Question | Answer |
A state of balance | equilibrium |
A tube which connects the nose and throat | eustachian tube |
Accumulation of aqueous humor in the eye | glaucoma |
An error in refraction | ametropia |
Acuity | clearness or sharpness of a sensory function |
Complete deafness | anacusis |
Condition in which one eye is misaligned with the other or out of synchrony | strabismus |
Corrective surgery for a deformed pinna | otoplasty |
Cosmetic surgery removing fatty tissue above and below the eyes | blepharoplasty |
Defective curve of the cornea or lens | astigmatism |
Dilation of the pupil | corectasis |
Discharge of pus from the ear | otopyorrhea |
Drugs that dilate the pupils | mydriatics |
Ear pain | otalgia |
Ear wax | cerumen |
Evaluation of blood vessels and their leakage in and beneath the retina | fluorescein angiography |
Excision of the iris | iridectomy |
Farsightedness | hyperopia |
Flow of tears | dacryorrhea |
Impaired vision in dim light aka nightblindness | nyctalopia |
Incision of the cornea for treatment of nearsightedness | radial keratotomy (RK) |
Otitis externa | infection of the external auditory canal |
Otitis media | inflammation of the middle ear |
amblyopia | lazy eye syndrome |
Presbyopia | loss of accommodation associated with the aging process |
Anosmia | loss of sense of smell |
Audiometry | measurement of hearing acuity |
Phacoemulsification | method of treating cataracts that disintegrates a cloudy lens, and is then aspirated and removed |
Optometrist | one who specializes in eye measurements |
Cataracts | opacities on the lens |
Tinnitus | perception of ringing, hissing, or other sounds in the ears |
Olfactory | pertaining to smell |
Blepharoptosis | prolapse of the eyelid |
Tympanoplasty | reconstruction of the eardrum |
Semicircular canals | responsible for balance |
Achromatopsia | severe congenital deficiency in colour perception |
Incus | shaped like an anvil |
Malleus | shaped like a hammer |
Stapes | shaped like a stirrup |
Ear canal | slender tube through which sound waves travel to the middle ear |
Chalazion | small, hard, tumour on the eyelid |
Cochlea | snail shaped inner ear structure; first structure of the inner ear |
Hordeolum | stye |
Gustation | taste |
Cornea | the clear, transparent portion of the sclera |
Sclera | the white of the eye |
Antiemetics | treat and prevent nausea, vomiting, dizzyness and vertigo |
Nystagmus | type of involuntary eye movements |
Photophobia | unusual intolerance and sensitivity to light |
Metamorphopsia | visual distortion of objects |
Aqueous humor | colourless fluid found in the posterior and anterior chambers, provides nourishment for the lens and cornea, produced by the ciliary body and drained by the canal of schlemm |
Acc | accomodation |
ARMD,AMD | age related macular degeneration |
Ast | astigmatism |
ENG | electronystagmography |
IOL | intraocular lens |
IOP | intraocular pressure |
LASIK | laser assisted in situ keratomileusis |
AC | air conduction |
BC | bone conduction |
ENT | ears, nose and throat |
NIHL | noise induced hearing loss |
O.D. | doctor of optometry |
RK | radial keratotomy |
SLE | slit-lamp examination |
ST | esotropia |
VA | visual acuity test |
VF | visual field |
XT | exotropia |
OM | otitis media |
PE | pressure equalizing (tube) |
URI | upper respiratory infection |
Cones | functions in bright light, produces colour vision |
Rods | functions in dim light, produces black & white |
Conjunctiva | covers the outer surface of the eyeball, |
Vestibular system | controls balance and eye movements, contains the semicircular canals and the vestibule |
Fovea | centre of the macula, composed of only cones, provides the greatest acuity for colour vision |
Mastoid Process | one of the temporal bones which encloses the sinuses |