

-abnormally shaped cornea
-corrective lenses

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4
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myopia (nearsighted)
-what is it
cure

A

-when the eye is too long, and the image falls in front of the retina
-concave lenses

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hyperopia (far sighted)
-what is it
cure

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-when the eye is too short and the image falls behind the retina
-convex lenses

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