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20 Cards in this Set
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Abrasion |
rubbing off of the superficial layer |
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Acanthamoeba |
Protozoan known for contaminating homemade saline and hot tubs, and thus a problem for some contact lens wearers; can cause severe corneal infection |
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Afterimage |
Image of an object that remains on the retina after lids are closed |
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Albinism |
Hereditary loss of pigment in the eye,skin, and hair; usually associated with lowered visual acuity, nystagmus and light sensitivity |
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Apical clearance |
Distance between the back surface of a contact lens and the cornea |
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Blepharitis |
Inflammation of the margins of the eye lids |
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Blepharoconjunctivitis |
Inflammation of the eye lid and conjunctiva |
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Blepharospasm |
Excessive winking; chronic spasm of the orbicularis oculi muscle |
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Blue sclera |
Thin altered sclera |
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Corneal refractive therapy (CRT) |
Use of rigid contacts during sleep to reshape the cornea and correct myopia and small amounts of astigmatism |
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Giant papillary conjunctivitis |
A condition associated with soft contact lens wear,marked by increasing lens awareness,itching, mucus discharge and inflammation |
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Iritis |
Inflammation of the iris marked by pain and photophobia |
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Keratitis Sicca |
Dryness of the cornea |
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Keratoplasty |
Corneal transplant operation |
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Lagophthalmos |
Condition in which the eye lids cannot completely close |
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Mires |
The targets in the ophthalmometer that are reflecting back from the cornea |
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Pinguecula |
Yellowish triangular thickening of the bulbar conjunctiva |
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Aniridia |
Congenital absence of the iris |
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Anisocoria |
Inequality of pupil size |
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Amplitude is accommodation |
Total adjustment ability for near and distant objects |
