Sight Flashcards
Is vision sensory or motor
Sensory
What cells are associated with sight
Lateral geniculate nucleus
What part of the brain is associated with sight
Thalamus
What is strabismus
When the eye do not align properly with each other when looking at an object
What is esotropia
One or both of the eyes turn inwards - cross eyed
What is exotropia
Where the eyes are deviated outwards
What is hypertropia
Misalignment of the eyes, one eye is higher than the other
What is amblyopia
Lazy eye
Muscle that innervates the upper eyelid
Levator palperbrae
What is blepharitis
Inflammation of the eyelids
What is ectropion
Lower eyelid sags or turns outwards
What is entropion
Lower eyelid turns inwards
What is a stye
Bacterial infection of the follicle of the eyelash
Tenderness, swelling
What is a chalazion
Most commonly found on the upper eyelid
Blockage of oil gland
Firm, painless lump
What is conjunctivitis
Inflammation or infection of the transparent membrane that lines your eyelid and covers your sclera