Chapter 12- Eye Flashcards
(56 cards)
1
Q
aque/o
A
water
2
Q
blephar/o
A
eyelid
3
Q
conjuctiv/o
A
conjuctiva
4
Q
corne/o
A
cornea
5
Q
kerat/o
A
cornea
6
Q
cycl/o
A
ciliary body
7
Q
ir/o, irid/o
A
iris
8
Q
lacrim/o
A
tear
9
Q
dacry/o
A
tear
10
Q
ocul/o, opt/o, ophthalm/o
A
eye
11
Q
phac/o, phak/o
A
lens
12
Q
phot/o
A
light
13
Q
presby/o
A
old age
14
Q
retin/o
A
retina
15
Q
scler/o
A
sclera (hard)
16
Q
vitre/o
A
glassy
17
Q
asthenopia
A
eyestrain
18
Q
blepharospasm
A
involuntary contraction of eye muscles
19
Q
diplopia
A
double vision
20
Q
lacrimation
A
secretion of tears
21
Q
nystagmus
A
involuntary , fast movement of eyeballs
22
Q
photophobia
A
extreme sensitivity to light
23
Q
scotoma
A
blind spot in vision
24
Q
refractive errors
A
defects in bending of light as it enters eye
25
astigmatism
bad vision by cylindrical curvature of lens or cornea, prevents light from coming to a single focus
26
hyperopia
farsightedness, cant see close objects
27
myopia
nearsightedness, cant see far objects
28
presbyopia
impaired vision from old-age
29
accomodation
ability of eye to adjust focus on close objects
30
ambylopia
decreased vision in early life due to a functional defect
31
aphakia
absence of lens
32
blepharitis
inflammation of eyelid
33
blepharochalasis
baggy eyelid
34
blepharoptosis/ ptosis
drooping of eyelid caused by paralysis
35
chalazion
chronic nodular inflammation of meibomian gland
36
cataract
opaque clouding in lens, decreased vision
37
conjuctivitis
pink eye, inflammation of conjunctiva
38
dacryoadenitis/ dacryocystitis
inflammation of lacrimal gland/ tear sac
39
diabetic retinopathy
disease in retina caused by diabetes
40
ectropion
outward turning of rim of eyelid
41
entropion
inward turning of rim of eyelid
42
epiphoria
abnormal overflow of tears caused by blockage of lacrimal duct
43
glaucoma
group of diseases in eye, increase intraocular pressure, damage to optic nerve
44
hordeolum
sty, acute infection of sebaceous gland
45
iritis
inflammation of iris
46
keritis
inflammation of cornea
47
macular degeneration
breakdown or thinning of tissues in macula
48
pseudophakia
when natural lens is replaced with artificial lens
49
pterygium
fibrous growth of conjunctival tissue
50
retinal detachment
separation of retina from underlying epithelium
51
retinitis
inflammation of retina
52
strabismus/ heterotrophia
crossed eyes
53
esotrophia
right or left eye deviates inward toward nose
54
exotrophia
right or left eye deviates away from nose
55
scleritis
inflammation of sclera
56
trichiasis
misdirected eyelashes that rub on conjunctiva or cornea
