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Ophthalm: From 1 Different Sources

(ophthalmo-) combining form denoting the eye or eyeball. Examples: ophthalmectomy (surgical removal of); ophthalmorrhexis (rupture of); ophthalmotomy (incision into).
Health Source: Oxford | Concise Colour Medical Dictionary
Author: Jonathan Law, Elizabeth Martin

Ophthalmia

Referring to conjunctivitis... ophthalmia

Ophthalmology

The study of the structure and function of the EYE and the diagnosis and treatment of the diseases that affect it.... ophthalmology

Ophthalmoplegia

Paralysis of the muscles of the EYE. Internal ophthalmoplegia refers to paralysis of the iris and ciliary body; external ophthalmoplegia refers to paralysis of one or all of the muscles that move the eyes.... ophthalmoplegia

Ophthalmoscope

An instrument for examining the interior of the EYE. There are di?erent types of ophthalmoscope; all have a light source to illuminate the inside of the eye and a magnifying lens to make examination easier.... ophthalmoscope

Ophthalmologist

A doctor with specialist training in OPHTHALMOLOGY.... ophthalmologist

Ophthalmia Neonatorum

A type of eye inflammation and discharge (ophthalmitis) that occurs in newborn infants, usually as a result of infection with gonorrhoea or chlamydia at birth.

The infection is treated with antibiotic drugs.... ophthalmia neonatorum

Ophthalmitis

A term that describes any inflammatory eye disorder.

Types of ophthalmitis include ophthalmia neonatorum and sympathetic ophthalmitis: a rare condition in which a penetrating injury to one eye is followed by severe uveitis that can cause blindness in the other eye.

Sympathetic ophthalmitis can be treated with corticosteroid drugs, but removal of the injured eye is sometimes necessary to save the sight of the other.... ophthalmitis

Ophthalmodynia

Pain in the eye... ophthalmodynia

Ophthalmopathy

Any disease of the eye... ophthalmopathy

Ophthalmoscopy

A noninvasive procedure in which an ophthalmologist (a doctor specializing in eye disorders) uses an ophthalmoscope to examine the inside of the eye. The ophthalmoscope is used first to direct a beam of light into the eye and then to examine the light-sensitive retina; the retinal blood vessels; the head of the optic nerve; and the jelly-like vitreous humour.... ophthalmoscopy

Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia

(INO) see ophthalmoplegia.... internuclear ophthalmoplegia

Ophthalmic

adj. concerned with the eye.... ophthalmic

Ophthalmic Nerve

the smallest of the three branches of the *trigeminal nerve. It supplies sensory fibres to the eyeball, conjunctiva, and lacrimal gland, to a small region of the nasal mucous membrane, and to the skin of the nose, brows, and scalp.... ophthalmic nerve

Ophthalmodynamometry

n. measurement of the blood pressure in the vessels of the retina of the eye. A small instrument is pressed against the eye until the vessels are seen (through an *ophthalmoscope) to collapse. The pressure recorded by the instrument reflects the pressure within the vessels of the retina. In certain disorders of the blood circulation to the eye, the pressure in the vessels is reduced and the vessels can be made to collapse by a lower than normal pressure on the eyeball.... ophthalmodynamometry

Ophthalmometer

n. see keratometer.... ophthalmometer

Ophthalmotonometer

n. see tonometer.... ophthalmotonometer

Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope

see ophthalmoscope.... scanning laser ophthalmoscope

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