Mod G Unit 2

Front 1

Optic Chiasm

Back 1

The point at which the two optic nerves intersect.

Front 2

Auto Clave

Back 2

Machine using heat and pressure to sterilize instruments.

Front 3

Electrolysis

Back 3

Method using electricity to remove hair and lashes.

Front 4

Optic Disk

Back 4

Head of the optic nerve where it enters the eye.

Front 5

Occluder

Back 5

A tool used to block vision.

Front 6

Vision

Back 6

Ability to perceive images by reflected light energy.

Front 7

Visual Pathway

Back 7

The route of nerve fibers involving vision.

Front 8

Entropion

Back 8

Turning inward of the eye lid.

Front 9

Epiphora

Back 9

Excessive tear flow.

Front 10

Cycloplegic

Back 10

Dilates pupil and effects accommodation.

Front 11

Rotating Burr

Back 11

An instrument used in the removal of deeply embedded corneal foreign bodies and rust rings.

Front 12

Stye

Back 12

Inflamed oil gland on the edge of your eye lid where the lashes meet the lid.

Front 13

Chalazion

Back 13

A small nodule or bump in the eye lid caused by blockage in the oil gland.

Front 14

Corneal Abrasion

Back 14

Superficial scratches and erosions of the cornea.

Front 15

Tono-pen

Back 15

Small instrument used to measure intraocular pressure.

Front 16

Off-Label Use

Back 16

Using a drug as a treatment other than its recommended use.

Front 17

Miosis

Back 17

Constrictionof pupils in response to light or drugs.

Front 18

Corneal Dellen

Back 18

Small concavities on the outer edge of the cornea that sometimes appear after ocular surgery.

Front 19

Hereditary

Back 19

Genetically transmitted from parent to offspring.

Front 20

Homograft

Back 20

Transplantation from members of the same species, such as humans.