Terminology Flashcards
(15 cards)
Blepharospasm
Squinting / holding
- blepharo - eyelid
Epiphora
Lacrimation, runny eyes
Cataract
Cloudiness of pupil area
- Eye/lens is cloudy
Limbus
Circular boundary between cornea and sclera/conjunctiva
Entropion
Inversion of eyelid margin
- inward turning of part - or all of eyelid margin
Macroblepharon / diamond eye / Macropalpebral fissure
Drooping of lateral +/- medial part of upper eyelid
Inversion of lateral +/- medial part of lower eyelid
Lower part of conjunctiva is too open
Ectropion
Outward turning of part - or all of eyelid margin
Distichiasis
Hair on eyelid margin arising from metaplasia of meibomian (tarsal) gland
Cherry eye
Protrusion of the gland of third eyelid
Chemosis
Very strong swelling of conjunctiva
Conjunctiva protrudes from under the eyelid margin
Symblepharon
Adhesion between bulbar or palpebral conjunctiva, cornea, and third eyelid
Uveitis
Intraocular inflammation
Pannus
Chronic superficial keratitis
Iris bombe
Adhesion between iris and capsule of lens of eye
- pupil looks like a star or otherwise abnormal
