Health assessment quiz mid term Flashcards
misalignment of the eyes that only
appears when binocular viewing is broken and the
two eyes are no longer looking at the same object
Phoria
eyes do not properly align with each
other when looking at an object
Strabismus
Drooping or falling of the upper eyelid.
* This condition is sometimes called “lazy eye”, but that term
normally refers to the condition amblyopia.
PTOSIS (BLEHAROPTOSIS)
Inability to close the eyelids completely.
LAGOPHTHALMOS
- Bulging of the eye anteriorly out of the orbit.
EXOPHTHALMOS
Eyelid (lower) is turned inward so that your eyelashes rub against
your eyeball
ENTROPION
Eyelid turns outward.
* Inner eyelid surface exposed and prone to irritation.
ECTROPION
Stye” / Blepharitis
* Localized swelling of the eyelid that may be external or internal and
usually is a pyogenic (typically staphylococcal) infection or abscess.
* Obstruction and infection of an eyelash follicle and adjacent glands
of Zeis or Moll glands.
HORDEOLUM
(gradual loss of your eyes’ ability to focus
on nearby objects
Presbyopia
farsightedness
*Hyperopia
myopia
Nearsightedness
Small, slow-growing lump or cyst that develops within the eyelid.
* They are not usually painful and rarely last longer than a few
weeks.
* Meibomian gland (produce oil)- blocked or inflamed.
CHALAZION
- Pupil of one eye differs in size from the pupil of the
other eye.
ANOSOCORIA
Excessive constriction of the pupil
MIOSIS
Excessive dilatation of the pupil
MYDRIOSIS
