Histology Flashcards
1
Q
Conduction deafness
A
BLOCKED sound conduction
2
Q
Sensorineural deafness
A
Destroy nerve (SENSORY NEUROPITHELIAL)
sensory death
3
Q
Corneal transplant
A
types:
1: penetrating keratoplasty
2: lamellar keratoplasty
3: endothelial keratoplasty
4
Q
Cataract Lens
A
Lens: made of water + protein (crystallin) - clumps with age = cataract
5
Q
Cataract causes
A
Metabolic:
diabetes
homocysteinuria
Congenital: syphilis herpes CMV rubella
6
Q
Glaucoma
A
inc IOP
symptoms: heachade eye pain loss of vision halo
signs:
peripheral loss
readness
IOP inc
7
Q
Cause of permanent eye damage in glaucoma
A
Inc in fluid = optic nerve compression
8
Q
Retinal detachment
A
detachment:
junction of pigment epithelial layer + the rods and cons layer
