Conditions of the Eye & Ear

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1. Mary's grandmother has a severe loss of central vision. This condition is reffered to as? glaucoma cararact presbyobia macular degeneration

2. A strabismus is an abnormal deviation of the eye. Which of these is not a strabismus? esotropia nyctalopia exotropia hypertropia

3. Absence of vision in half of the visual field is called? amblyopia hemianopsia diplopia hypermetropia

4. Removal of the entire eyeball is a treatment that is necessary to treat tumors such as ocular melanoma. This procedure is called? extracapsular extraction keratoplasty enucleation intracapsular extraction

5. This treatment is used to treat diabetic retinopathy and age related macular degeneration (ARMD) by stimulating coagulation of the blood vessels in the interior of the eye. LASIK scleral buckle laser photocoagulation vitrectomy

6. A staphylococcal infection of the sebaceous gland in the eyelid is known as? hordeolum aphakia chalazion exanthem

7. Hardening of the bony tissue of the labyrinth of the ear is called? osteodystrophy osteopenia otosclerosis otomycosis

8. As Johnny's tinnitus and vertigo become progressively worse, his doctor worried his symptoms might be caused by? cholesteatoma acoustic neuroma glioma meningioma

9. An infection of the middle ear usually following an upper respiratory infection (URI) is called? otomycosis myringitis Meniere disease acute otitis media

10. A collection of skin cells and cholesterol in a sac within the middle ear is? cholestanol cholestanones cholesteatoma cholestasia