click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Bonewit Chapt 6
Eye and Ear Asessment & Procedures- Sierra Waugh
Question | Answer |
---|---|
Astigmatism | A refractive error that causes disorted and blurred vision for both near and far objects. |
Audiometer | An instrument used to measure heaing acuity for various frequnecies. |
Canthus | The junction of the eyelids at either corner of the eye. |
Cerumen | Earwax |
Hyperopia | Farsightedness |
Impacted | Wedged firmly together. |
Instillation | The dropping of a liquid into a body cavity. |
Irrigation | The washing of a body canal with a flowing solution. |
Myopia | Nearsightedness |
Otoscope | An instrument used to examine the external ear canal and tympanic membrane. |
Presbyopia | A decrease in the elasticity of the lens that occurs with aging. |
Refraction | The deflection or bending of light rays. |
Tympanic Membrane | A thin semitransparent membrane between the external ear canal and the middle ear that receives and transmits sound waves. |