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Optometry Vocabulary Exam | Questions And Answers Latest {2024- 2025} A+ Graded |100% Verified
Accommodation - Focus: increase in optical power by the eye in order to maintain a clear image as
objects are moved closer
Albinism - Lack of pigment in eyes, skin, and hair. Can occur just in the eyes (ocular albinism)
Amblyopia - Decreased vision in eye(s) without detectable health problem; commonly called "lazy eye"
Ametropia - The condition of having a refractive error (myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, or presbyopia)
Anisocoria - Unequal pupil size
Anisometropia - Unequal refractive errors in the eyes; at least 1D difference
Asthenopia - Symptom of eyestrain; may also include headache and browache
Astigmatism - Refractive error where refractive power is not uniform in all directions; light rays are bent
differently in one meridian versus 90 degrees away; when written in Rx it is also called "cylinder" or "cyl"
Binocularity - The ability to use both eyes together; results in depth perception/stereopsis; lack of
results in double vision or lack of depth perception/ stereopsis
Cataract - Condition where the crystalline lens becomes cloudy or partially opaque; may be congenital,
due to age (senile), or trauma; lens may have to be surgically removed if vision is affected
Chalazion - Chronic inflamed gland in the eyelid; plural= chalazia; commonly called "stye"
Congential - Describes a condition present since birth or shortly after
, Convergence insufficiency (CI) - Condition where one has difficulty "crossing" eyes at near to fixate
binocularly; can result in double vision or eyestrain
Corneal Abrasion - Scraped area of corneal surface with loss of superficial cells (epithelium); causes pain
and photophobia; can be abbreviated "k abrasion"
Corneal Laceration - Full thickness penetration of the cornea; results in ruptured globe
Corneal Topography - Map of the variations of curvature in the cornea
Corneal Ulcer - Localized infection in anterior portion of cornea; can be bacterial, fungal, or viral;
commonly secondary to contact lens overwear
Diabetic Retinopathy - Changes in the retina due to longstanding or uncontrolled DM; may include
hemorrhages, cotton wool spots, exudates, and neovascularization
Diagnosis - The decision reached after examination to investigate the nature and circumstances of a
disease process; what the disease is; plural= diagnoses
Diopter - Unit of measure to designate refractive power of a lens
Diplopia - Perception of two images from one object; double vision
Dry Eye Syndrome (DES) - Corneal and conjunctival dryness due to deficient tear production
Emmetropia - Having no refractive error; emmetrope= slang for person who doesn't need glasses
Epilation - The removal of hair or eyelashes; may be plucked or by electrolysis
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