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88 Cards in this Set
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ambly/o
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dull, dim
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aque/o
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water
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blephar/o
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eyelid
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choroid/o
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choroid
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core/o
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pupil
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pupill/o
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pupil
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conjunctiv/o
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conjunctiva
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corne/o
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cornea
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kerat/o
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horny tissue, hard
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cycl/o
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ciliary body of eye, circular
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dacry/o
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tear
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lacrim/o
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tear
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dacryocyst/o
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lacrimal sac
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glauc/o
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gray
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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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ocul/o
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eye
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ophthalm/o
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eye
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opt/o
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eye, vision
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optic/o
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eye, vision
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phac/o
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lens
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phot/o
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light
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presby/o
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old age
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retin/o
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retina
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scler/o
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hardening/sclera white of eye
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scot/o
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darkness
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vitr/o
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vitreous body (of eye
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audi/o
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hearing
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aur/o
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ear
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ot/o
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ear
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labyrinth/o
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labryrinth (inner ear)
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mastoid/o
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mastoid process
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salping/o
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tubes (auditory)
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staped/o
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stapes
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myring/o
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eardrum (tympanic membrane)
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-opia
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vision
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-opsia
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vision
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-tropia
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turning
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-acusia
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hearing
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-cusis
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hearing
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exo-
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outward, outside
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hyper-
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excessive
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none
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none
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none
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non
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none
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onne
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EOM
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Extraocular Movement
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IOP
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Intraocular Pressure
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OD
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Right eye, Doctor of optometry
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OS
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Left eye
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OU
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both eyes
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ENT
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Ears, nose, throat
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PERRLA
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Pupils equal, round, and reactive to light and accomodation
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PE
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Pressure equalizing tube
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AD
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right ear
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AS
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Left ear
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AU
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Both ears
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HEENT
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Head, eyes, ears, nose, throat
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EENT
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eyes ears nose throat
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REM
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Rapid eye movement
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none
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none
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Achromatopsia
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Complete color blindness
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Chalazion
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Small, hard tumor developing in the eyelid
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Conjunctivitis
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Inflammation of the conjunctiva
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Ectropion
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Eversion, or outward turning of the lower eyelid
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Entropion
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Inversion of the lower eyelid
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Exopthalmos
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Protrusion of one or both eyeballs
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hordeolum
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swelling of the eyelid caused by bacteria (sty)
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nyctalopia
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night blindness
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photophobia
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unusual intolerance and sensitivity to light
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retinopathy
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any disorder of retinal blood cells
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visual field
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area in which objects may be seen when the eye is in a fixed position
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Meniere Disease
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Disorder of the labrynth that leads to progressive hearing loss
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PE Tubes
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Tubes inserted in the tympanic membrane to treat chronic otitis media
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tinnitus
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perception of ringing, hissing or other sounds in the ear and head when no external sound in present
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vertigo
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dizziness
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Lasik
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Flaps
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RK
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Radial Keratotomy-incision with knife to reshape cornea
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PRK
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Photorefractive keratectumy0 Laser incision in the cornea
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Pinna/auricle
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ear flap
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cerumen
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earwax
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eustachian tube
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relieves pressure in the ear
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cochlea
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snail (keeps sound waves moving)
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otitis media
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inflamation of the middle ear
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Phacoemulsification
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jackhammer effect to crack lens and remove in pieces
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Intraocular lens
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lens put in after surgery
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cataract surgery
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lens gets cloudy, surgery to replace lens
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aqaueous humor
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watery, body constantly produces this
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vitreous humor
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gelly substance.. one supply from birth
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