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Glaucoma |
group of diseases that cause intraocular pressure, resulting in damage
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Nyctalopia |
(night blindness) individual with normal daytime vision struggles To see at night
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Amblyopia |
dimness of vision or partial loss of sight without a detectable disease
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Stapedectomy |
surgical removal of the stapes bone and insertion of a prosthesis
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Exotropia |
(walleye or "lazy eye") outward deviation of one eye relative to another |
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Keratitis |
Inflammation of the cornea |
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Astigmatism |
eye does not focus properly due to uneven curvatures of the cornea
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Tinnitis |
ringing, buzzing, or roaring sound in one or both ears
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Tarsorrhaphy |
suturing together the top and bottom eyelids following paralysis
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Xerophthalmia |
(dry eye) drying of eye surfaces |
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Otomycosis |
fungal infection of the external auditory canal
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Laser Trabeculoplasty |
treat open angle glucomas; creates opening in the trabecular meshwork to drain fluid
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Conjunctivitis |
(pinkeye) inflammation of the conjunctiva caused by infection
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Papilledema |
choked disk, swelling and inflammation of the optic nerve at the point of entrance |
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Dacryoadenitis |
Inflammation of the lacrimal gland due to infection |
