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| Normal adjustment of the eye to focus on objects from far to near. |
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| Benign tumor arising from the acoustic nerve. |
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| Dullness of vision (can be caused by poor nutrition, trauma to the eye, or suppression of vision in one eye to avoid diplopia). |
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| Pupils are of unequal size. |
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| Space behind the cornea and in front of the lens and iris; contains aqueous humor. |
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| Absence of the lens of the eye. |
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| Fluid produced by the ciliary body and found in the anterior chamber of the eye. |
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| Abnormal curvature of the eyeball so that rays of light are not focused on a single point on the retina. |
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| hearing, the sense of hearing |
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| Record of hearing using an audiometer. |
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| Instrument to measure or test hearing. |
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| Process of testing hearing. |
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| Channel leading from the ear flap to the eardrum. |
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| Opening of the auditory canal to the outside of the body. |
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| These carry impulses from the inner ear to the brain (cerebral cortex). |
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| Channel between the middle ear and the throat; eustachian tube. |
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| Having two sides that are rounded, elevated, and curved evenly like part of a sphere. The lens of the eye is biconvex. |
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| Inflammation of an eyelid. |
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| Prolapse of the upper eyelid caused by abnormalities of the eyelid muscle or by nerve damage. |
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| Clouding or loss of transparency of the lens of the eye. |
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| Waxy substance secreted by the ear; ear wax. |
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| Small, hard mass (granuloma) on the eyelid. |
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| Middle ear mass of cellular debris and cholesterol crystals. |
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| Middle, vascular layer of the eye. |
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| Structure on each side of the lens that connects the choroid and iris; contains muscles that control the shape of the lens. |
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| Snail-shaped, spirally wound tube in the inner ear; contains hearing-sensitive receptor cells. |
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| Pertaining to the cochlea (spiral-shaped tube in the inner ear). |
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| Photoreceptor cell in the retina; responsible for color and central vision. |
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| Delicate membrane lining the eyelids and covering the eyeball. |
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| Inflammation of the conjunctiva. |
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| Fibrous transparent layer of clear tissue that extends over the anterior portion of the eyeball. |
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| Rubbing off of a part of the outer layer of the cornea, or defect in surface of cornea |
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| Pertaining to the cornea and sclera, which is the white of the eye. |
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| ciliary body or muscle of the eye |
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| Pertaining to paralysis of the ciliary muscle (causing paralysis of accommodation). |
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| Inflammation of a lacrimal (tear) gland. |
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| Loss of the ability to hear. |
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| Disease of the retina due to long-term effects of diabetes. |
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| Measurement of the temperature of the tympanic membrane by detection of infrared radiation from the eardrum. |
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| Fluid within the labyrinth (canals) of the inner ear; conducts sound waves. |
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| Removal of the eyeball from the orbit of the eye. |
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| Turning inward of one or both pupils; cross-eyes. |
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| Channel between the middle ear and the throat; auditory tube. |
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| Turning to the side or outward of one or both pupils. |
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| Process of recording (viewing and photographing) the circulation of a fluorescein dye through the blood vessels of the retina. |
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| Tiny pit or depression in the retina that is the region of clearest vision. |
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| Large, posterior inner part of the eye that is visualized with an ophthalmoscope. |
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| Fluid accumulation in the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye causing increased pressure and damage to the retina. |
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| Absence of vision for one half, right or left, of an individual’s field of vision. |
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| Inflammation of an oil-secreting gland in the eyelid; stye. |
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| Excessive sensitivity to sounds. |
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| Farsightedness; light rays are focused beyond, instead of directly on the retina. |
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| Disease of the retina due to high blood pressure. |
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| Small anvil-shaped bone (ossicle) in the middle ear; second ossicle. |
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| Pertaining to within the eye. |
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| iris (color portion of the eye) |
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| Removal of a portion of the iris. |
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| Colored, pigmented portion of the eye, surrounding the pupil. |
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| Inflammation of the iris of the eye. |
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| Inflammation of the cornea. |
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| Surgical repair of the cornea; corneal transplant. |
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| Maze-like series of canals of the inner ear; cochlea, vestibule and semicircular canals. |
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| The process of forming tears. |
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| Use of a laser to seal retinal tears and leaky retinal blood vessels. |
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| Transparent biconvex body behind the pupil of the eye. |
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| Yellowish region on the retina lateral to and slightly below the optic disc; contains the fovea centralis, the area of clearest and central vision. |
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| Deterioration of the macula of the retina and producing a loss of central vision. |
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| Hammer-shaped, small bone (ossicle) in the middle ear. |
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| Inflammation and infection of the mastoid process just behind the ear. |
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| Disorder of the labyrinth of the inner ear; elevated endolymph (fluid) pressure. |
