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Vocabulary Flashcards

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Accomodation

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Automatic adjustment of lens, allows for eye to see at varying distances.

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Adnexa

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Tissue around the globe (lids, 3rd lid, lacrimal system, conjunctiva, orbital tissue). Accessory structures of the eye

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Amaurosis

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Loss of vision, especially in reference to unknown cause.

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4
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Aniridia

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Congenital defect of absence of an iris.

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Anisocoria

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Unequal pupil size.

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Ankyoblepharon

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Adhesion of the eyelids.

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Anophthalmos

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Absence of eye.

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Anterior Chamber

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Space between the cornea and the iris.

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Aphakia

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Absence of lens.

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Aphakic Crescent

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Lens is abnormally displaced causing equator of lens in pupil.

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Aqueous Humor

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Clear liquid that fills the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye.

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Aqueous flare

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Ability to observe aqueous humor due to increase protein.

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13
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Asteroid Hyalosis

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Small opacities associated with age occurs in vitreous

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14
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Blepharitis

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Inflammation of eyelids

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15
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Blepharophimosis

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Inability to open eyelid to normal extent

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16
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Blepharoplasty

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Plastic surgery to eyelid.

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Blepharospasm

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Involuntary spasm of eyelid muscle.

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18
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Bulla/bullae

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Blister/blisters or vesicles

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Bupththalmos

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Enlarged globe caused by increased pressure in the eye, glaucoma.

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20
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Canthus

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The angle formed by the meeting of the upper and lower lid.

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21
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Caruncle

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Small piece of skin in medial canthus.

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Cataract

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Opacity of the lens and/or lens capsule.

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Chalazion

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Sebaceous cyst of the eyelid caused by the blockage of Meibomian gland.

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Chemosis

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Edema of the conjunctiva.

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25
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Choroid

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Posterior uvea.

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26
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Collyrium

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Eyewash

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27
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Coloboma

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Hole/fissure in ocular tissue caused by the abnormal closure of fetal tissue.

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Corectopia

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Abnormal location of pupil.

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29
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Cycloplegia

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Paralysis of the ciliary musculature within the ciliary body.

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30
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Dacryoadenitis

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Inflammation/infection of the lacrimal gland.

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31
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Dacryocystitis

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Inflammation/infection of the lacrimal sac.

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Dermoid

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Abnormal placement of skin and its appendages most often affecting eyelid, conjunctiva, and/or cornea.

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Descemetocele

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Herniation of Descemet’s membrane of the cornea.

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Diopter

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Unit of measurement of the refractive power of the lens

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Distichiasis

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Presence of two rows of eyelashes.

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Dyscoria

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Abnormally shaped pupils.

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Ectropion

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Rolling out of eyelid margin.

38
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Emmetropia

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Normal refraction where the image is focused on the retina.

39
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Enophthalmos

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Abnormal retraction of the globe within the orbit.

40
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Entropion

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Rolling inward of eyelid margin.

41
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Epiphora

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Overflowing of tears.

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Euryblepharon

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Abnormally large eyelid opening.

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Exopththalmos

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Protrusion of globe.

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Fundus

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Posterior portion of the eye seen with the ophthalmoscope (optic nerve, tapetum, non tapetum and choroid).

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Glaucoma

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Disease associated with an increase in intraocular pressure.

46
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Gonioscopy

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Examination of the iridocorneal angle.

47
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Hordeolum

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Infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid (stye).

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Hyperopia

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Far sighted, image is focused behind the retina.

49
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Hyphema

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Blood in anterior chamber.

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Hypopyon

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Pus in anterior chamber.

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Intumescent Lens

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Swollen or enlarged lens.

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Iridodonesis

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Tremulousness of iris due to displacement of lens.

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Keratectomy

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Excision of cornea.

54
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Keratitis

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Inflammation of cornea.

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Lacrimation

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Production of tears.

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Lagophthalmos

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Inability to close eyelid completely.

57
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Leukoma

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Corneal scar.

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Miosis

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Constriction of pupil.

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Mydriasis

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Dilation of pupil.

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Myopia

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Nearsightedness, image is focused in front of the retina.

61
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Nebula

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Small scar in cornea.

62
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Nyctalopia

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Night blindness.

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Nystagmus

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Rhythmical oscillations of the globe horizontal, ventral or rotary.

64
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OD

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Right eye.

65
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Opthalmoplegia

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Paralysis of eye muscles.

66
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OS

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Left eye.

67
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Pannus

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Newly formed fibro vascular tissue of the cornea.

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Panophthalmitis

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Inflammation of all ocular tissue.

69
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Papilla

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Optic disc.

70
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Photophobia

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Ocular pain caused by bright light.

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Phthisis Bulbi

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Shrinkage of the globe secondary to severe inflammation.

72
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Presbyopia

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Refractive error associated with the impaired elasticity of lens due to age.

73
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Proptosis

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Forward placement of globe.

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Ptosis

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Drooping of eyelid.

75
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Retinoschisis

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Abnormal splitting of retinal layers. This can be congenital.

76
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Rubeosis iridis

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Abnormal neovascularization of the surface of the iris.

77
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Sicca

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Dry

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Staphyloma

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Protrusion of the outer coat of the eye lined with uvea.

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Strabismus

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Deviation of one globe, causing eyes not to be directed to same object simultaneously.

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Symblepharon

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Adhesions between the palpebral and bulbar conjunctiva or adhesions to cornea or eyelid.

81
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Synchysis Scintillans

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Cholesterol crystals in liquefied vitreous.

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Synechia

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Abnormal adhesion of iris to adjacent structures (iris to cornea is anterior, iris to lens is posterior).

83
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Trichiasis

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Abnormal deviation of one or more eyelashes.

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Uveitis

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Inflammation of the vascular tunic of the eye (iris, ciliary body, choroid)

85
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Vitreal Syneresis

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Liquefaction of the vitreous.

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Zonule

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Very fine fibers that stretch from the ciliary processes to the lens, which holds the lens in place.

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Zonulolysis

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Enzymatic dissolution of the ciliary zonule.

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