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| conjunctiva (to join together) |
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| involuntary contraction of the muscles surrounding the eye causing uncontrolled blinking and squinting |
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| abnormal protrusion of one or both eyeballs |
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| involuntary, rapid oscillating movement of the eyeball |
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| extreme sensitivity to and discomfort from light |
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| defects in the bending of light as it enters the eye causing an improper focus on the retina |
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| distorted vision caused by an oblong or cylindrical curvature of the lens or cornea that prevents light rays from coming to a single focus on the retina |
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| farsightedness; difficulty seing close objects |
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| nearsightedness; difficulty seeing distant objects |
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| impaired vision caused by old age or loss of accomodation |
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| ability of the eye to adjust focus on near objects |
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| opaque clouding of the lens casuing decreaqsed vision |
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| pinkeye; inflammation of the conjunctiva |
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| disease of the retina in daibetics characterized by capillary leakage, bleedingm and new vessel formation (neovascularization) leading to scarring and loss of vision |
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| a group of diseases of the eye characterized by increased intraocular pressure that results in damage to the optic nerve, producing defects in vision |
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| a sty; an acute infection of a sebaceous gland of the eyelid |
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| breakdown or thinning of the tissues in the macula, resulting in partial or complete loss of central vision |
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| separation of the retina from underlying epithelium, disrupting vision and resulting in blindness if not repaired surgically |
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| a condition of eye misalignment caused by intraocular muscle imbalance |
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| use of an opthalmoscope to view the interior of the eye |
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| use of a tonometer to measure intraocular pressure, which is elevated in glaucoma |
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| surgical repair of an eyelid |
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| excision of a cloudy lens from the eye |
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| use of intense cold to seal a hole or tear in the retina; used to treat retinal detachment |
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| use of a laser to make incisions or destroy tissue (used to create fluid passages or obliterate tumors) |
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| intraocular lens implant (IOL) |
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| inplantation of an artificial lens to replace a defective natural lens (e.g. after cataract extraction) |
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| a small plastic curved disc with optical correction that fits over the cornea; used to correct refractive errors |
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| introduction of a medical solution in the eye usually administered by a drop (gt) or drops (gtt) in the eye |
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| oculus dexter - right eye |
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| oculus sinister - left eye |
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| oculus unitas - both eyes |
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| washing of the eye with water or other fluid |
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| antibiotic opthalmic solution |
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| antimicrobial agent in solution; used to treat bacterial infections (such as conjunctivitis and corneal ulcers) |
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| an agent that causes dilation of the pupil |
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| an agent that causes the pupil to contract (mio = less) |
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