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80 Cards in this Set
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aqueous humor
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chamber, fluid produced by ciliary body
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blepharitis
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inflammation of eyelid
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blepharoptosis
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drooping eyelid
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conjunctivitis
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pink eye
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anisocoria
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unequal pupils
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corneal abrasion
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scratch on eye
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cycloplegic
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paralysis of eye muscle
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dacryoadenitis
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inflammation od tear duct
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iritis
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inflammation of iris
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iridic
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pertaining to iris
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iridectomy
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portin of iris removed
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keratitis
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inflammation of cornea
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lacrimal
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pertaining to tears
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lacrimination
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production of tears
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intraocular
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pertaining to within eye
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ophthalmologist
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medical doctor specializes in eye disease
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opthalmic
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pertaining to eye
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ophthalmoplegia
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paralysis of eye
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optic
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pertaining to vision
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optometrist
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non medical professional
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optician
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non medical grinds lenses
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palpebral
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pertaining to eye lid
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papilledema
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swelling of optic disc
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phacoemalsification
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cataract extraction, ultrasonic vibration
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aphakia
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no lens
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pupillary
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pertaining to pupil
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retinitis
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inflammation of retina
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hypertensive retinopaty
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disease of retina, high blood pressure, diabetes
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corneoscleral
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pertaining to retina & sclera
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scleritis
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inflammation of sclera
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uveitis
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inflammation uvea
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vitreous humor
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maintains shape of eye, jelly like, behind lens
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amblyopia
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lazy eye, dull vision, partial loss of vision
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diplopia
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double vision
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glaucoma
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pressure, damage to retina & optic nerve
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miosis
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small pupil
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mydriasis
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dilation of pupil
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nyctalopia
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night blindness
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photophobia
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fear of light (sensitivity)
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presbyopia
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impairment of vision, due to old age
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scotoma
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blind spot
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xerophthalmia
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dry eye
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hyperopia
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farsightedness
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hemianopsia
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absence in 1/2 of vision field
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esotropia
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cross eyed, one eye inward
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accommodation
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focus, normal adjustment
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anterior chamber
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behind cornea front of lens
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biconvex
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two surfaces, rounded, elevated curved evenly
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choroid
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middle, vascular of eye
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ciliary body
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structure surrounding lens
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cone/rods
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photoreceptor cell in retina
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conjunctiva
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membrane lining eyelids
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cornea
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transparent tissue over anterior chamber
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fovea centralis
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tiny pit, depression in retina
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fundas of the eye
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posterior, inner part of eye
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iris
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pigmented color
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lens
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biconvex body behind pupil
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optic chiasm
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optic nerve fibers cross brain
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optic disc
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region back of eye
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optic nerve
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cranial nerve carrying impulses
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pupil
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central opening
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refraction
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bending light rays by cornea
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retina
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light sensitive nerve cell layer
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sclera
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white of eye
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thalamus
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relay center, brain
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astigmatism
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curvature of cornea
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myopia
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nearsightedness
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cataract
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clouding
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chalazion
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cyst on eye lid
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diabetic retinopathy
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effect from diabetes
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hordeolum
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stye, infection of sebaceous gland
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nystagmus
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repetitive rhythmic eye movement
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retinal detachment
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two layers of retina separate
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strabismus
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deviation of eyes
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exotropia
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wall eyed, one eye outward
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hypertropia
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one eye upward
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hypotropia
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one eye downward
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enucleation
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removal of eye
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keratoplasty
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surgical repair of cornea
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sclera buckle
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suture to fix detached retina
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