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Chapter #17
Sense Organs: Eye and Ear
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A defective curvature of the conea or lens of the eye causing images to be distorted | astigmatism |
| A condition also called "Farsightedness", occurs when patients cannot focus on nearby objects. | hyperopia |
| A condition where the patient is nearsighted | myopia |
| A visual condition that occurs as a process of natural aging | presbyopia |
| A degenerative eye condition that causes clouding of the lens and decreased vision. | cataract |
| A hard, cystic, mass present on the eyelid is called a ____________________ | chalazion |
| Caused by diabetes, this condition attacks the retina of the eye. | diabetic retinopathy |
| A condition of the eye that is caused by increased pressure in the fluid and interferes with the optic nerve is called. | glaucoma |
| Inflamation of the inner ear that is normally caused by an acute febrile process is called. | labrynthitis |
| A progressive damage to the macula of the retina, that occurs in both a dry and wet form. | macular degeneration |
| A condition of the eyes that is characterized by pendular jerky movements is called | nystagmus |
| A condition where the two layers of the retina separate from each other. | retinal detachment |
| A condition where there is an abnormal deviation of the eye causing a failure of the eyes to look in the same direction. | strabismus |
| A procedure that uses intravenous injection of fluorescein(a dye) followed by serial photographs of the retina through dilated pupils. | fluorescein angiography |
| A visual examination of the interior of the eye | ophthalmoscopy |
| ____________ is also known more commonly as swimmers ear. | otitis externa |
| A test used to assess the clarity of vision using a snellen chart to read from. | visual acuity test |
| Also called a tympanotomy, a ________ is a procedure that punctures the tympanic membrane. | myringotomy |
| What is the surgical proceedure to remove the entire eyeball. | enucleation |
| What is the surgical proceedure to repair the cornea or a cornea transplant. | keratoplasty |
| A procedure where an intense, precisely focused light beam creates an inflammatory reaction that seals retinal tears and leaky retinal blood vessels. | laser photocoagulation |
| The typical procedure performed to remove cataracts is called. ______________________ | phacoemulsification |
| A proceedure that can repair a damaged eardrum,stop infection and improve hearing is called a __________________ | tympanoplasty |
| A proceedure to remove the vitreous humor, a jelly like material, that is replaced with a clear solution. | vitrectomy |
| A procedure where the lens of the eye is removed because it has become cloudy is called. | catarac extraction |
| A collection of skin cells and cholesterol in a sac within the middle ear. | cholesteatoma |
| A ________ is a proceedure where an infected portion of the bone behind the ear is removed. | mastoidectomy |
| A disorder of the labyrinth of the inner ear; elevated endolymph pressure within the cochlea and semicircular canals, also the third most common type of vertigo. | Meniere disease |
| Inflammation of the middle ear. | otitis media |
| Hardening of the bony tissue of the middle ear, that can cause fixation or anklyosis of the stapes bone | otosclerosis |
| The abnormal sensation of noises in the ear is called. | tinnitus |
| The abnormal sensation of whirling motion is called ____________________ | vertigo |
| A procedure used to test the sense of hearing with an audiometer | audiometry |
| A small electronic devise that is placed in the ear to improve hearing is called. | cochlear implant |
| A proceedure that is performed when there is no usefull hearing in the ear, a portion of the inner ear is removed. | labyrinthectomy |
| The outward turning of one eye is called. | exotropia |
| Cross-eyed is also referred to as ____________ | esotropia |
| An upward deviation of one eye | hypertropia |
| A downward deviation of one eye | hypotropia |
| In children, strabismus may lead to _________ a partial loss of vision or lazy eye | amblyopia |
| In adults, strabismus may lead to __________ causing double vision. | diplopia |
| IOP | intraocular pressure |
| HEENT | head, eyes, ears, nose and throat |
| IOL | intraocular lens |
| OD | right eye |
| OS | left eye |
| OU | both eyes |
| PERRLA | pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation |
| VA | visual acuity |
| VF | visual field |
| AD | right ear |
| AS | left ear |
| EENT | eyes, ears, nose and throat |
| ENT | ears, nose and throat |
| PE tube | pressure equalizing tube - a polyerthylene tube placed in the eardrum |
| aque/o | water |
| blepahr/o | eyelid (palpebr/o) |
| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
| cor/o | pupil (pupill/o) |
| corne/o | cornea (kerat/o) |
| cycl/o | ciliary body or muscle of the eye |
| dacry/o | tears, tear duct (lacrim/o) |
| ir/o, irid/o | iris |
| kerat/o | cornea |
| lacrim/o | tears |
| ocul/o | eye |
| opthalm/o | eye |
| opt/o, optic/o | eye, vision |
| palpebr/o | eyelid |
| papill/o | optic disc; nipple like |
| phac/o, phak/o | lens of the eye |
| pupill/o | pupil |
| retin/o | retina |
| scler/o | sclera (white of the eye) |
| uve/o | uvea; vascular layer of the eye |
| vitre/o | glassy |
| ambly/o | dull, dim |
| dipl/o | double |
| glauc/o | gray |
| mi/o | smaller, less |
| mydr/o | widen, enlarge |
| nyct/o | night |
| phot/o | light |
| presby/o | old age |
| scot/o | darkness |
| xer/o | dry |
| -opia | vision |
| -opsia | vision |
| -tropia | to turn |
| acous/o | hearing |
| audi/o | hearing; the sense of hearing |
| audit/o | hearing |
| aur/o, auricul/o | ear (ot/o) |
| cochle/o | cochlea |
| mastoid/o | mastoid process |
| myring/o | eardrum, tympanic membrane (tympan/o) |
| ossicul/o | ossicule |
| ot/o | ear |
| salping/o | auditory tube, eustachian tube |
| staped/o | stapes (third bone of the middle ear) |
| tympan/o | tympanic membrane, eardrum |
| -acusis, -cusis | hearing |
| -meter | instrument to measure |
| -otia | ear condition |