Exam 15: Ophthalmology-Eyes

The abbreviation O.D.means ________.

The abbreviation OS means ________.

Dacryocystitis is an infection of the ________.

The loss of flexibility of the lens of the eye with blurring vision and loss of accommodation caused by aging is known as ________.

Which word parts do you need to build the medical word that means "one who specializes in vision measurement"?

Involuntary rhythmic motions of the eye,particularly when looking to the side,is called ________.

The clear,flexible disk behind the pupil is called the lacrimal sac.

Which medical procedure is used to test the extraocular muscles?

The combining forms phac/o- and lenticul/o- both mean "lens of the eye."

The combining form lacrim/o- means ________.

Hyperthyroidism is known to cause the eyes to bulge outwardly,resulting in ________.

When the pupils are unequal in size,this is known as ________.

The vitreous humor is the clear,gel-like substance that fills the anterior chamber of the eye.

Hyphema is an abnormal sensitivity to bright light.

At birth,an infant is treated with an antibiotic drug to the eyes to prevent gonorrhea that might be present in the birth canal of the mother.

The primary accented syllable in the pronunciation of the medical word retinoblastoma (ret-ih-noh-blas-toh-mah)is ________.

The light-sensitive cells in the retina that only respond to color are called the rods.

The operation phacoemulsification is performed on the ________.

The vitreous humor ________.

The ________ is a spongy membrane of blood vessels that begins at the iris and continues around the eye.