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100

This a vascular structure is the primary refractive element of the eye

What is the cornea?

100

This light-sensitive tissue lines the back of the eye and contains rods and cones.

What is the retina?

100

These are the three types of glaucoma

What is closed angle, open angle, and normal tension?

100

The image you see in your environment is referred to as this.

What is the visual field?

100

This vascular layer of the eye includes the iris, choroid, and ciliary body.

What is the uvea?

200

This reflex causes both pupils to constrict when light is shone into one eye.

What is the pupillary light reflex?

200

This part of the thalamus relays visual information from the retina to the visual cortex.

What is the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN)?

200

This condition involves inflammation of the cornea, often caused by bacterial, viral, or fungal infections.

What is keratitis?

200

An afferent defect in this cranial nerve can lead to an abnormal pupillary light reflex.

What is the optic nerve (CN II)?

200

This layer consists of the sclera and cornea and provides structure and protection to the eye.

What is the fibrous layer?

300

This is an example of this condition. A baseball was hit by a baseball player in the eye. Soon, after the team notices blood in the iris of the eye. 

What is hyphema?

300

This term describes how spatial information from the retina is preserved in the visual cortex.

What is retinotopy?


300

People of these ethnic backgrounds are at a higher risk of developing primary open-angle glaucoma.

What are African and Hispanic ancestries?

300

This thin, transparent membrane lines the inside of the eyelids and covers the sclera, helping to protect and lubricate the eye.

What is the conjunctiva?

300

The posterior compartment of the eye is filled with this gel-like substance.

What is vitreous humor?

400

This condition, commonly known as pink eye, involves inflammation of the conjunctiva.

What is conjunctivitis?


400

This pigment, found in rods, plays a crucial role in low-light vision.

What is rhodopsin?

400

This benign infection of an eyelash follicle is commonly called a stye.

What is hordeoleum?

400

This is the medical term for misalignment of the eyes, which can be detected during an extraocular movement exam.

What is strabismus?

400

Axons of these retinal cells form the optic nerve.

What are ganglion cells?

500

This layer contains the retina, which processes visual information.

What is the neural layer?

500

A lesion in this area results in bitemporal hemianopia, or loss of peripheral vision.

What is the optic chiasm?

500

This chronic granulomatous inflammation of the Meibomian gland causes a painless bump on the eyelid.

What is chalazion?

500

This part of the eye exam uses a special lens to look at the retina, optic nerve, macula, and blood vessels at the back of the eye.

What is fundoscopy?

500

This structure, located in the anterior segment of the eye, drains aqueous humor and helps regulate intraocular pressure.

What is the trabecular meshwork?