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Bell’s

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External - palsy affecting ability to blink at one side of face

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Brow ptosis

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External - drooping of the eyebrow

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Edema

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External - swelling from flow of fluid

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Exophthalmos

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External - bulging of the eye

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Enophthalmos

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External - sinking in of the eye

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Proptosis

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External - General term for protruding body part

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Blepharitis

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Lids - inflammation of the lids

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Ecchymosis

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Lids - bruising of the eyelid

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Ectropion / Entropion

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Lids - Lid turned outward / inward

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Lash ptosis

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Lids - Drooping of the eyelashes

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Lid lesion

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Lids - Lesion on the eyelid

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MGD

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Lids - Meibomian Gland Dysfunction - cause of dry eye syndrome (DES)

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Chemosis

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Conjunctiva/Sclera - swelling / edema of the conjunctiva

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Cyst

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Conjunctiva/Sclera - pimple-like bump on sclera

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Episcleritis

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Conjunctiva/Sclera - irritation of episclera, which covers the sclera

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Injection

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Conjunctiva/Sclera - bloodshot eye

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Nevus

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Conjunctiva/Sclera - birthmark / pigment on eye

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Pigmentation

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Conjunctiva / Sclera - nevus on eye

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Pinguecula

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Conjunctiva / Sclera - yellowish, slightly raised thickening of the conjunctiva on the white part of the eye

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Pterygium

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Conjunctiva / Sclera - benign growth of the conjunctiva

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SPK / PEE

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Corneal - Superficial Punctate Keratitis / Punctate Epithelial Erosion - tiny dots or holes in cornea

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Thinning

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Corneal - Thinning of the cornea

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Corneal Edema

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Cornea - white fluid filling the cornea

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Dystrophy (ABMD, Fuchs)

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Corneal - ABMD, Fuchs - Anterior Basement Membrane Dystropy, wasting away of the cornea. Degenerative disease of corneal epithelium

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Deposits

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Corneal - iron and pigment deposits

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Epi defect

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Corneal - Epithelial defect of cornea with several etiologies

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Guttata

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Corneal - collagen collection in eye indicative of Fuch’s dystrophy

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Keratic precipitates

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Corneal - KP - keratic precipitates not limited to collagen, on cornea

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Deep and quiet

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Anterior Chamber - normal

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Cell

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Anterior Chamber - individual inflammatory cells

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Flare

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Anterior Chamber - foggy appearance given by protein that has leaked from inflamed blood vessels

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Gas Bubble

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Anterior Chamber - visible air bubble in anterior chamber

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Narrow angle

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Anterior Chamber - The angle of the iris / ciliary body is narrow / acute

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Shallow

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Anterior Chamber - not deep

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Round and Reactive

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Iris - normal

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Dilated

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Iris - dilated pupil

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PI (peripheral iridectomy)

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Iris - the surgical removal of a portion of the iris in the region of its root, leaving the pupillary margin and sphincter pupillae muscle intact. It is used in the treatment of glaucoma

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Transillumination defect

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Iris - irregular pigment distribution in iris

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ACIOL / PCIOL

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Lens - Anterior Chamber intraocular lens / Posterior chamber - synthetic lens for cataracts

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Open Posterior Capsule

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Lens - Open PC - result of a YAG when correcting for PCO from cataract surgery

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Posterior Capsule Opacity

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Lens - PCO - cataract forming on back of synthetic lens

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Asteroid hyalosis

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Vitreous - small opacities in vitreous humor

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PVD

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Vitreous - posterior vitreous detachment - hyaloid, or back surface of vitreous, is no longer in contact with the retina

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Vitreous syneresis

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Vitreous - contraction of gel precursor to PVD

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Weiss ring

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Vitreous - large floater the appears from PVD

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Vitreous hemorrhage

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Vitreous - blood in the vitreous

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Cotton wool spots

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Periphery - fluffy white patches on the retina

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papilledema

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Disc - optic disc swelling that is caused by increased intracranial pressure

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AV nicking

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Vessels - arteriovenous nicking - a small artery (arteriole) is seen crossing a small vein (venule), which results in the compression of the vein with bulging on either side of the crossing

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Hypopyon

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Anterior Chamber - inflammatory cells in the anterior chamber of eye

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Nuclear sclerosis

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Lens - NSC, or NS, - a cataract, change in the density of the lens that makes it opaque / scatter light

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Collarettes

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Lids - narrow rim of loosened keratin overhanging the periphery of a circumscribed skin lesion

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Lattice Degeneration

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Periphery - degeneration of the retinal lattice with may morphologies

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Choroidal nevus

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Periphery - freckle / pigment on the back of the eye

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Exudates

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Macula / Periphery - lipid residues of serous leakage from damaged capillaries. The commonest cause is diabetes

