Treatments and Therapies - Flashcards
miotic
Miot- construction
ic - pertaining to
drug that causes the abnormal contraction of the pupil
mydriatic
mydriat - dialation
ic - condition
drug that causes the abnormal dilation of the pupil
cycloplegic
cyclo - cillary body
pleg - paralysis
ic - pertaining to
drug that paralyzes the ciliary body
intravitreal antibiotics
intra - inside
vitre- vitreous
al - pertaining to
antibiotics administered directly into the vitreous gel liquid
ceruminolytic
cernium - ear wax
lytic breakdown agent
drug that aids in the breakdown of ear wax
ototoxic
oto - ear
tox - poison
ic - condition
drug that is damaging to the ear/hearing
blepharoplasty
surgical reconstruction of the eyelid
dacryoadenectomy
dacryo - tear
aden - gland
ectomy - removal
removal of the tear gland
dacryocystectomy
dacryo - tear
cyst - sac
ectomy - removal
removal of the sac
dacryocystorhinostomy
dacryo - tear
cysto - sac
rhino - nose
stomy - opening
creation of an opening between the tear sac and the nose
dacryocystotomy
dacryo - tear
cyst - sac
tomy - incision
incision into the tear sac
enucleation
e - out
nucle - nucleus
ation - procedure
removal of an eye
oculoplasty
oculo - eye
plasty - reconstruction
surgical reconstruction of the eye
ophthalmectomy
ophthalm - eye
ectomy - removal
removal of the eye
corneal transplant
cornea
al - pertaining to
trans - to across
plan t0 place
replacement of damaged cornea with donated tissue
