Eye Combining Forms
This combining form means eyelid.
What is blephar/o?
This is the bony structure where the eyeball is located.
What is the orbit?
This term means double vision?
What is diplopia?
This is the visual examination of the interior of the eye.
What is ophthalmoscopy?
This is the medical term for an earache.
What is otalgia?
This combining form means tears.
What is dacry/o/
This is the corner of the eye.
What is the canthus?
This term means nearsightedness.
What is myopia?
This surgical procedure repairs the eye to form an artificial pupil.
What is coreoplasty?
This term means ringing, buzzing, or jingling heard in one or both ears.
What is tinnitus?
This combining form means the membrane lining the eyelids and covering the surface of the eye.
What is conjunctiv/o?
This gland produces tears.
What is the lacrimal gland?
This term means dull or dim vision.
What is amblyopia?
This term describes damage to the retina as a result of diabetes.
What is diabetic reinopathy?
This term means dizziness or an abnormal sensation of movement when there is none.
What is vertigo?
This cominin form means the hard outer covering of the eye.
What is scler/o?
This clear, watery fluid fills the space between the cornea and iris.
What is aqueous humor?
This condition is inflammation of the eyelids.
This condition is a malcurvature of the cornea that leads to blurred vision.
What is astigmatism?
This is inflammation of the middle ear.
What is otitis media?
This combining form refers to the area of the retina on which light rays focus.
What is macul/o?
These photoreceptors sense color and are mainly used in bright light.
What are cones?
This inherited condition arises from embryonic retinal cells.
What is retinoblastoma?
This term describes trauma to the outer covering of the eye resulting in an abrasion.
What is a corneal ulcer?
This is the general term for hearing loss or deafness.