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Bonewit #6 (8th Ed)
Eye and Ear Assessment and Procedures
Question | Answer |
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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 |