front 1 Condition called amblyopia may occur as the misaligned eye becomes? | back 1 Lazy |
front 2 both eyes moves together when people look at objects , a deviation of one eye is called? | back 2 Stramismus |
front 3 the way light from objects is focused through the eye to form an image on the retina | back 3 Refraction |
front 4 normal eye focuses light exactly at the retina producing a | back 4 Clear Image |
front 5 what are the most common Refractive Disorders? | back 5 Nearsightedness, farsightedness, presbyopia, and astigmatism |
front 6 The condition in which images of distant objects come into focus in front of the retina and are blurred | back 6 Myopia (Nearsightedness) |
front 7 What corrects the bending of the light rays so that they focus on the retina? | back 7 Lenses |
front 8 What objects are usually seen clearly but objects so far are seen unclear | back 8 Nearby Objects |
front 9 What causes images to come into focus behind the retina? | back 9 Hyperopia (Farsightedness) and Presbyopia |
front 10 sometimes vision is distorted because of the cornea is unevenly curved or the lens has an abnormal shape | back 10 Astigmatism |
front 11 Astigmatism is treated with lenses that correct the unevenness of the cornea or laser vision correction survey known as? | back 11 LASIK |
front 12 What is the condition that mostly commonly affects people starting in the mid-40s? | back 12 Presbyopia |
front 13 What muscles contract during accommodations, thickening the lens and increasing its convexity, these changes allow the image to come into focus on the retina? | back 13 Ciliary Muscles |
front 14 Who treats diseases and disorders of the ears? | back 14 Otologist |
front 15 Infection of the outer ear, usually caused by bacteria and fungi | back 15 Otitis Externa |
front 16 When bone tissue grows abnormally around the stapes, or stirrup. | back 16 otosclerosis |
front 17 An inflammation of the middle ear characterized by fluid buildup, most commonly referred to as and ear infection | back 17 Otitis Media |
front 18 What affects the cochlea and the semicircular canals | back 18 Inner ear or the Labrinthitis |
front 19 Infection of the Labyrinth, most commonly caused by a virus, the symptoms are dizziness, or vertigo | back 19 Labirinthitis |
front 20 Cause by increased fluid in the Labyrinth, the pressure of the fluid disturbs the sense of balance and may even rupture the Labyrinth. | back 20 Meniere's disease |
front 21 A type of sensorineural hearing loss, most common form of hearing loss in older adults | back 21 Presbycusis |
front 22 More commonly called the ringing in the ear | back 22 Tinnitus |
front 23 Caused by and interruption in the transmission of sound waves to the inner ear | back 23 Conductive Hearing Loss |
front 24 Occurs when the damage to the inner ear, to the nerve that leads from the ear to the brain or to the brain itself | back 24 Sensorineural hearing loss |
front 25 Prolonged exposure to loud noises is a common cause of hearing loss because of damage to the sensitive cells in the what? | back 25 Cochlea |
front 26 Electronic device that measures hearing acuity by producing sounds in specific frequencies and intensities | back 26 Audiometer |
front 27 The number of complete fluctuations-waves-of energy that pass a specific point in one second | back 27 Frequency |
front 28 Units for measuring the relative intensity-loudness-of sounds on a scale from 0 to 130 | back 28 Decibels |
front 29 What diagnostic test measures the eardrums ability to move and thus gauges pressure in the middle ear? | back 29 Tympanometry |
front 30 A buildup of earwax in the ear canal | back 30 Cerumen Impaction |
front 31 A patient with a sign of hearing loss should be referred to an | back 31 Otologist |
front 32 A person who is profoundly deaf and cannot benefit from using a hearing aid may be a candidate | back 32 Cochlear Implant |
front 33 A specialist who focuses on evaluating and correcting hearing problems | back 33 Audiologist |
front 34 When the cochlear implants do not amplify sound like a hearing aid but sends signals through the auditory nerve to the where? | back 34 Brain |
front 35 The ophthalmologist also routinely tests for glaucoma with the aid | back 35 Tonometer |
front 36 Occurs when the damage to the inner ear, to the nerve that leads from the ear to the brain or to the brain itself | back 36 Sensorineural hearing loss |
front 37 Prolonged exposure to loud noises is a common cause of hearing loss because of damage to the sensitive cells in the what? | back 37 Cochlea |
front 38 Electronic device that measures hearing acuity by producing sounds in specific frequencies and intensities? | back 38 Audiometer |
front 39 The number of complete fluctuations-waves-of energy that pass a specific point in one second | back 39 Frequency |
front 40 Units for measuring the relative intensity-loudness-of sounds on a scale from 0 to 130 | back 40 Decibels |
front 41 When bone tissue grows abnormally around the stapes, or stirrup | back 41 otosclerosis |
front 42 Is the area of the retina responsible for the central area of a person's visual field | back 42 Macular Degeneration |
front 43 Complication of Diabetes, people who have had Diabetes for a long time or who do not keep their condition under control experience damage to small blood vessels that supply the retina | back 43 Diabetic Retinopathy |
