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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Akinetopsia | Inability to see objects in motion |
| Ambiopia | Double vision |
| Amblyopia | Decreased vision; when occurs in one eye its called (lazy eye) |
| Asthenopia | Weak vision |
| Hemianopsia | Blindness in half the vision field |
| Hyperopia | Farsightedness |
| Myopia | Nearsightedness |
| Presbyopia | Decreased vision caused by old age |
| Scotopia | Adjustments to the eye to seeing in the dark |
| Blepharoplegia | Paralysis of the eyelid |
| Blepharospasm | Involuntary contraction of an eyelid |
| Dacryoadenalgia | Pain in the tear gland |
| Dacryohemorrhea | Blood in the tears |
| Dacryorrhea | Excessive tearing |
| Ophthalmalgia | Eye pain |
| Ophthalmoplegia | Eye paralysis |
| Astigmatism | Vision problem caused by the fact that light rays entering the eye aren't focused on a single point in the back of the eye |
| Corneal xerosis | Dryness of the cornea |
| Keratalgia | Pain in the cornea |
| Cycloplegia | Paralysis of the biliary body |
| Iridalgia | Pain in the iris |
| Miosis | Abnormal contraction of the pupil |
| Scotoma | Dark spot in the visual field |
| Diplopia | Double vision |
| Dacryocstalgia | Pain in the tear sac |
| Xerophthalmia | Dry eyes |