symptoms and conditions Flashcards
Blepharoptosis
Drooping of the eyelid
Drusen
Small glands that appear as tiny yellowish spots beneath the retina
(occurs w/ age or abnormal conditions)
Chalazion
(kah-LA-ze-on)
A small mass on the eyelid from inflammation and blockage of a meibomian (oil) gland
Floater
Small moving object in the field of vision originating as deposits within the vitreous body.
Casting shadows on the retina
Hordeolum/Sty
(hor-DE-o-lum)
Inflammation of a sebaceous gland of the eyelid
Keratoconus
(ker-ah-to-KO-nus)
Conical (cone shaped) protrusion of the corneal center (transparent/dome-shaped eye cover)
Miosis
Abnormal contraction of the pupils
Mydriasis
(Mih-DRI-ah-sis)
Pronounced or over dilation of the pupil
Nyctalopia
(nik-tah-LO-pe-ah)
Night blindness. Often due to lack of vitamin A.
Nystagmus
(nis-TAG-mus)
Rapid, involuntary, rhythmic movements of the eyeball
Papilledema/
Choked disk
Swelling of the optic disk (papilla)
[where the retina and optic nerve connect]
Pseudophakia
A condition in which a cataractous lens have been removed + replaced with a plastic lens
Retinitis
Inflammation of the retina
Phlyctenule
(FLIK-ten-ule)
A small blister or nodule on the cornea or conjunctiva
Retinitis Pigmentosa
Atrophy of the optic nerve and clumping of pigment in the retina.
Hereditary, chronic, degenerative disease
