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Chapter 45 Terms
Assessing the eye and ear
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Accommodation | The ability of the eye to adjust to variations in distance |
| Cerumen | Earwax |
| Convergence | Moving the eyes inward toward the nose to see an object close to the face |
| Corneal Reflex | Closure of the eye (blinking) due to corneal irritation |
| Hyperopia | (farsightedness) A condition in which the eyeball is short, causing the image to focus behind the retina |
| Myopia | (nearsightedness) A condition in which the eyeball is elongated, causing the image to focus in front of the retina instead of on it |
| Presbyopia | Impaired near vision resulting from a loss of elasticity of the lens in the eye |
| Pupillary light reflex | Reflex in which the pupil contracts in response to a bright light |
| Refraction | The bending of light rays as they pass from one medium to another of different optical density |