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35 Cards in this Set
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Astigmatism |
Causes blurred vision |
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Blepharitis |
Inflammation of the eyelids |
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Blepharoptosis |
Drooping in the eyelids |
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Blindness |
Loss of the sense of sight |
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Color blindness |
An inability to perceive visual colors sharply |
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Cataract |
Lens in the eyes becoming progressively cloudy |
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Chalazion |
A cyst or nodule on the eyelid |
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Conjunctivitis |
Inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the eyelids and covering the front part of the eyeball "Pink Eye" |
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3 types of conjunctivitis |
Viral, bacterial, and allergic |
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Corneal Abrasion |
A disruption of the cornea's surface epithelium |
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Diabetic Retinopathy |
Disease in the retina, occurs from long term or poorly controlled diabetes mellitus in which the tissues of the retina experience scarring due to ABNORMAL DILATION & CONSTRICTION OF VESSELS, HEMORRHAGES, MICROANEURYSM, & ABNORMAL FORMATION OF NEW VESSELS CAUSING LEAKAGE OF BLOOD INTO THE VITREOUS HUMOR |
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Ectropion |
Turning out of the eyelash margins (especially in lower eyelid), exposing the eyelid and eyeball surface and lining |
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Entropion |
Turning in of the eyelash margins (especially the lower margins) |
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Exophthalmia |
Abnormal protrusion of the eyeballs typically due to an expanded volume of the orbital contents |
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Glaucoma |
Ocular disorders identified as a group due to the increase in intraocular pressure, causing damage to the optic nerve |
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Hemianopsia |
Loss of vision or blindness in one-half of the visual field |
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Hordeolum |
Bacterial infection of an eyelash follicle or sebaceous gland |
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Hyperopia |
Excessive visual condition on father distances |
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Hyphema |
Bleed into the anterior chamber of the eye |
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Karitis |
Corneal inflammation |
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Macular Degeneration |
Progressive deterioration of the retinal cells in the macular due to aging |
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Myopia |
Nearsighted due to the clarity of close objects |
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Nyctalopia |
Inadequate vision at night or in faint lighting (night blindness) |
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Nystagmus |
Mixed rhythmic involuntary movements of the eyes caused by use of alcohol or certain drugs |
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Ophthalmia Neonatorum |
Purulent inflammation of the conjuctiva or cornea in the newborn |
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Presbyopia |
Visual condition of the elderly, where lens cannot focus on an image accurately |
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Pterygium |
Irregular growth of fibrovascular tissue from the conjunctiva onto the cornea on the nasal side of the cornea |
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Retinal Detachment |
Complete splitting away of the retina from the pigmented vascular layer |
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Retinal Tear |
Opening in the retina that allows leakage of vitreous humor under the retina |
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Scleritis |
Inflammation in the white, outside covering of the eyeball |
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Scotoma |
Area in one or both eyes that has a decreased visual function |
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Strabismus |
Failure of the eyes to gaze in the same direction due to weakness in the muscles controlling the position of one eye |
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Synechia |
Adhesion in the eye that develops as a complication of trauma, inflammation, or surgery or as a second condition |
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Trachoma |
Infectious eye disease caused by Chlamydia Trachomatis |
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Uveitis |
Inflammation of all the middle vascular layer of the eye |