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The function of the lens is to
Focus and bend light
Combining form that means eyelid
Blephar/o
Define the combining form used with eye term:
Cry/o
Cold
Word part that means two or double
Dipl/o
Word part that means tension or pressure
ton/o
What are the 2 functions of the ear?
1. To Hear
2. To provide a sense of balance
Combining form that means Tympanic membrane (eardrum) or middle ear is
Tympan/o
Clouding of the lens is
The term for farsightedness is
hyperopia
The combining form cochle/o means
Cochlea
Photophobia is defined as
Abnormal fear of (sensitivity to) light
Define Presbyopia
Impaired vision as a result of aging
What combining form means inner ear
Labyrinth/o
Aur/i
Isocoria means
Otopyorrhea means
Abnormal condition of fungus in the ear, usually affecting the external auditory canal
Otomycosis
What is IOP and which disease is associated with it?
IOP- Intraocular Pressure
Disease- Glaucoma
Inflammation of the tympanic membrane
Myringitis
What part of the ear is affected with Meiniere Disease?
Inner ear
Presbycusis
Hearing impairment occuring with age
Tears are produced by which anatomical structure
Lacrimal Glands
Otorhinolaryngologist
Physician who studies the ear, nose, and larynx
Scleromalacia is defined as
Softening of the sclera
Ceruminoma
A tumor of the gland that secretes earwax