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accommodation - ANSWER-the process by which the eye maintains a clear image on the retina anterior chamber - ANSWER-aqueous-containing space in the eye between the posterior (endothelial) cornea and the anterior iris and pupil aqueous humor - ANSWER-transparent nutrient-containing fluid that ...

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Exam 1 (Key Terms) - Jersey
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accommodation - ANSWER-the process by which the eye maintains a clear image on the retina



anterior chamber - ANSWER-aqueous-containing space in the eye between the posterior
(endothelial) cornea and the anterior iris and pupil



aqueous humor - ANSWER-transparent nutrient-containing fluid that fills the anterior and posterior
chambers of the eye



astigmatism - ANSWER-refractive error due to an irregularity in the curvature of the cornea



binocular vision - ANSWER-normal ability of both eyes to focus on one object and fuse the two
images into one



blindness - ANSWER-inability to see, defined as corrected visual acuity of 20/400 or less, or a visual
field of no more than 20 degrees in the better eye



bullous keratopathy - ANSWER-corneal edema with painful blisters in the epithelium due to corneal
endothelial dysfunction



chemosis - ANSWER-edema of the conjunctiva



diplopia - ANSWER-seeing one object as two; double vision

, ectropion - ANSWER-turning out of the lower eyelid



emmetropia - ANSWER-normal refractive condition resulting in clear focus on retina; no optical
defects



endophthalmitis - ANSWER-intraocular infection of aq. humor or vitreous humor

-usually after cataract surgery

by *staph epidermidis, pseudomonas*



entropion - ANSWER-turning in of the lower eyelid



enucleation - ANSWER-removal of the eyeball and part of the optic nerve




hyperemia - ANSWER-red eyes resulting from dilation of the vasculature of the conjunctiva



hyperopia - ANSWER-farsightedness; light rays focus behind the retina



hyphemia - ANSWER-blood in the anterior chamber of the eye



hypopyon - ANSWER-collection of inflammatory cells that has the appearance of a pale layer in the
inferior anterior chamber of the eye



injection - ANSWER-congestion of blood vessels



keratoconus - ANSWER-a cone-shaped protrusion of the center of the cornea, not accompanied by
inflammation



miotics - ANSWER-medications that cause constriction of the pupil



mydriatics - ANSWER-medications that cause dilation of the pupil

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