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sensory diseases
definitions and descriptions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Achromatism | Also called color blindness, it is a common inherited defect |
| Amblyopia | Also called lazy eye, it is a poor vision in one eye often resulting from better vision in the other eye during infancy or early childhood |
| Anacusis | Hearing loss resulting from damage to neural tissues |
| Astigmatism | Congenital defect causing imperfect curvature of the cornea and resulting in blurred vision |
| Cataract | Clouding of the lens that causes blurred or partial vision |
| Conjunctivitis | Also called pink eye, it is bacteria or viral inflammation of the eyelid |
| Deafness | Complete loss of hearing in one or both ears. Inherited or caused by complications at birth, disease, excessive noise, or ototoxic drugs |
| Diabetic retinopathy | Condition of damaged blood vessels in the retina caused by uncontrolled diabetes mellitus |
| Diplopia | Also called double vision, it results from muscle imbalance or paralysis of an extraocular muscle |
| Epistaxis | Nosebleed resulting from disease, trauma, or other conditions such as hypertension, leukemia, or rheumatic fever |
| Glaucoma | Increased pressure inside the eye caused by trauma or heredity factors |
| Hyperopia | Farsightedness resulting from congenital deformity in the eye |
| Macular degeneration | Slow or sudden, painless loss of central vision |
| Meniere disease | Collection of fluid in the labyrinth of the ear leading to dizziness, ringing in the ear (tinnitus), pressure, and eventual deafness |
| Myopia | Nearsightedness resulting from a congenital deformity in the eye |
| Night blindness | Poor vision in dim light that results from a deficiency in the rods of the retina |
| Ottis media | Middle ear bacteria or viral infection common in young children |
| Presbyopia | Type of farsightedness related to aging |
| Retinal detachment | Result of injury or uncontrolled diabetes mellitus |
| Rhinitis | Inflammation of the lining of the nose caused by allergic reaction, viral infection, sinusitis, or chemical irritants |
| Ruptured eardrum | Results from infection, an explosion, a blow to the head, or a sharp object inserted into the ear |
| Sinusitis | Chronic or acute inflammation of a sinus ( usually paranasal ) |
| Strabismus | Condition in which both eyes do not focus on the same point or direction |
| Stye | Bacterial infection of the sebaceous glands of the eyelid |
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rufus webster
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