Eye

Front 1

Aque/o

Back 1

Water

Front 2

Conjunctiv/o

Back 2

Conjunctiva

Front 3

Cor/o

Back 3

Pupil

Front 4

Blephar/o

Back 4

Eyelid

Front 5

Corne/o

Back 5

Cornea

Front 6

Cycl/o

Back 6

Ciliary body or muscle of the eye

Front 7

Dacry/o

Back 7

Tears, tear duct

Front 8

Ir/o

Back 8

Iris

Front 9

Irid/o

Back 9

Iris

Front 10

Kerat/o

Back 10

Cornea

Front 11

Lacrim/o

Back 11

Tears

Front 12

Ocul/o

Back 12

Eye

Front 13

Ophthalm/o

Back 13

Eye

Front 14

Opt/o

Back 14

Eye, vision

Front 15

Optic/o

Back 15

Eye, vision

Front 16

Palpebr/o

Back 16

Eyelid

Front 17

Papill/o

Back 17

Optic disc; nipple-like

Front 18

Phac/o

Back 18

Lens of the eye

Front 19

Phak/o

Back 19

Lens of the eye

Front 20

Pupill/o

Back 20

Pupil

Front 21

Retin/o

Back 21

Retina

Front 22

Scler/o

Back 22

Sclera; hard

Front 23

Uve/o

Back 23

Uvea; vascular layer of the eye (iris, ciliary body, and choroid)

Front 24

Vitre/o

Back 24

Glassy

Front 25

Ambly/o

Back 25

Dull, dim

Front 26

Dipl/o

Back 26

Double

Front 27

Glauc/o

Back 27

Grey

Front 28

Mi/o

Back 28

Smaller, less

Front 29

Mydr/o

Back 29

Widen, enlarge

Front 30

Nyct/o

Back 30

Night

Front 31

Phot/o

Back 31

Light

Front 32

Presby/o

Back 32

Old age

Front 33

Scot/o

Back 33

Darkness

Front 34

Xer/o

Back 34

Dry

Front 35

-opia

Back 35

Vision

Front 36

-opsia

Back 36

Vision

Front 37

-tropia

Back 37

To turn

Front 38

Astigmatism

Back 38

Defective curvature of the cornea or lens of the eye

Front 39

Hyperopia

Back 39

Farsightedness

Front 40

Hypermetropia

Back 40

Farsightedness

Front 41

Myopia

Back 41

Nearsightedness

Front 42

Presbyopia

Back 42

Impairment of vision as a result of old age

Front 43

Cataract

Back 43

Clouding of the lens, causing decreased vision

Front 44

Chalazion

Back 44

Small, hard, cystic mass (granuloma) on the eye lid

Front 45

Neovascularization

Back 45

New blood vessels form in the retina

Front 46

Macular edema

Back 46

Fluid leaks from blood vessels into the retina and vision is blurred.

Front 47

Glaucoma

Back 47

Increased intraocular pressure resulting in damage to the retina and optic nerve with loss of vision.

Front 48

Hordeolum (stye or sty)

Back 48

Localized, purulent, inflammatory staph infection of a sebaceous gland in the eye

Front 49

Macular degeneration

Back 49

Progressive damage to the macula of the retina

Front 50

Dacryocystitis

Back 50

Blockage, inflammation, and infection of a nasolacrimal duct and a lacrimal sac

Front 51

Ectropion

Back 51

Outward sagging and eversion of the eyelid

Front 52

Entropion

Back 52

Inversion of the eyelid

Front 53

Ptosis

Back 53

Drooping of upper lid margin

Front 54

Xanthelasma

Back 54

Raised yellowish plaque on eyelid

Front 55

Xanth/o

Back 55

Yellow

Front 56

-elasma

Back 56

Plate

Front 57

Nystagmus

Back 57

Repetitive rhythmic movement of one or both eyes

Front 58

Retinal detachment

Back 58

Two layers of the retina separate from each other

Front 59

Photopsia

Back 59

Bright flashes of light

Front 60

Pneumatic retinopexy

Back 60

A gas bubble is injected into the vitreous cavity to put pressure on the area of retina tear until the retina is reattached.

