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20 Cards in this Set
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Cataract |
Opacity or clouding of the crystalline lens |
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Pseudophakic |
Patient having an artificial lens, referred to as I.O.L. |
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Phakic |
Patient who still has their natural lens |
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Glaucoma |
Disease causing abnormal intraocular pressure in the eye |
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Perimetry test |
A visual field test to determine the borders of vision |
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Aphakic |
Patient who has their natural lens removed |
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Pharmacology |
Study of medicine and drugs, its uses and effects |
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Diabetic retinopathy |
Degeneration of retinal cells due to diabetes |
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Amsler grid |
Small card with horizontal and verticle lines used to monitor the central visual field |
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Exophthalmos |
Forward protrusion of the eye |
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Timoptic |
Medication drops used to treat glaucoma |
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Retinal detachment |
A tear or rip in the retina when pulling away from underlining choroid tissue |
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Tonametry |
Science of measuring intraocular pressure |
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Trabeculoplasty |
Treatment for glaucoma involving surgery with a laser |
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Sympathetic ophthalmia |
Inflammation or symptoms of one injured eye are transferred to the healthy eye |
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Intraocular lens |
Artificial implant into the eye |
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Fundus |
Interior surface of the eye referring to the retina |
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Hemianopia |
Blind in one half of the visual field |
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Diamox |
Medication pills used to treat glaucoma |
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Viscoelastic |
Artificial fluid that replaces the eyes natural fluid during surgery |
