New York Times Crossword Clues
8 letters; 4/5 of the eye by volume
What is vitreous
Letter that represents ion that is found in much higher concentration in the tear film than blood plasma
What is K?
What is 308?
Long term steroid use can cause this type of cataract
What is PSC?
The earliest contact lenses, and now prosthetic eyes, are made from this material which does not allow oxygen transmission
What is polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA)?
11 letters; nerve that senses pain on the cornea
What is nasociliary?
Vitamin deficiency responsible for Bitot spots
What is A?
What is 200?
FML and Loteprednol are preferred in this group of people
What are steroid responders?
Lenses made from this material with an index of 1.67 and Abbe value of 30 are thinner but may induce chromatic aberration in high Rxes
What is polycarbonate?
16 letters; most common malignant eye tumor in kids
What is rhabdomyosarcoma?
1 of this letter worth of azithromycin is prescribed for inclusion conjunctivitis
What is g?
Length of time in minutes to wait before analyzing a Shirmer test result
What is 5?
Steroids are contraindicated in bacterial, fungal, and this type of viral infection
What is herpes?
Contact lenses that are made from materials in this group have a high water content, are ionic, and will accumulate deposits quickly
What is Group IV?
9 letters; fibrovascular overgrowth of conjunctival tissue over the limbus
What is pterygium?
A vaccine is not available for this strain of Hepatitis which is transmitted by fecal-oral route
What is E?
Wavelength in nanometers that is maximally absorbed by cyanolabe
What is 426?
The MOA of steroids is to block this enzyme and prevent inflammation
What is phospholipase A2?
A new patient struggles with handling his contact lenses, to ease his efforts, switch to a low water content material that has a high this characteristic
What is modulus?
9 letters; type of aberration responsible for night myopia
What is spherical?
In cases of dacryoadenitis, the upper lid takes the shape of this letter
What is S?
An eye deviated this many degrees nasally will be primarily elevated by the inferior rectus
What is 51?
There are implantable steroids that can be used to treat this post op complication of cataract surgery
What is Irvine Gass (CME post op)?
Increasing the water content in a silicone hydrogel lens will result in this happening to the Dk/t
What is decrease?