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eyelid
prolapsed or downward displacement of the eyelid |
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process of recording movement of the pupil |
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Conjuntiva
pertaining to the conjunctiva |
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pertaining to the cornea |
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tear/lacrimal apparatus
incision of lacrimal duct or sac |
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iris
paralyses of the sphincter of the iris |
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ear
discharge of pus from the ear |
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| pupils equal round and reactive to light acommodation |
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| hallucination of movement, or a feeling of spinning or dizziness. (Vertigo may be caused by a variety of disorder including Meniere disease and labyrinthitis) |
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| perception of ringing, hissing, or other sounds in the ears or head when no external sound is present (Tinnitus may be caused by a blow to the head, ingestion of large doses of aspirin, anemia, noise exposure, stress, impacted wax, hypertension, and certain types of medications or tumors) |
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| impairment of hearing resulting from old age; also called ‘presbyacusia’ (in Presbyacusis patients are generally able to hear low tones but lose the ability to hear higher tones. This condition usually affects speech perception, especially in the presence of background noise. This type of hearing loss is irreversible) |
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| Infection of the external auditory canal (common causes of Otitis externa include exposure to water when swimming—swimmer’s ear, bacterial or fungal infection, seborrhea, eczema, and chronic conditions such as allergies) |
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| areas within which objects may be seen when the eye is in a fixed position. |
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| any disorder of the retinal blood vessels |
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| : loss of accommodation of the crystalline lens associated with the aging process. (during the aging process, proteins in the lens becomes harder and less elastic and make fibers surrounding the less lose strength. These changes cause a decreased ability to focus especially at close range.) |
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| localized circumscribed, inflammatory swelling of one of the several sebaceous glands of the eyelid, generally caused by a bacterial infection (also called ‘stye’) |
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| unusual intolerance and sensitivity to light (commonly occurs in diseases such as meningitis, inflammation of the eye, measles, and rubella) |
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| : edema and hyperemia of the optic disc usually associated with increased intracranial pressure; also called ‘choked disc’. |
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| involuntary eye movement that appears jerky and may reduce vision or be associated with other, more serious conditions that limit vision. |
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tympanic membrane/eardrum
; forming an opening in the tympanic membrane—this procedure is usually performed to insert small pressure equalizing (PE) tubes through the tympanum) |
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tympanic membrane/eardrum
abnormal condition due to fungal infection of the tympanic membrane) |
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mastoid process
removal of the mastoid process |
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LABYRINTHotomy |
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labyrinth/inner ear
incision of the labyrinth |
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hearing
instrument to measure hearing |
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vitreous body
removal of the contents of the vitreous chamber—the removal of the vitreous allows surgical procedures that would otherwise be impossible including repair of macular holes and tears in the retina) |
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hardening, sclera of the eye
softening of the sclera |
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Retina
abnormal condition of the retina—includes any degenerative process of the retina not associate with inflammation) |
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old age
poor vision associate with old age |
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light
abnormal fear or intolerance to light |
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eye, vision
pertaining to the eye or vision |
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eye, vision
act of measuring vision |
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eye
specialist in the study of the eye |
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eye
fungal infection of the eye—or its parts |
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