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41 Cards in this Set
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Swelling of the eyelid |
Blepharitis |
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Drying of the eye surfaces |
Xerophthalmia |
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Inflammation of the sclera |
Scleritis |
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Surgical removal of portion of the tissue in the iris |
Iridectomy |
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Use of air pressure in the air canal for diagnostic testing of middle ear disorders |
Tympanometry |
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Surgical removal of the labyrinth |
Labyrinthectomy |
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Going cross-eyed |
Convergence |
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Process of eyes making adjustments as narrowing and widening of the pupil |
Accommodation |
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Loss of transparency of the lens of the eye |
Cataract |
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Group of diseases; increased intraocular pressure |
Glaucoma |
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The three layers of the eyeball |
Scalera choroid and retina |
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Duct in the Corner of the eye |
Lacrimal duct |
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Sacs in the eye the tears empty into |
Lacrimal sacs |
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The canal that the tears overflow out of when crying |
Lacrimal canals |
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Outside of the eye |
Extraocular |
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Inside the eye |
Intraocular |
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Progressive degeneration of the retina; affects night and peripheral vision. |
Retinitis pigmentosa |
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Dilation of the pupil |
Mydriasis |
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Sense of whirling, dizziness, and loss of balance |
Vertigo |
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Condition of ringing sound in the ear |
Tinnitus |
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Surgical correction of the middle ear |
Tympanoplasty |
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When Sound waves are prevented from passing of air to the fluid filled inner-ear; can be earwax or infection. |
Conductive hearing loss |
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Develops when the auditory nerve or hair cells in the inner ear are damaged |
Sensorineural hearing loss |
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Gradual sensorineural hearing loss |
Presbycusis |
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Physician that provides primary Eye care |
Optometrist |
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Physician that designs fits and dispenses lenses for visual correction |
Optician |
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Radiographic study of blood vessels in the retina with intravenous injection of fluorescent dye contrast medium. |
Fluorescent angiography |
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Visual examination of fundus of the eye with ophthalmoscope |
Ophthalmoscopy |
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Swelling and inflammation of the optic nerve through the optic disc |
Papilledema |
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Small surgical incision in the eardrum to relieve pressure from too much pus |
Myringotomy |
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Measurement of intraocular pressure |
Tonometry |
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Inflammation of the cornea |
Keratitis |
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Nodule or cyst in the upper eyelid |
Chalazion |
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Contagious inflammation with blisters on the eardrum |
Infectious myringitis |
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Surgical removal of the stapes bone |
Stapedectomy |
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Disorder when eyes point in different directions |
Strabismus |
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Removal of the vitreous humor |
Vitrectomy |
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Abnormal condition where Pupils are unequal sizes |
Anisocoria |
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Fungal infection of auditory canal |
Otomycosis |
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Flow of pus from the ear |
Otopyorrhea |
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Ankylosis of the bones in the middle ear causing conductive hearing loss |
Otosclerosis |