front 44 Occurs when the retina separates from the underlying choroid the middle vascular layer of the eye | back 44 Retinal Detachment |
front 45 a branch of medicine specializing in anatomy, function, and disease of the eye? | back 45 Ophthalmology |
front 46 Chronic inflammation of the edges of the eyelid and is characterized by red, swollen eyelids with scaling and crusting? | back 46 Blepharitis |
front 47 a drooping or falling of the upper eyelid? | back 47 Ptosis |
front 48 a small, painful lump on the inside or outside of the eyelid caused by an eyelash follicle infection | back 48 Sty |
front 49 inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye a.k.a pink eye | back 49 Conjunctivitis |
front 50 a handheld instrument with a light to view the inner eye structures? | back 50 ophtalmoscope |
front 51 an instrument used by an ophthalmologist that measures intraocular pressure (test for glaucoma) | back 51 Tonometer |
front 52 a lamp that emits narrow but intense beam of light, used for examining the interior of the eye | back 52 Slit Lamp |
front 53 washing of the eye by a stream of water or other fluid. | back 53 eye irrigation |
front 54 Treats Diseases/Disorders of the Ears | back 54 Otologist |
front 55 a condition in which earwax has become tightly packed in the external ear canal to the point that the canal is blocked. | back 55 Cerumen Impaction |
front 56 Inflammation of the passage of the outer ear | back 56 otitis externa |
front 57 severe itching of the skin | back 57 prutitus |
front 58 inflammation of the middle ear | back 58 otitis media |
front 59 inflammation of the mastoid process | back 59 mastoiditis |
front 60 occurs when bone tissue grows abnormally around the stapes or stirrup. This overgrowth prevents the stapes from transmitting sound vibrations to the inner ear causing hearing loss. | back 60 otosclerosis |
front 61 a ringing or perforation(hole) of the eardrum | back 61 ruptured eardrum |
front 62 The process by which the eye's lens changes shape to focus near or far objects on the retina | back 62 accomodation |
front 63 a device for converting sounds into electrical signals and stimulating the auditory nerve through electrodes threaded into the cochlea | back 63 cochlear implant |
front 64 Test for color blindness | back 64 Ishihara |
front 65 A screening tool for distance vision | back 65 A screening tool for distance vision |
front 66 Which condition, commonly called lazy eye, occurs when a child does not use one eye regularly and the eye becomes "lazy' and the brain tends to ignore what the lazy eye sees? | back 66 Amblyopia |
front 67 is an examination used to test the condition of the middle ear and mobility of the eardrum and the conduction bones by creating variations of air pressure in the ear canal. It is an objective test of middle-ear function. | back 67 tympanometry |
front 68 Inflammation/infection of the labyrinth or inner | back 68 Labyrinthitis |
front 69 Increased fluid in the labyrinth. The pressure of the fluid disturbs the sense of balance. Symptoms include vertigo, nausea, vomiting,distorted hearing, and tinnitus. Hearing loss may be mild to severe. | back 69 Meniere's disease |
front 70 Age-related hearing loss with gradually progressive inability to hear, especially high frequency sounds. A type of sensorineural hearing loss and the most common form of hearing loss in older adults? | back 70 presbycusis |
front 71 when there is a problem conducting sound waves anywhere along the route through the outer ear, tympanic membrane (eardrum), or middle ear (ossicles). | back 71 Conductive hearing loss |
front 72 a type of hearing loss, or deafness, in which the root cause lies in the inner ear or sensory organ (cochlea and associated structures) or the vestibulocochlear nerve (cranial nerve VIII) or neural part. | back 72 Sensorineural hearing loss |
front 73 Ulcers on the cornea may be the result injury, infection or both | back 73 Corneal ulcers and abrasions |
front 74 Cloudy or opaque areas in the normally clear lens of the eye | back 74 Cataracts |
front 75 Which of the following is indicated by an increase in intraocular pressure caused by a buildup of aqueous humor in the anterior chamber and can result in loss of vision and possible blindness. | back 75 Glaucoma |
front 76 For unknown reasons the macula (central area of a persons visual field) starts to degenerate causing loss of vision. Causes a loss of vision in the center of an image but does not affect peripheral vision | back 76 Macular Degeneration |
front 77 Inflammation of the uveal track cause unknown | back 77 uvetitis |
front 78 Images come into focus in front of the retina and are blurred. Nearby objects are seen clearly but objects far away are unclear | back 78 Myopia (nearsightedness) |
front 79 Images come into focus behind the retina. Far away objects are clear and close objects are blurry | back 79 Hyperopia (far sightedness) |
front 80 like hyperopia (far sightedness) but it develops with age (40+) and results in the loss of lens elasticity, causing difficulty seeing objects close up, is ____. | back 80 presbyopia |
front 81 distorted vision caused by the cornea being unevenly curved or the lens has an abnormal shape | back 81 astigmatism |
front 82 A chart that is used to check for near vision | back 82 Jaeger Chart |
front 83 A disorder where there is a misaligned or unbalanced eye muscle that cause the eye to look in two different directions | back 83 strabismus |