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| Outermost layer, hard fibrous part of eye seen anteriorly |
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| Clear, transparent part of sclera; window of the eye |
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| Middle layer; vascular-pigmented layer |
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| Circular muscular aspect; center of iris opens to pupil |
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| 3rd innermost membrane; sensory portion of the eye |
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| Nasal aspect of retina; vascular network enters eye |
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| Responsible for central vision |
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| Normal refractive condition of eye |
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| Nearsightedness; can't see objects at far range |
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| Farsightedness; can't see objects at close range |
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| Loses elasticity; can't adjust |
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| Directly behind the pupil |
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| Lens thickens and yellows; reduces lens clarity |
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| Jaeger or Rosenbaum chart |
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| Held at a distance of 12-14 inches; tests for near vision |
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| Rapid fluttering of eyeball, occurs at completion of rapid lateral eye movement |
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| Turning inward of the eye; pupils constrict |
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| Change in size to adjust vision from far to near |
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| One eyelid drooping; cranial nerve damage or systemic neuromuscular weakness |
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| Reflection of light off retina |
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| Small white spot located in center of macula, sharpest vision |
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| Absence of pigment in choroid; dull white color |
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| Black; accumulation of pigment in the choroid |
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| Refraction of light spread over wide area rather than on one distinct point |
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| Both eyes constrict when you shine light in one eye |
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| Sudden increase in intraocular pressure; from blocked flow of fluid from anterior chamber |
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| Inflammation of eyelids; staphylococcal infection leads to red, scaly crust lids |
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| Opacity in lens; usually occurs in aging |
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| Firm, nontender nodule on eyelid; infection of meibomian gland |
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| Pink eye; infection due to bacteria or virus |
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| Result of staphylococcal infection of hair follicles; affected eye is swollen, red, painful |
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| Redness around iris and cornea; pupil irregular |
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| Changes that occur in retina and vasculature or retina; hemorrhages, macular edema, retinal exudates |
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| Changes in retina in response to elevations in BP; atherosclerosis, heart disease, kidney disease |
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| Degenerative condition of macular, central retina; central vision is lost gradually |
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| 6 cardinal fields of gaze |
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*2 feet in front of client
*Letter H
*Wagon wheel |
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| Pupils Equal Round Reactive to Light Accommodation |
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| Client stares straight ahead; hold penlight 12 inches from both eyes; reflexion should appear in the same spot |
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| Tests for balance mechanism (fusion reflex); keeps eyes parallel |
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