Treatments and Therapies -

Question 1

miotic

Miot- construction
ic - pertaining to

Answer 1

drug that causes the abnormal contraction of the pupil

Question 2

mydriatic

mydriat - dialation
ic - condition

Answer 2

drug that causes the abnormal dilation of the pupil

Question 3

cycloplegic

cyclo - cillary body
pleg - paralysis
ic - pertaining to

Answer 3

drug that paralyzes the ciliary body

Question 4

intravitreal antibiotics

intra - inside
vitre- vitreous
al - pertaining to

Answer 4

antibiotics administered directly into the vitreous gel liquid

Question 5

ceruminolytic

cernium - ear wax
lytic breakdown agent

Answer 5

drug that aids in the breakdown of ear wax

Question 6

ototoxic

oto - ear
tox - poison
ic - condition

Answer 6

drug that is damaging to the ear/hearing

Question 7

blepharoplasty

Answer 7

surgical reconstruction of the eyelid

Question 8

dacryoadenectomy

dacryo - tear
aden - gland
ectomy - removal

Answer 8

removal of the tear gland

Question 9

dacryocystectomy

dacryo - tear
cyst - sac
ectomy - removal

Answer 9

removal of the sac

Question 10

dacryocystorhinostomy

dacryo - tear
cysto - sac
rhino - nose
stomy - opening

Answer 10

creation of an opening between the tear sac and the nose

Question 11

dacryocystotomy

dacryo - tear
cyst - sac
tomy - incision

Answer 11

incision into the tear sac

Question 12

enucleation

e - out
nucle - nucleus
ation - procedure

Answer 12

removal of an eye

Question 13

oculoplasty

oculo - eye
plasty - reconstruction

Answer 13

surgical reconstruction of the eye

Question 14

ophthalmectomy

ophthalm - eye
ectomy - removal

Answer 14

removal of the eye

Question 15

corneal transplant

cornea
al - pertaining to
trans - to across
plan t0 place

Answer 15

replacement of damaged cornea with donated tissue

Question 16

keratoplasty

kerato - cornea
plasty - reconstruction

Answer 16

surgical reconstruction of the cornea

Question 17

keratomy

kerat - cornea
tomy - incision

Answer 17

incision into the cornea

Question 18

iridectomy

irid - iris
ectomy - removal

Answer 18

removal of the iris

Question 19

iridocyclectomy

irid - iris
cyclo - cillary body
ectomy - removal

Answer 19

removal of the iris and ciliary body

Question 20

iridotomy

irido - iris
tomy - incision

Answer 20

incision into the iris

Question 21

phacoemulsification

phaco - lens
emulisific
ation - condition

Answer 21

fragmentation of an existing lens in order to remove and replace it

Question 22

retinopexy

retino - retina
pexy - surgical flxation

Answer 22

surgical fixation (reattachment) of a retina

Question 23

retinotomy

retino - retina
tomy - incision

Answer 23

incision into the retina

Question 24

vitrectomy

vitr- vitreous
ectomy - removal

Answer 24

removal of the vitreous liquid from the eye

Question 25

auditory prosthesis

Answer 25

hearing aid

Question 26

otoplasty

Answer 26

surgical reconstruction of the ear

Question 27

myringectomy

Answer 27

removal of the eardrum