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| Contraction of the pupil of the eye. |
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| Drug that causes the pupil of the eye to contract. |
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| Widening of the pupil of the eye. |
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| Nearsightedness; vision for near objects is better than for far. |
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| eardrum, tympanic membrane |
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| Inflammation of the eardrum. |
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| Night blindness or difficult, poor vision at night. |
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| Repetitive, rhythmic movements of one or both eyes. |
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| Medical doctor specializing in the diseases of the eye. |
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| Paralysis of muscles that move the eyeball. |
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| Visual examination of the interior of the eye. |
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| Pertaining to the eye or to vision. |
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| Point at which optic nerve fibers cross in the brain. |
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| Region at the back of the eye where the optic nerve meets the retina. |
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| Cranial nerve that carries impulses from the rod and cone cells of the retina to the cerebral cortex in the occipital lobe of the brain. |
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| Non-medical professional trained in grinding lenses and fitting eyeglasses. |
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| Non-medical professional trained to examine and measure the eye to prescribe and fit eyeglasses and contact lenses. |
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| Small bone; malleus, incus, or stapes of the middle ear. |
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| Surgical repair of an ossicle (small bone) of the middle ear. |
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| Specialist (surgeon) in ear, nose and throat disorders. |
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| Fungal infection of the ear. |
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| Discharge of pus from the ear. |
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| Overgrowth and hardening of bony tissue in the labyrinth (inner ear). |
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| Visual examination of the ear using an otoscope. |
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| Membrane between the middle and inner ears. |
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| Swelling of the optic disc (associated with increased intracranial pressure) and hyperemia (increased blood flow) |
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| Fluid contained in the labyrinth (canals of the inner ear). |
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| Lens of the eye is extracted (cataract removal) using ultrasonic vibrations. |
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| Pertaining to behind the ear. |
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| Progressive loss of hearing, occurring in middle and older age. |
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| Progressive, bilateral hearing loss occurring with age. |
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| Impairment of vision associated with middle or older age. |
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| Dark, central portion of the eye. |
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| Pertaining to the pupil of the eye. |
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| Bending of light rays by the cornea, lens, and fluids of the eye to bring light rays into focus on the retina. |
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| Sensitive nerve cell layer of the eye. |
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| Separation of the two layers of the retina from each other. |
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| Inflammation of the retina. |
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| Inflammation of the retina with pigmentation and progressive scarring of tissue. |
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| Photoreceptor retinal cell; essential for seeing objects in low light and for peripheral vision. |
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| eustachian tube, auditory tube |
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| Pertaining to the eustachian tube and the throat. |
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| sclera (white of the eye) |
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| White portion of the eyeball. |
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| Procedure to suture a band of silicone on the sclera directly over a detached portion of the retina. |
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| Inflammation of the sclera. |
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| Blind spot in the field of vision. |
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| Passageways in the inner ear that are associated with maintaining equilibrium. |
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| Non-infectious inflammation of the middle ear with accumulation of clear fluid. |
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| Examination of ocular (eye) structures using a slit lamp and microscope. |
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| stapes (third bone of the middle ear) |
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| Removal of the stapes (third middle ear bone). |
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| Small, stirrup-shaped bone in the middle ear; third ossicle. |
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| Abnormal deviation of the pupils; esotropia or exotropia are examples. |
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| Infectious inflammation of the middle ear with pus formation. |
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| Relay center in the brain through which optic nerve fibers pass on their way to the cerebral cortex. |
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| Ringing, buzzing or roaring sound in the ear. |
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| Measurement of tension and pressure within the eye; glaucoma test. |
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| Measure bone and air conduction of sound through the ear. |
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| eardrum, tympanic membrane |
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| Membrane between the outer and middle ear; eardrum. |
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| Surgical repair of the eardrum. |
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| uvea, vascular layer of the eye (iris, ciliary body, and choroid) |
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| Inflammation of the uvea, which is the vascular layer of the eye (including the iris, choroids, and ciliary body). |
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| Inflammation of the uvea (vascular layer of the eye). |
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| Abnormal sensation of moving in space or having objects move about you in space. |
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| Central cavity of the labyrinth, connecting the cochlea and semicircular canals. |
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| Pertaining to the vestibule and cochlea of the inner ear. This is the 8th cranial nerve (acoustic nerve). |
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| Measurement of clearness of vision; assessed by reading letters of decreasing size on an eye chart. |
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| Measurement of the area in front of the eye in any part of which an object is seen without moving the eye. |
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| Removal of vitreous humor. |
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| Soft, jelly-like material that fills the inner vitreous chamber of the eye. |
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| Condition of excessive dryness of the eye. |
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