Aapc Chapter 15, Eye And Ear

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acous/o

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hearing

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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canth/0

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eyelid

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conjunctiv/o

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conjunctival

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dacry/o

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relating to lacrimal system, tear

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dipl/o

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two

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goni/o

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angle

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irid/o

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iris

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kerat/o

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corneal

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myring/o

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tympanic membrane

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-opia

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vision

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ot/o

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ear

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phak/o

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lens

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phot/o

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light

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-ptosis

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droop

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rhin/o

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nose

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retin/o

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retinal

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scler/o

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ocular sclera

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staped/o

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stapes

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tars/o

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margin of eyelid

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trabecul/o

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relating to meshwork for drainage of aqueous humor

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uve/o

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uveal

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vitre/o

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vitreous

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AACG

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ACUTE ANGLE CLOSURE GLAUCOMA

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AC

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ANTERIOR CHAMBER

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AD

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RIGHT EAR

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AMD

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AGE RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION

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AO

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LEFT EAR

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AU

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BOTH EARS

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BOM

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BILATERAL OTITIS MEDIA

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BSOM

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BILATERAL SEROUS OTITIS MEDIA

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CACG

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CHRONIC ANGLE CLOSURE GLAUCOMA

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CE

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CATARACT EXTRACTION

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DA

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DARK ADAPTATION

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ERG

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ELECTRORETINOGRAM

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ETD

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EUSTACHIAN TUBE DYSFUNCTION

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FA

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FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY

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FB

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FOREIGN BODY

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FTG

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FULL TIME GLASSES

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GDD

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GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE DEVICE

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GS

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GAS PERMEABLE

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IOL

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INTRAOCULAR LENS

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IOP

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INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE

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LL

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LOWER LID

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LOM

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LEFT OTITIS MEDIA

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LSOM

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LEFT SEROUS OTITIS MEDIA

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NLD

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NASAL LACRIMAL DUCT

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NLDO

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NASAL LACRIMAL DUCT OBSTRUCTION

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NPDR

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NON-PROLIFERATIVE DIABETIC RETINAPATHY

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OAG

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OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA

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OD

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RIGHT EYE

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OS

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LEFT EYE

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OU

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BOTH EYES OR EACH EYE

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PCIOL

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POSTERIOR CHAMBER INTRAOCULAR LENS

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PMMA

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POLYMETHYLMETHACRYLATE

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PSC

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POSTERIOR CHAMBER INTRAOCULAR LENS

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RD

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RETINAL DETACHMENT

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RK

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RADIAL KERATOTOMY

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ROP

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RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY

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T&A

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TONSILS AND ADNOIDS

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TM

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TRABECULAR MESHWORK OR TYMPANIC MEMBRANE

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VALE

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VISUAL ACUITY, LEFT EYE

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VARE

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VISUAL ACUITY, RIGHT EYE

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VF

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VISUAL FIELD

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WNL

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WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS

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AQUEOUS HUMOR

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A clear, salty fluid filling the area behind the cornea and up to the lens.

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Blepharoplasty

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surgical repair of the eyelid.

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Cataract

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Flaws or clouding that develop in the crystalline lens.

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cerumen

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Ear wax

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Cholesteatoma

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A benign growth of skin in the middle ear, usually caused by chronic otitis media.

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Cornea

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The bay window of the eye. Has 5 layers that act to refract the light entering the eye.

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Dacryolith

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Calculus in the lacrimal sac or duct.

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Enucleation

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Removal of a structure such as the eyeball.

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Esotropia

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Condition where the eye deviates inward.

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Eustachian Tube

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A tube in the ear linking the middle ear to the nasopharynx. This tube equalizes pressure between the middle ear and the outer world.

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Evisceration

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A procedure where the contents of the eyeball are scooped out but the sclera shell remains connected to the eye muscles so that a prosthesis fitted into the globe will have natural movement.

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Exteneration

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Removal of a complete structure and the surrounding skin, fat, muscle, and bone.

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Extropia

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A condition where the eye deviates outward.

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Glaucoma

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A hypertensive condition of the eye caused by too much pressure from fluid.

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Goniotomy

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Procedure where an opening is made in the trabecular meshwork of the front part of the eye. The provider uses a goniolens during the procedure.

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Hypertropia

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Condition where the eye deviates upward.

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Iris

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Muscular ring around the pupil regulating the amount of light that enters the pupil. Also known as the source of eye color.

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Mastoid

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Bone in the skull just behind the ear containing tiny air cells that also form a conductive path for sound.

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Mastoiditis

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Inflammation or infection of the mastoid bone.

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Microtia

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Congenital deformity or the ear whereby the pinna (external ear) is underdeveloped.

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Meniere's Disease

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Most common form of peripheral vertigo, accompanied by hearing loss and tinnitus.

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Puncta

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Tiny openings of the tear ducts.

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Retrobulbar

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Space behind the eye.

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Trachoma

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Bacterial infection of the eye.

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Vitreous Humor

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Gel like mass that fills the large posterior segment of the eye.