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Review of Disease11
Senses
Question | Answer |
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macular degeneration | macula deterirates resulting in progressive vision loss in center of point of vision |
cataracts | opacities of lens - causes clouding |
strabismus | misalignment of eyes (crossed eyes) |
amblyopia | brain does not use equal signal from eyes and disregards image from weaker eye (lazy eye) |
vertigo | dizziness with sensation of moving in space |
glaucoma | increased intraocular pressure |
astigmatism | refraction of light spread over large area rather than focused area on retina |
sensorineural hearing loss | hearing loss caused by damage to the sound pathway of inner ear to the auditory nerve and brain |
tinnitus | ringing of the ears |
nystagmus | rapid eye movement side to side |
otitis media | infection of the middle ear |
presbycusis | hearing loss of advancing age |
labrynthitis | otitis interna |
otits externa | infection of the outer ear (swimmers ear) |
Meniere Disease | tinnitus, hearing loss, nausea, vomiting, nystagmus due to inner ear disorder |