Medical Specialties
This is a medical physician that specializes in Endocrine and Nervous System.
What is a Endocrinologist and Neurologist?
This pertains to the eyelid.
What is blephar/o?
In some cases, laser keratotomy may be used to correct this structure.
What is the eye? Keratotomy corrects vision and eliminates the need for corrective lens.
A patient with fear, unusual intolerance, and sensitivity to light has this disorder.
What is photophobia ?
This is a rare disorder with unknown etiology that can lead to hearing loss. Symptoms include vertigo, tinnitus, and pressure in the ear.
What is Meniere Disease?
This physician specializes in pregnant women and female reproductive organs.
What is Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)?
All of these words means pupil.
What is cor/o?
What is core/o?
What is pupill/o?
This scope (ophthalmoscope) is used to examine this structure.
What is the eye?
This is a benign tumor that develops on the 8th cranial nerve.
What is an acoustic neuroma?
This is a total deafness (complete hearing loss).
What is anacusis?
A patient with cancer would see this specialist.
What is an Oncologist?
This indicates double vision.
What is dipl/opia?
Otitis media indicates an infection here.
What is an ear infection?
This means excessive, above normal.
What is hyper-?
Condition where the aqueous humor fails to drain properly, accumulates in the eye causing high intraocular pressure (IOP).
What is glaucoma?
Patients with an alimentary canal disorder will see this type of physician.
What is a Gastroenterologist?
This is drooping of the upper eyelid.
What is blepharoptosis?
Tympanoplasty is the surgical correction of this structure.
What is the eardrum?
This indicates a rupture.
What is -rrhexis?
Congenital deficiency in color perception. Also known as color blindness.
What is achromatopsia?
Some refer to this type of physician as an ENT.
What is a Otolaryngologist?
Excessive secretion of tears.
What is dacryorrhea?
Patients with hyperopia have difficulty with this sense.
What is the eye? Hyperopia is farsightedness (meaning they have problems seeing objects that are close).
This means softening.
What is -malacia?
Degenerative disease in which the lens of the eye become progressively cloudy resulting in decreased vision.
What is a cataract?