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Chapter 8 quiz 1

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Definition
Accommodation   Ability to focus for close vision  
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Accommodation pupillary reflex   reflex constriction of the pupils when viewing close objects  
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astigmatism   blurred vision, resulting from unequal curvatures of the lens or cornea  
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Cataract   clouding of the lens resulting in loss of sight  
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convergence   medial movement of the eyes during focusing on close objects  
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Emmetropia   normal vision  
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Glaucoma   condition of increasing pressure inside the eye, resulting from blocked drainage of aqueous humore  
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hyperopia   inability to focus well on close objects; farsightedness  
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myopia   nearsightedness  
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night blindness   inability to see well in the dark; often a result of vitamin A deficiency  
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Photopupillary reflex   reflex constriction of pupils when they are exposed to bright light  
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refraction   light bending  
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aqueous humor   fluid in the anterior segment that provides nutrients to the lens and cornea  
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sclera   the "white" of the eye  
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optic disk   area of retina that lacks photoreceptors  
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retina   layer containg the rods and cones  
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vitreous humor   gel-like substance that helps to reinforce the eyeball  
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choroid   nutritive (vascular) layer of the eye  
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Cornea   most anterior part of the sclera- your window world  
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iris   pigmented "diaphragm" of the eye  
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