Exam 15: Ophthalmology-Eyes

Which of the following words or phrases is MISSPELLED?

A red,painful swelling or pimple containing pus located near the edge of the eyelid and known by laypersons as a stye is called a hordeolum.

Which condition occurs in patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus?

A patient who has aphakia has no ________ in the eye because it has been surgically removed.

The formation of new,fragile blood vessels in the retina is caused by uncontrolled ________.

The combining form vis/o- means ________.

Corneal ________ is a surgical procedure to replace a damaged or diseased cornea with a donor cornea.

Explain the difference between the function of the rods and the cones in the retina.

Loss of transparency of the lens is known as glaucoma.

A phorometer ________.

Reattaching and fixing the membrane that lines the back of the eyeball when it has become detached is a surgical procedure known as ________.

Medial deviation of one or both eyes is known as ________.

The combining form kerat/o- means ________.

Which surgical procedure is performed to seal leaking or hemorrhaging retinal blood vessels or to reattach a detached retina?

________ is a radiologic procedure that uses high-frequency sound waves to create an image of the eye.

To look for retinal leaking and hemorrhages,the physician would order ________.

A patient whose best visual acuity is 20/200 is considered to be legally ________.

The combining form anis/o- means ________.

The ________ is a dark,round,central opening that allows light rays to enter the internal eye.

Inflammation or infection of the eyelid is called blepharoptosis.