Medical-Surgical Nursing Exam 1 (Key Terms) - Jersey College Questions & Answers 100% Correct!!
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Medical-Surgical Nursing
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Medical-Surgical Nursing
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 ...
Medical-Surgical Nursing
Exam 1 (Key Terms) - Jersey
College Questions & Answers
100% Correct!!
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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