Eye/ Ear Flashcards by Chloe Derks

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accommodation

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ocular adjustment of focus for distant and near objects

lens changes shape

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amblyopia

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lazy eye

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canthus

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outer and inner corners of eye

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diplopia

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double vision

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ectropion

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lower eyelid turns out

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epiphora

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overflow of tears down face bc of incorrect drainage

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exophthalmos

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bulging of eye out of socket

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hyperopia

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farsightedness (can’t see close)

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strabismus

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eyes don’t align when looking same object

can result in amblyopia

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limbus

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houses stem cells

border of cornea and sclera

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miosis

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excessive constriction pupil

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myopia

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nearsightedness (can’t see far)

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mydriasis

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dilation of pupil

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nystagmus

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eyes make uncontrolled movements

can alter vision and affect balance

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palpebral fissure

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the opening between the eyelids

diameter of eyes

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photophobia

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light sensitivity

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presbyopia

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farsightedness caused by loss elastic. of eye

due to old age

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ptosis

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upper eyelid droops over eye

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scotoma

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blind spot

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cerumen

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earwax

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conductive hearing loss

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trouble transferring sound waves from outer to inner ear through tympanic mem

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mixed hearing loss

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conductive and sensorineural hearing loss

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otalgia

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earache

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otitis

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inflammation of ear

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otorrhea

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ear drainage

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otoscope

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device to look in ears

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ototoxic

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meds toxic to ear (cochlea and aud. nerve)

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presbycusis

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sensorineural hearing disorder

hearing damage bc of noise

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sensorineural hearing loss

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damage to inner ear structures

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tinnitus

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ringing of ears

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vertigo

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dizzy feeling

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refraction

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bending light rays

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convergence

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mvmnt eyes inward

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bulbar conjunctivae

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part of conjunct. over actual eyeball

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palpebral conjunctivae

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part conjunct. lines eyelids

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entropion

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eyelid curves in

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PERRLA

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pupils, equal, round, react light, accommodation

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ansiocoria

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unequal pupil sizes