Chapter 16 Opthalmology
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| blephar/o | eyelid
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| core/o | pupil
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| corne/o | cornea
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| dacry/o | tears
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| kerat/o | cornea
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| lacrim/o | tears
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| phac/o | lens
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| ton/o | tension,pressure
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| vitre/o | glassy
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| dipl/o | double
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| phot/o | light
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| xer/o | dry
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| chrom/o | color
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| ambly/o | dull or dim
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| accommodation (Acc) | ability of eye to adjust to variations in distance
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| achromatopsia | color blindness
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| amblyopia | loss of vision not due to disease, lazy eye
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| astigmatism | uneven bending of light rays caused by irregular curvature of cornea, image is fuzzy
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| cataract | lens becomes cloudy or opaque
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| corneal abrasion | scrape of outer layer of cornea
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| cryoextraction | procedure to remove lens with cataract using extremely cold probe
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| diabetic retinopathy | small hemorrhages and edema in retina as result of DM
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| fluorescein | bright green fluorescent dye dropped onto surface of eyeball to highlight corneal abrasions
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| fluorescein angiography | procedure using IV bright green dye to examine movement of blood through vessels of eye
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| glaucoma | condition resulting from increase in intraocular pressure
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| hyperopia | person can see in distance, trouble reading at close range (farsightedness)
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| intraocular lens implant (IOL) | replacing defective natural lens with artificial lens following cataract extraction
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| LASIK | laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis -- correction of myopia with laser surgery
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| laser retinal photocoagulation | using laser to make pinpoint scars to stabilize detached or torn retina
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| macular degeneration | deterioration of macula lutea of retina, loss of vision in center of visual field
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| myopia | can see close but distance blurred, nearsightedness
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| nyctalopia | poor vision at night
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| nystagmus | jerky appearing involuntary eye movement
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| phacoemulsification | high frequency sound waves to break up cataract
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| photophobia | sensitivity to light leading to avoidance
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| photo refractive keratectomy | use of laser to reshape cornea to improve visual acuity
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| radial keratotomy | surgery with spokelike incisions in cornea to flatten, done to correct nearsightedness
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| refractive error | defect in ability of eye to bend light rays to focus image properly
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| retinal detachment | retina becomes separated from choroid layer
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| slit lamp microscope | instrument used in ophthalmology for examining posterior surface of cornea
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| Snellen chart | chart to test visual acuity
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| strabismus | weakness of external eye muscle - results in eyes looking in different directions at the same time
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| stye | small purulent infection of sebaceous gland of eye - hordeolum
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