Health Assessment

Front 1

Accommodation

Back 1

adaption of the eye for near vision by increasing the curvature of the lens

Front 2

Anisocoria

Back 2

unequal pupil size

Front 3

Arcus senilis

Back 3

gray-white arc or circle around the limbus of the iris that is common with aging

Front 4

Argyll Robertson pupil

Back 4

pupil does not react to light of restrict with accommodation

Front 5

Astigmatism

Back 5

refraction error of vision due to differences in curvature in refractive surfaces of the eye (cornea and lens)

Front 6

A-V crossing

Back 6

crossing paths of an artery and vein in the ocular fundus

Front 7

Bitemporal hemianopia

Back 7

loss of temporal vision fields

Front 8

Blepharitis

Back 8

inflammation of the glands and eyelash follicles along the margin of the eyelids

Front 9

Cateract

Back 9

opacity of the lens of the eye that develops slowly with age and gradually obstructs vision

Front 10

Chalazion

Back 10

infection or retention cyst of a meibomian gland showing as a beauty module on the eyelid

Front 11

Conjunctivitis

Back 11

infection of the conjunct, pink-eye

Front 12

Cotton wool area

Back 12

abnormal soft exudates visible as gray-white areas on the ocular fundus

Front 13

Cup-to-disc ratio

Back 13

ratio of width of the physiological cup to the width of the optic disc, normally half or less

Front 14

Diopter

Back 14

unit of strength of the lens setting on the opthalmoscope

Front 15

Diplopia

Back 15

double vision

Front 16

Drusen

Back 16

benign deposits on the ocular funds that show as round yellow dots and occur commonly with aging

Front 17

Ectropion

Back 17

lower eyelid loose and rolling outward

Front 18

Entropion

Back 18

lower eyelid rolling inward

Front 19

Exopthalmos

Back 19

protruding eyeballs

Front 20

Fovea

Back 20

area of keenest vision at the center of the macula on the ocula fundus

Front 21

Glaucoma

Back 21

a group of eye diseases characterized by increased intraocular pressure

Front 22

Hordeolum

Back 22

stye; red painful pustule that is a localized infection of a hair follicle at eyelid margin

Front 23

Lid lag

Back 23

abnormal white rim of sclera visible between the upper eyelid and the iris when a person moves the eye downward

Front 24

Macula

Back 24

round darker area of the ocular funds that mediates vision only from central visual field

Front 25

Microaneurysm

Back 25

abnormal finding of round red dots on the ocular fundus that are localized dialations of small vesicles

Front 26

Miosis

Back 26

onstricted pupils

Front 27

Mydriasis

Back 27

dialated pupils

Front 28

Myopia

Back 28

nearsighted; refractive error in which near vision is better than far vision

Front 29

Nystagmus

Back 29

involuntary, rapid, rhythmic movement of the eyeball

Front 30

Optic atrophy

Back 30

pallor of the optic disc due to partial or complete death of the optic nerve

Front 31

Optic disc

Back 31

area of the ocular funds in which blood vessels exit and enter

Front 32

Papilledema

Back 32

stasis of blood flow out of the ocular fundus; sign of increased intracranial pressure

Front 33

Presbyopia

Back 33

decrease in power of accommodation that occurs with aging

Front 34

Pterygium

Back 34

triangular opaque tissue on the nasal side of the conjunctiva that grows towards the center of the cornea

Front 35

Ptosis

Back 35

drooping of the upper eyelid over the iris and maybe the pupil

Front 36

Red reflex

Back 36

red glow seen in the person pupil when first visualized through the ophthalmoscope

Front 37

Strabismus

Back 37

cross eyed

Front 38

Xanthelasma

Back 38

soft raised yellow plaques occurring on the skin at the inner corners of the eyes