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Bonewit #6
Eye & Ear Assessmeny & procedures -Shelby
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Astigmatism | A refractive error that causes distorted and blurred vision for both near and far objects due to a cornea that is oval shapped |
| Audiometer | An instrument used to measure hearing acuity quantitatively for the various frequencies of sound waves |
| canthus | The junction of the eyelids at either corner of the eye |
| Cerumen | Earwax |
| Hyperopia | farsightedness |
| Impacted | Wedged firmly together so as to be immovable |
| 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 resulting in a decreased ability to focus on close objects |
| Refraction | The deflection or bending of light rays by a lens |
| Tympanic Membrane | A thin, semitransparent membrane between the external ear canal and the middle ear that receives and transmits sound waves. Also known as the eardrum |