Special Senses : Eyes

PHARM 223

Conjunctiva

eye part prone to inflammation and infection

Conjunctivitis

inflammation of the conjunctiva that can be caused by bacteria, allergy, irritation or foreign body

(aka. pinkeye)

Lacrimal ducts

tear ducts

Macular degeneration

deterioration of the macula, resulting in loss of central vision

* most common cause of visual impairment in persons older than age 50

Blepharitis

inflammation of the eyelid

Glaucoma

eye disease in which increased eyeball pressure causes gradual loss of sight

Intraocular

pertaining to within the eyeball

Miotic

cause the pupil to constrict and allows aqueous humor to escape from eye to relieve pressure

* can treat glaucoma

Mydriatic

cause the pupil to dilate and prepare the eye for an internal examination

Cataract

opacity/cloudiness of the lens of eye, usually due to aging, trauma, metabolic disease or adverse effect of certain medications or chemicals

* causes decreased vision
* treated via _____ surgery

Ocular

pertaining to eye or sense of sight

Photophobia

unusual intolerance and sensitivity to light that occurs in disorders such as meningitis, eye inflammation, measles and rubella

Retinitis

inflammation of the retina

Retinopathy

disease of the retina

Hordeolum

small, purulent, inflammatory infection of a sebaceous gland of the eyelid

(aka. a sty)