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66 Cards in this Set
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dull, dim
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ambuly/o
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water
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aque/o
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eyelid
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blephar/o
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conjunctiva
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conjunctiv/o
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pupil
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core/o
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cornea
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corne/o
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ciliary muscle
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cycl/o
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tear, tear duct
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dacry/o
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double
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dipl/o
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gray
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glauc/o
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iris
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ir/o
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iris
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irid/o
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cornea
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kerat/o
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tears
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lacrim/o
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eye
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ocul/o
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eye
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ophthalm/o
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eye, vision
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opt/o
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eye
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optic/o
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optic disk
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papill/o
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lens
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phac/o
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light
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phot/o
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old age
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presby/o
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pupil
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pupill/o
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retina
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retin/o
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sclera
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scler/o
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vascular
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uve/o
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glassy
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vitre/o
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relaxation
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-chalasis
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vision
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-opia
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to turn
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-tropia
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achromatopsia
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condition of color blindness-unable to perceive one or more colors
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amblyopia
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loss of vision not as a result of eye pathology.
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astigmatism
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a condition in which light rays are focused unevenly on the retina, which causes a distorted image, due to an abnormal curvature of the cornea
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blepharochalasis
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the upper eyelid increases in size due to a loss of elasticity, which is followed by swelling and recurrent edema of the lids. the skin may droop over the edges of the eyes when the eyes are open
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cataract
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damage to the lens causing it to become opaque or cloudy, resulting in diminishied vision
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chalazion
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small hard tumor or mass similar to a sebaceous cyst, developing on the eyelids
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corneal abrasion
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scraping injury to the cornea.
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diabetic retinopathy
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these small hemorrhages and edema in the eye develop in the retina as a result of diabetes mellitus
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glaucoma
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increase in intraocular pressure, which may result in atrophy of the optic nerve and blindness
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hemianopia
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loss of vision in half of the visual field
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hordeolum
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refers to a sty, a small purulent inflammatory infection of a sebaceous gland of the eye
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hyperopia
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with this condition a person can see things in the distance but has trouble reading material as close range (farsightedness)
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macular degeneration
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deterioration of the macular area of the retina of the eye
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monochromatism
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unable to perceive one color
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myopia
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with this condition a person can see things close up but distance vision is blurred (nearsightedness)
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nystagmus
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jerky-appearing involuntary eye movements, usually left and right
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pink eye
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a common term for conjunctivitis
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retinal detachment
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occurs when the retina becomes separated from the choroid layer, damages blood vessels and nerves resulting in blindness
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retinitis pigmentosa
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progressive disease of the eye that results in the retina becoming hard and pigmented and atrophying
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retinoblastoma
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a malignant eye tumor that occurs in children
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strabismus
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an eye muscle weakness resulting in the eyes looking in different directions at the same time
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trachoma
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chronic infectious disease of the conjunctive and cornea caused by bacteria
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hearing
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acous/o
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hearing
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audi/o
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hearing
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audit/o
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ear
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aur/o
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ear
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auricul/o
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cochlea
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cochle/o
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labyrinth
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labyrinth/o
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eardrum
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myring/o
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ear
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ot/o
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eustachian tube
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salping/o
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stapes
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staped/o
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eardrum, middle ear
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tympan/o
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hearing
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-cusis
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ear condition
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-otia
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