Front 61

Strabismus

Back 61

Abnormal deviation of the eye

Front 62

Esotropia

Back 62

One eye turns inward

Front 63

Exotropia

Back 63

One eye turns outward

Front 64

Hypertropia

Back 64

One eye deviates upward

Front 65

Hypotropia

Back 65

One eye deviates downward

Front 66

Fluorescein angiography

Back 66

Intravenous injection of fluorescein followed by serial photographs of the retina through dilated pupils

Front 67

Ophthalmoscopy

Back 67

Visual examination of the interior of the eye

Front 68

Slit lamp microscopy

Back 68

Examination of anterior ocular structures under microscope

Front 69

Ton/o

Back 69

Tension

Front 70

Tonometry

Back 70

Measures intraocular pressure

Front 71

Visual acuity test

Back 71

Clarity of vision assessed

Front 72

Visual field test

Back 72

Measurement of the entire scope of vision

Front 73

Enucleation

Back 73

Removal of the entire eyeball

Front 74

Keratoplasty

Back 74

Surgical repair of the cornea (corneal transplant)

Front 75

Laser photocoagulation

Back 75

Intense, precisely focused light beam seals retinal tears and leaky retinal blood vessels

Front 76

LASIK

Back 76

Excimer laser is used to correct errors of refraction

Front 77

Phacoemulsification

Back 77

Ultrasonic vibrations used to break up the lens and then aspirate the pieces through the probe

Front 78

Scleral buckle

Back 78

Suture of a silicone band to the sclera over a detached portion of the retina

Front 79

Blepharitis

Back 79

Inflammation of the eyelid

Front 80

Blepharoptosis

Back 80

Prolapse (sagging) of the eyelid

Front 81

Anisocoria

Back 81

Pupils are of unequal size

Front 82

Cycloplegic

Back 82

Pertaining to paralysis of the ciliary muscle

Front 83

Dacryoadenitis

Back 83

Inflammation of the lacrimal glad

Front 84

Iritis

Back 84

Inflammation of the iris

Front 85

Iridic

Back 85

Pertaining to the iris

Front 86

Iridectomy

Back 86

Removal of a portion of the iris

Front 87

Keratitis

Back 87

Inflammation of the cornea

Front 88

Lacrimal

Back 88

Pertaining to tears

Front 89

Lacrimation

Back 89

The process of forming tears

Front 90

Ophthalmic

Back 90

Pertaining to the eye

Front 91

Ophthalmoplegia

Back 91

Paralysis of the eye muscles

Front 92

Optic

Back 92

Pertaining to the eye or to vision

Front 93

Optometrist

Back 93

One who measures or examines eyes and prescribes lenses

Front 94

Optician

Back 94

One who grinds lenses and fits glasses

Front 95

Palpebral

Back 95

Pertaining to the eyelid

Front 96

Papilledema

Back 96

Swelling of the optic disc and hyperemia (Increased blood flow)

Front 97

Aphakia

Back 97

Absence of the lens of the eye

Front 98

Pupillary

Back 98

Pertaining to the pupil

Front 99

Corneoscleral

Back 99

Pertaining to the cornea in sclera layers of the eye

Front 100

Uveitis

Back 100

Inflammation of the uvea (vascular layer of the eye)

Front 101

Amblyopia

Back 101

Dullness of vision

Front 102

Diplopia

Back 102

Double vision

Front 103

Miosis

Back 103

Condition of contraction of the pupils

Front 104

Mydriasis

Back 104

Condition of enlargement of the pupils

Front 105

Nyctalopia

Back 105

Night blindness

Front 106

Photophobia

Back 106

Sensitivity to light

Front 107

Presbyopia

Back 107

Defective vision due to old age

Front 108

Scotoma

Back 108

Blind spot

Front 109

Xerophthalmia

Back 109

Dry eyes

Front 110

Hemi

Back 110

Half

Front 111

An-

Back 111

Without

Front 112

Anis/o

Back 112

Unequal

Front 113

Miotic

Back 113

Drug that causes the pupil to contract

Front 114

-al

Back 114

Blindness

Front 115

My-

Back 115

Shut

Front 116

Snellen chart

Back 116

Assesses visual acuity