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30 Cards in this Set
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Conjunctiva
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Mucous membrane lining the eyelids and anterior part of the eyeball
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Sclera
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Fibrous connective tissue
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Cornea
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Sclera changing into clear transparent outer layer
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Miosis
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Iris contracts and restricts to reduce light
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Mydriasis
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Dialate to let light in
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Choroid
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Spongy membrane of blood vessels
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Ciliary body
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Shape of the lens
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Uvea
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Iris, ciliary body, and choroid
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Macula fovea
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Sharpest vision
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Ectropion
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Lower eyelid turns outward
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Entropion
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Lower eyelid turns inward
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Hordeolum
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Red painful swelling or pimple containing pus on the eyelid
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Dacryocystis
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Bacterial infection of the lacrimal sac
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Conjunctivitis
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Inflamed reddened and swollen conjunctiva with dialated blood vessels in the sclera
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Exophthalmos
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Outward bulging of the anterior surface of the eye with a startled staring expression
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Anisocoria
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Unequal size of pupils
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Glaucoma
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Increased intraocular pressure because aqueous humor cannot circulate freely
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Cataract
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Clouding of the lens
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Presbyopia
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Loss of flexibility of the lens with blurry near vision and loss of accommodation
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Diabetic retinopathy
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Chronic progressive condition of the retina in which a large number of new fragile blood vessels form in ppl with uncontrolled diabetis
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Macular degen
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Loss of central vision
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Nystagmus
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Involuntary rhymic motions in the eye
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Strabismus
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Deviation of one or both eyes medially or laterally
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Myopia
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Near sightedness
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Acoustic neuroma
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Benign tumor of the vestibular nerve
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Cholesteatoma
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Benign slow growing tumor in the middle ear
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Menieres disease
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Edema of the semicircular canals with destruction of the cochlea
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Otorrhea
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Drainage of serous fluid or pus from the ear
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Otosclerosis
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Abnormal deposits of bone in the middle ear particularly between the stapes and the oval window
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Vertigo
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Sensation of motion and dizziness when the body is not moving
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