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Bonewit #6 (8th Ed)

Eye and Ear Assessment and Procedures

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An instrument used to measure hearing acuity quantitatively for the various frequencies of sound waves. AUDIOMETER
The junction of the eyelids at either corner of the eye. CANTHUS
Ear wax. CERUMEN
Farsightedness. HYPEROPIA
Wedged firmly together so as to be immovable. IMPACTED
The dropping of a liquid into a body cavity. INSTILLATION
The washing of a body canal with a flowing solution. IRRIGATION
Nearsightedness MYOPIA
An instrument used to examine the external ear canal and tympanic membrane. OTOSCOPE
A decrease in the elasticity of the lens that occurs with aging, resulting in a decreased ability to focus on close objects. PRESBYOPIA
The deflection or bending of light rays by a lens. REFRACTION
A thin, semitransparent membrane between the external ear canal and the middle ear that receives and transmits sound waves. Also known as the eardrum. TYMPANIC MEMBRANE
A refractive error that causes distorted & blurred vision for both near & far objects due to a cornea that is oval shaped ASTIGMATISM
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