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Turley - Ophthalmology

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lacrim/o-   tears  
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blephar/o-   eyelid  
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opt/o-   eye  
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orbit   bony eye socket  
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caruncle   red, triangular tissue at the medial corner of the eye where the eyelids meet  
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iris   colored pat of the eye surrounding the pupil  
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sclera   tough, fibrous connective tissue that forms a continuous outer layer around the eye (white and opaque)(doesn't cover front of eye)  
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conjunctiva   delicate, transparent mucous membrane the covers the insides of the eyelids and anterior surface of the eye  
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choroid   a spongy membrane of blood vessels that is part of the internal structure of the ey  
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ciliary body   extension of the choroid that attaches to suspensory ligaments that hold the lens in place behind the iris  
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miosis   process which contracts the muscles of the iris to contract and decrease the diameter of the pupil  
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cornea   a transparent layer across the anterior of the eye (similar to sclera but clear)  
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lens   clear, flexible disc behind the pupil. It changes shapes to allow for focusing on nearer or farther objects  
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aqueous humor   clear fluid that is produced continuously by the ciliary body which carries nutrients and oxygen ot the cornea and lens.  
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anterior chamber   a small space between the cornea and iris, filled with aqueous humor  
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posterior chamber   a narrow space posterior to the iris, filled with aqueous humor  
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posterior cavity   largest space in the eye,lies between behind the lens and the back of the eye, filled with vitreous humor  
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retina   thin layer of tissue that lines the curved wall of the posterior cavity (also fundus)fovea  
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optic disk   where the optic nerve enters the eye (blind spot)  
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macula   dark yellow orange area  
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fovea   a small depression in the center of the macula  
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rods   eye cells sensitive in all levels of light detecting only black and white  
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cones   sensitive only to color and require higher light levels than the rods  
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optic chiasm   where the right and left optic nerve cross and merge allowing for stereoscopic vision  
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uvea   collective term for the iris, choroid and ciliary body  
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conjunctivitis   inflamed, reddended and swollen conjunctiva with dilated blood vessels in the sclera  
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blepharoptosis   drooping of the upper eyelid  
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hordeolum   stye;red painful swelling or a pimple containing pus on the eyelid  
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dacry/o-   lacrimal sac; tears  
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xerophthalmia   insufficient production of tears  
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cataract   clouding of the lens  
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corneal abrasion   damage to the most superficial layer of the cornea due to trauma or repetitive irritation  
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anisocoria   unequal size of pupils  
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glaucoma   increased intra-ocular pressure because the aqueous humor cannot circulate freely  
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photophobia   abnormal sensitivy to light  
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presbyopia   loss of flexibility of the eye with blurry near vision and loss of accomodation, due to againg  
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aphakia   lens of the eye has been surgically removed  
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diabetic retinopathy   chronic progressive condition of the retina in which new, fragile blood vessels form in patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus  
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macular degeneration   chronic progressive loss of central vision as the macula degenerates  
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retinal detachment   separation of the retina from the choroid layer (from trauma, or gradually with aging)  
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nystagmus   involuntary rhythmic motion of the eye  
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strabismus   deviation of one or both eyes medially or laterally  
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esotropia   strabismus with medial deviation  
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exotropia   strabismus with lateral deviation  
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hyperopia   far-sightedness  
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astigmatism   surface of the cornea is curved more steeply in one area, causing no single point of focus  
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myopia   near-sightedness  
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-opia   condition of vision  
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amblyopia   lazy eye(the brain ignores the visual image from an eye with strabismus or unfocused or cloudy vision)  
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diplopia   double vision  
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tonometry   test to detect intraocular pressure  
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ton/o-   pressure  
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