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Hyphema

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Anterior Chamber - collection of blood inside the front part of the eye

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Pallor

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Disc - an abnormal pale yellow color is evident on fundus exam

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Descemet’s folds

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Cornea - membrane lying between stroma and cornea has folds

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Narrow Angle

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Anterior chamber

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Melanosis

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Conjunctiva/Sclera - conjunctival melanoma

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Trichiasis

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Lids - common eyelid abnormality in which the eyelashes are misdirected and grow inwards toward the eye

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Synechiae

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Anterior chamber / iris - iris adheres to either the cornea (i.e. anterior synechia) or lens (i.e. posterior synechia) can lead to narrow angle glaucoma

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Retinopathy

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Macula / Periphery - persistent or acute damage to the retina of the eye

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asthenopia

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eye strain

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Stereo fly test

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tests to see if eyes are working together via 3D images.

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astigmatism

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a defect in the eye or in a lens caused by a deviation from spherical curvature, which results in distorted images, as light rays are prevented from meeting at a common focus

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nystagmus

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rapid involuntary movements of the eyes

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arcus

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corneal - white, grey, or blue opaque ring in the corneal margin (peripheral corneal opacity)

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drusen

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macula - tiny white or yellow accumulations at back of retina

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Chronic frontalis use

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external - scrunching of forehead

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Orbicularis weakness

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external - weakness closing eyelids

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Hering effect

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external

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Chalazion

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lids - a cyst in the eyelid that is caused by inflammation of a blocked meibomian gland, usually on the upper eyelid

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Collarettes

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lids - crusting around base of lashes

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Dermatochalasis

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lids - defined as an excess of skin in the upper or lower eyelid, also known as “baggy eyes.”

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Epiblepharon

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lids - a congenital horizontal fold of skin near the margin of the upper or lower eyelid. May cause lashes to touch eye

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Keratosis

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lids - growth of keratin on lids

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Papilloma

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lids - benign epithelial tumor

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Scleral show

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lids - whites of the eyes show on eyelid

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scurf

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lids - dandruff

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telangiectasia

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lids - small dilated blood vessels near the surface of the skin

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xanthelasma

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lids -yellowish deposit of fat underneath the skin

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retraction

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lids - eyelid is pulled too far up

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bleb

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Conjunctiva / Sclera - raised portion of the sclera

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concretion

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Conjunctiva / Sclera - small, hard, yellowish-white calcified matter. commonly under the eyelid

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melanosis

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Conjunctiva / Sclera - painless flat brown spot on the eye that might superficially look like a freckle

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Striae

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cornea - folds

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all keratopathy except keratosis

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CORNEA

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Dendrite

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Corneal - pattern of ulcer

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Dellen

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Corneal - are localized areas of thinning, or drying, of the peripheral cornea

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Krukenberg’s spindle

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Corneal - pattern formed on the inner surface of the cornea by pigmented iris cells which are deposited as a result of the currents of the aqueous humor

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Neovascularization

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cornea - excessive ingrowth of new blood vessels caused by oxygen deprivation
also peripheral retina finding

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Descemet’s folds

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corneal - membrane lying between stroma and cornea

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Hyphema

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anterior chamber - post injury accumulation of blood in anterior chamber

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Hypopyon

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anterior chamber - inflammatory cells in anterior chamber of eye

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Vitreous strands

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Anterior chamber - floaters

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aniridia

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Iris - absence of the iris

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Coloboma

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Iris - hole in a part of the eye

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Posterior synechiae

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iris - attachment of iris to the lens

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Nuclear sclerosis

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Lens - cataract

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cortical cataract

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Lens - cataracts that affect the edge of the lens

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cortical spokes

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Lens - spokes at the edge of the lens that look like the spokes of a wheel

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Mittendorf dot

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Lens - presence of a small dense floating opacity behind the posterior lens capsule

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Pseudoexfoliation (PEX)

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Lens - grey flakes on the lens capsule

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Snowballs

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Vitreous - yellow-white inflammatory aggregates

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atrophy

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Disc - breakdown of disc seen as a color change, usually from lack of oxygen. Can also happen to macula

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Pallor

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Disc - optic disc is abnormally pale

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Drusen

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Disc - abnormal globular collections of protein and calcium salts which accumulate in the optic nerve and macula

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Papilledema

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Disc - optic disc swelling caused by increased intracranial pressure

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Epiretinal Membrane (ERM)

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Macula - cellophane-like membrane that forms over the macula.

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Choroidal nevus and lesion

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Macula and periphery

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RPE detachment (retinal pigment epithelium)

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macula

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Mottling

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macula - some subtle pigmentary change that is not clearly macular degeneration

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retinoschisis

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peripheral - abnormal splitting of the retina’s neurosensory layers