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NYU Pathophysiology Exam 2 Questions & Answers 2024/2025 accomodation - ANSWERSthe pupils get larger when looking at an object that is far away and smaller when looking at an object close up hyperopia - ANSWERSfar-sightedness. image focuses posterior to retina. corrected with convex lenses ...

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NYU Pathophysiology Exam 2 Questions
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accomodation - ANSWERSthe pupils get larger when looking at an object that is far away and smaller
when looking at an object close up



hyperopia - ANSWERSfar-sightedness. image focuses posterior to retina. corrected with convex lenses



myopia - ANSWERSnear-sightedness. image focuses anterior to retina. corrected with concave lenses



presbyopia - ANSWERSloss of elasticity in the lens. old age



strabismus - ANSWERSabnormality of eye coordination that results in loss of binocular vision



paralytic or non-paralytic



ex. cross-eyed



amblyopia - ANSWERS"lazy eye"



diminished vision with no detectable lesion in the eye



at a young age can lead to permanent blindness in the affected eye bc the brain filters out the blurry
input



diplopia - ANSWERSdouble vision



nystagmus - ANSWERSinvoluntary, rhythmic oscillation of the eye. occurs in peripheral vision

,ptosis - ANSWERSweakness of levator muscle that causes droopy upper eyelid



entropion - ANSWERSlower eyelid turns inward



ectropian - ANSWERSlower eyelid turns outward



hordeolum/chalazion - ANSWERSstye/chronic stye



viral conjunctivitis - ANSWERSpink eye



watery discharge



photophobia



bacterial conjunctivitis - ANSWERSpurulent drainage



dry and crusty



infants can get it passing through birth canal and can lead to blindness - gonorrhea and chlamydia



keratitis - ANSWERSinfection of the cornea



severe pain and photophobia



herpes



glaucoma - ANSWERSvision loss due to nerve damage

, increased interocular pressure damages optic nerve and optic disc cups and breaks away from nerve



treated w surgery to drain



primary open angle glaucoma - ANSWERSmost common



slow progressing



clogged trabecular network leads to impaired drainage leads to increased interocular pressure



blind sport in field of vision



closed angle glaucoma - ANSWERSrapid onset



narrow iridocorneal angle blocks drainage leads to increased interocular pressure



headache, nausea, eye pain, blurred vision, light halos at night



cataracts - ANSWERSclouding of the lens leads to blurred vision



different in each eye



diabetes, smoking = risk



treated w lens replacement



macular degeneration - ANSWERSdegeneration of fovea (back center of eye - retinal macula)



loss of vision in center of field of vision

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