ID (Eye Definitions)
Farsightedness that occurs normally with aging
What is presbyopia?
(p.573)
Earwax
What is cerumen?
(p.582)
Inflammation of the cornea
What is keratitis?
(Table 25-4 p.581)
Ranges from difficulty in hearing certain ranges of tones or in understanding certain words to total deafness
What is hearing impairment?
(p. 591)
Ear poisoning
What is ototoxicity?
(Box 25-3 p. 586)
Difficulty tolerating light
What is photophobia?
(p. 5749)
Hearing loss associated with aging
What is presbycusis?
(p.592)
Inflammation of the conjunctiva: "pink eye" is a specific type caused by chemical irritants, bacteria, or virus
What is conjunctivitis?
(Table 25-4 p.581)
A sensation of movement of one's self or of one's surrounding
(p. 592)
What is slit-lamp biomicroscopic examination?
(Table 25-2 p. 577)
Involuntary rhythmic jerking of the eyes
What is nystagmus?
(p. 587)
An inflammation of the ear with purulent drainage
(p. 588)
External stye; infected swelling near the lid margin on inside
What is hordeolum?
(Table 25-4 p.581)
Ringing, buzzing, or other continuous noise in the ear
What is tinnititus
(p. 592)
Contains the auditory bones (ossicles) and opens into the eustachian tube
What is the middle ear?
(p. 583) (see Figure 25-9 p. 583)
Protrusion of the eyeball
What is exophthalmos?
(p. 579)
Impaired perception of sound caused by a dysfunction of either the external or middle ear
What is conductive hearing loss?
(p. 584)
Internal stye; infection of meibomian gland
What is chalazion?
(Table 25-4 p.581)
Common causes include:
obstruction by impacted cerumen
infection with labyrinthitis
otosclerosis
What is conductive loss?
(Box 25-2 p. 584)
Without ear protection, noise at this level causes irreversible damage; hearing loss is inevitable
What is 160dB?
(Table 25-5 p. 585)
Drooping of the eyelid so that it partially or completely covers the cornea
What is ptosis?
(p. 580)
Impaired perception of sound caused by a dysfunction in the inner ear or the eighth cranial nerve
What is sensorineural hearing loss?
(p. 584)
Infection of glands and lash follicles along lid margin
What is blepharitis?
(Table 25-4 p. 581)
A group of symptoms produced by an increase in fluid in the labyrinthine spaces with swelling and congestion of the mucosa of the cochlea
What is Meniere disease?
Determines degree of hearing loss in each ear
What is audiometry?
(Table 25-6 p. 587)