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Medical Terminology Eyes Flashcards

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1
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Structures outside of the eyeball

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Adnexa of the eyes

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Eye socket

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Orbit

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Angle where eyelids meet

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Canthus

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Where eyelids meet nearest nose

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Inner canthus

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Fold of skin on side of nose near eye

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Epicanthus

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Where eyelids meet farthest from nose

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Outer Canthus

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Framework of eyelids

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Tarsus

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Eyelash hairs

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CiLia one L

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Mucous membrane - starts in eyelid and covers exposed part of eye

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Conjunctiva

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Secrete tears

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LAcrimal Glands

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Tears

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Lacrimal Fluid

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Carries tears to corner of eye - overflow is “crying”

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Lacrimal Canal

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Drains excess tears into nose

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Lacrimal Duct

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Sac in upper portion of lacrimal duct

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Lacrimal Sac (no K)

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Outside the eye

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ExtraOcular

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Inside the eye

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IntraOcular

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Eye wall - outer layer - “whites” - protect everything except cornea

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Sclera

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Eye wall - middle layer - contains blood vessels

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ChoRoid

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Eye wall - innermost layer - receives and transmits nerve impulses

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Retina

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Chamber behind cornea, in front of iris

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Anterior Chamber

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21
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Fluid in anterior eye chamber

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AquEous Fluid

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Gel in posterior eye chamber

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VitREous GEL

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Yellow area in center of retina - sharpest vision

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Macula

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Pit in middle of macula

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Fovea Centralis

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Where retina connects to optic nerve

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Optic Disk / Blind Spot

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Mid-front layer, incl muscles - colored layer of eye

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Uveal Tract

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Muscles and ligaments in choroid, adjusts thickness of lens - produces Aqueous fluid

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CiLary Body (one L)

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Colored muscular layer surrounding pupil - control light through pupil

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Iris (Irido)

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Transparent outer covering of Iris and Pupil

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Cornea (kerAto)

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30
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Black circular opening in center of eye

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Pupil (coro)

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Clear, curved structure that focuses images on retina

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Lens (phako)

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32
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Action - seeing at various distances

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Accomodation

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33
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Action - inward movement of eyes toward each other for close-up vision

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ConvergEnce

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34
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Action - eye test - ability of lens to bend light rays

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Refraction

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35
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Action - ability to see detail at a distance

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Visual Acuity

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36
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Relationship between eye’s refractive power and its shape

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EmmEtropia (good) (2 Ms) or Ametropia (bad) (1 m)

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37
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Eye Drs

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OpTHALmOLOgist, Optometrist, Optician

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38
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Drooping eyelid

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BlephArOptosis

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39
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Internal Stye - swelling eyelid due to clogged gland

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ChalaZION (2 As)

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40
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Eyelid turned OUT

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EctroPION eccc!

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Eyelid turned IN

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EntroPION (E, not I)

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External Stye - filled w puss

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Hordeolum

43
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Swelling around eye

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PeriOrbital Edema

44
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Pinkeye

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CoNjunctivitis

45
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Inflamation of lacrimal gland

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DacryoADENitis (da cryin gland)

46
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Bleeding between conjunctiva and sclera

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Subconjuctival HemOrrhage

47
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Dry eye

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XerophTHALmia (zero tears)

48
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Inflamation of uveal tract

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Iritis

49
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Pitting of cornea - often from injury - may leave cloud

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Corneal Ulcer

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Inflamation of cornea

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KERAtitus

51
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Benign growth on cornea

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Pterygium

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Inflamation of sclera

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Scleritis

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Adhesion binding iris

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Synechia

54
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Pupils unequal in size

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AnisOcoria

55
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Loss of transparency of Lens

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Cataract (all As)

56
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Involuntary movement of eyeball - may cause vertigo

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nySTAGmus

57
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Swelling and inflamation of optic nerve - choked disc

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PapilEDEMA

58
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Progressive degeneration of retina - affects night and peripheral vision

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Retinitis Pigmentosa

59
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Disease - increased intraocular pressure from blocked flow of fluid OUT of the eye

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GlaucOMA

60
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Disease - progressive degeneration of macula at center of retina

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Macular Degeneration

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Double vision

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DipLOPia

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Blindness in HALF the field

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HemiANOPIA

63
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Color blindness 1 color

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MonochromAtism

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Night blindness

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NycTALopia

65
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Aging eyes - near vision declines

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Presbyopia

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Eyes point indifferent directions - general term

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StraBISmus

67
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Eyes point/turn indifferent directions - inward - cross eye

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Esotropia

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Eyes point/turn in different directions - outward - walleye

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Exotropia

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Error in refraction and focus

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Ametropia (only one M)

70
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Improper focus due to shape of cornea

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Astigmatism

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Improper focus - farsightedness - see far away well

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HyperOPIA

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Improper focus - nearsightedness - see near well

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MyOPIA

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Partial loss of sight - dim vision

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AmBLYopia

74
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Blind spot in vision

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Scotoma

75
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Measures acuity

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Snellen Chart

76
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Visual examp of back of eye - requires dilation

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OphTHALmoscopy pH

77
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Used to dilate eyes

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Mydriatic drops

78
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Measure of intraocular pressure - for glaucoma

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Tonometry

79
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Diagnostic - stain

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Fluorescein Staining

80
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Surgical Suturing of eyelids

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TarsOrrphaphy

81
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Surgical tissue removal of iris

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IridECTOMY (2 i )

82
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Artificial eye

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Ocular prosthesis

83
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Incision to flatten cornea to correct vision

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Radial KeraTOTomy

84
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Removal of vitreous fluid, replace

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VITRectomy

85
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Cataract surgery with ultrasound - melt cataracts

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PhacoEmulsification

86
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Eye with replaced lens - intraocular (IOL)

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PseudoPHAKIA

87
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Closed-angle Glaucoma treatment using laser

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Laser Iridotomy

88
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Open-angle Glaucoma treatment using laser to create drain

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Laser Trabeculoplasty

89
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Treatment for wet mac - with lasers to seal leak

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Photocoagulation

90
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Reattachment of detached retina

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RetinOpexy

91
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Eye word parts

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OpHthalmo, Oculo, Opto

92
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Eye abreviations

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OD, OS, OU dexter sinister Utl/univ

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Out and In

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Ec and En, Exo and Eso

94
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Eye muscles

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Rectus (superior, lateral, inferior) and Oblique (superior, inferior)

95
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Eye structure - backside - out to in

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SCR Sclera, Choroid, Retina

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Eye structure - front side - out to in

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CCIPL Conjunctiva, Cornea, Iris, Pupil, Lens

97
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unit of measurement len’s refractive power

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Diopter

98
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Action - exam of FRONT of eye

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Slit-lamp Ophthalmascopy PH

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