Suffix
-otia
ear condition
ot/o
ear
iridic
pertaining to the iris
hyperopia (hypermetropia)
farsightedness (can't see near)
-opia
vision
-meter
instrument to measure
dipl/o
double
retinitis
inflammation of the retina
cochlear implant procedure
surgical insertion of a device that allows sensorineural hearing-impaired persons to understand speech
light
-acusis or -cusis
hearing
salping/o
eustachian tube, auditory tube
otopyorrhea
discharge of pus from the ear
diabetic retinopathy
disease of the retina caused by diabetes mellitus
nyct/o
night
-opsia
vision
presby/o
old age
xerophthalmia
strabismus
abnormal deviation of the eye
iridectomy
removal of (a portion of) the iris
-tropia
to turn
darkness
otomycosis
abnormal condition of a fungal infection in the ear
muscular degeneration
progressive damage to the macula of the retina (loss of central vision, passed on by family members)
blepharoptosis
prolapse of an eyelid