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| outer protective layer of the eye; the portion seen on the anterior portion of the eyeball is referred to as the white of the eye |
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| transparent anterior part of the sclera, which is in front of the aqueous humor and lies over the iris |
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| middle layer of the eye, which is interlaced with many blood vessels |
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| the pigmented muscular structure that allows light to pass through |
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| opening in the center of the iris |
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| lies directly behind the pupil; its function is to focus and bend light |
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| innermost layer of the eye, which contains the vision receptors |
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| watery liquid found in the anterior cavity of the eye |
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| jellylike substance found behind the lens in the posterior cavity of the eye that maintains its shape |
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| oil glands found in the upper and lower edges of the eyelids that help lubricate the eye |
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| lacrimal glands and ducts |
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| carries visual impulses from the retina to the brain |
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| mucous membrane lining the eyelids and covering the anterior protion of the sclera |
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| abnormal fear of or aversion to specific things |
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| inflammation of the eyelid |
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| drooping of the eyelid (commonly called ptosis) |
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| inflammation of the conjunctiva (commonly called pinkeye) |
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| inflammation of the tear (lacrimal) sac |
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| inflammation within the eye |
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| inflammation of the cornea |
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| abnormal condition of the eye caused by a fungus |
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| paralysis of the eye (muscle) |
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| abnormal fear of (sensitivity to) light |
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| tumor arising from a developing retinal cell (a congenital, malignant tumor) |
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| inflammation of the sclera and cornea |
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| defective curvature of the refractive surface of the eye |
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| clouding of the lens of the eye |
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| obstruction of an oil gland of the eyelid (also called meibomian cyst) |
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| separation of the retina from the choroid in back of the eye |
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| normal refractive condition of the eye |
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| eye disorder characterized by optic nerve damage usually caused by the abnormal increase of intraocular pressure; if not treated it will lead to blindness |
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| a progressive deterioration of the portion of the retina called the macula lutea, resulting in loss of central vision |
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| poor vision at night or in faint light |
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| involuntary, jerking movements of the eyes |
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| impaired vision as a result of aging |
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| thin tissue growing into the cornea from the conjunctiva, usually caused from sun exposure |
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| hereditary, progressive disease marked by night blindness with atrophy and retinal pigment changes |
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| abnormal condition of squint or crossed eyes cuased by the visual oxes not meeting at the same point |
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| infection of an oil gland of the eyelid (also spelled stye and also called hordeolum) |
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| surgical repair of the eyelid |
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| surgical fixation of the retina by using extreme cold (carbon dioxide) |
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| creation of an artificial opening between the tear (lacrimal) sac and the nose (to restore drainage into the nose when the nasolacrimal duct is obstructed or obliterated) |
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| incision into the tear sac |
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| excision (of part) of the iris |
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| surgical repair of the cornea (corneal transplant) |
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| surgical remoaval of the eyeball (also, the removal of any organ that comes out clean and whole) |
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| LASIK (laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis) |
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| a laser procedure that reshapes the corneal tissue beneath the surface of the cornea to correct astigmatism, hyperopia, and myopia; LASIK is a combination of Excimer laser and lamellar keratoplasty; it differs from PRK in that it reshapes corneal tissue beneath the surface rather than on the surface |
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| method to remove cataracts in which an ultrasonic needle probe breaks up the lens, which is then aspirated |
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| PRK (photorefractive keratectomy) |
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| a procedure for the treatment of nearsightedness in which an Excimer laser is used to reshape (flatten) the corneal surface by removing a portion of the cornea |
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| a procedure to repair tears in the retina by use of an intense, precisely focused light beam, which causes coagulation of the tissue protein |
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| a procedure to repair a detached retina; a strip of sclera is resected, or a fold is made int the sclera; an exoplant is used to hold and buckle the sclera |
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| surgical creation of a drain to reduce intraocular pressure (used to treat glaucoma) |
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| surgical removal of all or part of the vitreous humor (used to treat diabetic retinopathy) |
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| process of recording (photgraphic) blood vessels (of the eye with fluorescing dye) |
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| instrument used to meausre (the curvature of) the cornea (used for fitting contact lenses) |
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| instrument used for visual examination (the interior) of the eye |
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| visual examination of the eye |
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| measurement of vision (acuity and the prescribing of corrective lenses) |
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| instrument used to measure (the diameter of) the pupil |
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| instrument used for visual examination of the pupil |
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| instrument used to measure pressure (within the eye, used to diagnose glaucoma) |
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| measurement of pressure (within the eye) |
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| peratining to two or both eyes |
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| pertaining to within the eye |
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| pertaining to tears or tear ducts |
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| pertaining to the nose and tear ducts |
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| physician who studies and treats diseases of the eye |
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| study of the eye (a branch of medicine that deals with treating diseases of the eye) |
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| (any noninflammatory) disease of the retina (such as diabetic retinopathy) |
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| agent that constricts the pupil |
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| agent that dilates the pupil |
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| medical term for right eye |
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| medical term for left eye |
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| medical term for each eye |
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| a specialist who fills prescriptions for lenses (cannot prescribe lenses) |
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| a health professional who prescribes corrective lenses and/or eye exercises |
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| sharpness of vision for either distance or nearness |
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| age-related macular degeneration |
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| right eye (oculus dexter) |
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| left eye (oculus sinister) |
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| each eye (oculus uterque) |
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