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| Extracapsular cataract extraction |
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| intracapsular cataract extraction |
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| Posterior vitreous detachment |
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| the process that allows the shape of the lens to change for near and far vision |
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| thick watery substance filling the space between the lens and the cornea |
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| angle where the upper and lower eyelids meet |
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| opaque middle layer of the eyeball |
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| set of muscles and suspensory ligaments that adjust the lens |
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| color receptors on the retina that have high visual acuity |
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| conjunctiva; conjunctivae |
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| the mucous membrane covering the anterior of the eyeball and inner eyelid |
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| transparent shield of tissue forming the outer wall of the eyeball |
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| a pit in the middle of the retina that is the area of sharpest vision |
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| the anterior part of the vasular tunic; it is the colored part of the eye |
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| collectively; the lacrimal gland, lake, canaliculi (small canals), and sac, along with the nasolacrimal duct |
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| the refractive structure of the eye, lying between the iris and vitreous body |
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| adjective referring to the eye |
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| the cranial nerve responsible for vision |
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| bony depression in the skull that houses the yeyball |
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| the dark part in the center of the iris through with light enters the eye |
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| light-sensitive membrane forming the innermost layer of the eyeball |
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| black and white receptors on the retina that respond to dim light |
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| the outer surface of the eye; part of the ribrous tunic |
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| vascular layer of the eye |
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| condition that occurs when visual acuity is not the same in both eyes; also called lazy eye |
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| condition that occurs when visual acuity is not the same in both eyes' also called "lazy eye" |
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| fuzzy vision caused by the irregular shape of one or both eyeballs |
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| inflammation of the eyelid |
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| inflammation of the palpebral conjuntive, the inner lining of the eyelids |
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| involuntary contraction of the eyelid |
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| complete or partial opacity of the ocular lens |
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| inflammation of the conjunctiva; pinkeye |
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| herniated lacrimal sac (filled with fluid); often called a dacryocystocele, because dacryocyst is a synonym for lacrimal sac |
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| inflammation of the tear sac |
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| a "stone" in the lacrimal apparatus |
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| excessive discharge of tears |
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| disease of the eye characterized by increased intraocular pressure and atrophy of the optic nerve |
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| a sty on the eyelid; a sty is an infection of a gland of the eye |
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| inflammation of the cornea |
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| referring to or related to tears or the tear ducts and glands |
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| excessive tearing; synonym for dacryorrhea |
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| generic term for eye disease; synonym for opthalmopathy |
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| a stone in the lacrimal apparatus; synonym for dacryolyth |
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| generic term for eye disease; ssynonym for oculopathy |
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| farsightedness resulting from loss of elasticity of the lens due to aging |
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| inflammation of the retina |
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| inflammation of the sclera and iris |
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| lack of parallelism in the visual axes; crossed eyes |
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| device for examining the interior of the eyeball by looking through the pupil |
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| examination of the eye with an opthalmoscope |
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| deflection of a ray of light into the eye for accommodation or correction of vision as it passes from one medium to another of different density |
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| one of the tow parts of the external ear (the other part is the auditory canal) |
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| wax-like secretion occurring in the external auditory canal |
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| part of the bony labyrinth |
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| the auditory tube that connects the middle ear to the pharynx |
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| one of the two parts of the external ear (the other is the auricle) |
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| one of the auditory ossicles (the anvil) |
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| one of the auditory ossicles (the hammer) |
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| three small bones in the middle ear; the malleus (hammer); the incus (anvil), and the stapes (stirrup) |
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| one of the auditory ossicles (the stirrup) |
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| hearing loss caused by interference with sound transmission in the external auditory canal, middle ear, or ossicles |
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| inflammation of the labyrinth |
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| inflammation of any part of the mastoid process |
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| chronic disease of the inner ear characterized by vertigo, tinnitus, and periodid hearing loss |
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| inflammation of the tempanic membrane |
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| inflammation of the ear (otitis externa= the outer ear; otitis media = the middle ear; otitis interna = the inner ear) |
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| surgical repair of the pinna of the ear |
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| fluid discharge from the ear |
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| formation of spongy bone in the inner ear producing hearing loss |
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| hearing loss that occurs with aging |
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| sensorineural hearing loss |
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| hearing loss caused by a neural ondition |
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| sensation of noises (such as ringing) in the ears |
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| sensation of spinning or whirling; can be caused by infection or other disorder in the inner ear |
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| automatically recorded results of a hearing test with an audiometer |
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| electrical device for measuring hearing |
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| measuring hearing with an audiometer |
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| surgically implanted hearing aid in the cochlea |
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| device for looking into the ear |
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| looking into the ear with an otoscope |
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| hearing test using a tuning fork; checks for differences in bone conduction and air conduction |
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| hearing test using a tuning fork; distinguishes between conductive and sensorineural hearing loss. |
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