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Medical Terminology

Chapter 5: The Eye

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1. Aqua/o water
2. blephar/o eyelid
3. corne/o cornea
4.dacry/o tear
5. -opia vison condition
6. Vitre/o glassy
7. scler/o hard or sclera
9. anterior chamber fluid-filled space between the cornea and iris
10. aqueous humor watery liquid secreted by the ciliary processes that fills the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye and provides nourishment for the cornea, iris, and lens
11. Scleral venous sinus duct in the anterior chamber that carrier filtered aqueous humor to veins and bloodstream, also called canal of Schlemm.
12. Choroid vascular layer beneath the sclera that provides nourishment tp the outer portion of the retina.
13. cornea transparent anterior portion of the outer covering of the eye
14. Zeis glands oil glands opening into the follicles of the eyelashes
15. tarsal glands oil glands located along the rim of the eyelids; also known as meibomian glands.
16. lacrimal ducts tubes that carry tears to the lacrimal sac
17. lacrimal sac structure that collects tears before emptying into the nasolacrimal duct
18. Scotoma blind spot in vison
19. miotic agent that causes the pupil to contract
20. eye irrigation washing of the eye with water or other fluid (saline)
21. blepharoplasty surgical repair of the eyelid
22. dacryocystectomy excision of a lacrimal sac
23. enucleation excision of an eyeball
24. iridectomy excision of a portion of iris tissue
26. keratoplasty corneal transplantation; replacement of a diseased or scarred cornea with a healthy one from a matched donor
27. laser surgery use of a laser to make incisions or destroy tissues; used to create fluid passages or obliterate tumors, aneurysms, etc.
28. intraocular lens (IOL) implant implantation of an artificial lens to replace a defective natural lens
29. phacoemulsification use of ultrasound to shatter and break up a cataract, with aspiration and removal
30. refractive errors defects in the bending of light as it enters the eye causing an improper focus on the retina.
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