Assignment 1

Question 1

What is orthokeratology

Answer 1

The study of the straightening of the cornea

Question 2

What is blepharitis

Answer 2

Pertaining to the inflammation of the eyelids

Question 3

What is anisometropia

Answer 3

Unequal measurement of vision

Question 4

What is an iridectomy

Answer 4

Pertaining to the removal of the iris

Question 5

What is keratotomy

Answer 5

Pertaining to the cutting into the cornea

Question 6

What is cycloplegia

Answer 6

Pertaining to stroke or paralysis of the ciliary body

Question 7

What is carcinoma

Answer 7

Cancerous tumor

Question 8

What is dermatitis

Answer 8

Inflammation of the skin

Question 9

What is hyperphoria

Answer 9

A tendency to turn up

Question 10

What is exophthalmus

Answer 10

Pertaining to the protrusion of the eye

Question 11

What is dacryocystitis

Answer 11

Pertaining to the inflammation of the sac in the lacrimal system

Question 12

Binocular

Answer 12

Two eyes

Question 13

What is pathology

Answer 13

The study of diseases

Question 14

What is intraocular

Answer 14

Within the eye

Question 15

What is keratoplasty

Answer 15

Pertaining to the surgery of the cornea

Question 16

What is coreopathy

Answer 16

Pertaining to the disease of the pupil

Question 17

What is iridotomy

Answer 17

Pertaining to the cutting into the iris

Question 18

What is transdermal

Answer 18

Through the skin

Question 19

What is ophthalmoscope

Answer 19

A viewing instrument pertaining to the eye

Question 20

What is a keratometer

Answer 20

An instrument used to measure the cornea