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Separation of the retina from the choroid layer is called


A) ARMD.
B) scotoma.
C) retinal tear.
D) retinitis pigmentosa.

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Inflammation of the cornea is


A) dacryoadenitis.
B) dacryocystitis.
C) keratitis.
D) xerophthalmia.

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The combining form for the area on which light rays focus is


A) uve/o.
B) phak/o.
C) papill/o.
D) macul/o.

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A tumor of the blood vessel layer under the retina is called


A) retinoblastoma.
B) cholesteatoma.
C) choroidal hemangioma.
D) intraocular melanoma.

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The area that provides the sharpest vision because of its high density of cones is the


A) fovea.
B) limbus.
C) optic disk.
D) macula lutea.

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Cycloplegics


A) treat allergic conditions, such as itchy, watery eyes.
B) induce paralysis of the ciliary body to allow examination of the eye.
C) cause the pupils to constrict.
D) cause the pupils to dilate.

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Impairment of color vision is


A) aphakia.
B) anisocoria.
C) achromatopsia.
D) nyctalopia.

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Malcurvature of the cornea, leading to blurred vision, is


A) keratitis.
B) astigmatism.
C) anisocoria.
D) presbyopia.

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A lack of blood flow to the retina is called


A) nystagmus.
B) retinal ischemia.
C) retinitis.
D) cyclitis.

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A hereditary, degenerative disease marked by nyctalopia and progressive loss of the visual field is


A) a cataract.
B) glaucoma.
C) ARMD.
D) retinitis pigmentosa.

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The combining form for the optic disk is


A) uve/o.
B) phak/o.
C) papill/o.
D) macul/o.

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C

Inability to see well in dim light is


A) aphakia.
B) anisocoria.
C) achromatopsia.
D) nyctalopia.

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The combining form for the eye is


A) blephar/o.
B) conjunctiv/o.
C) dacry/o.
D) ocul/o.

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The condition of no lens is


A) aphakia.
B) anisocoria.
C) achromatopsia.
D) nyctalopia.

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A rare form of cancer that arises from embryonic retinal cells is called


A) retinoblastoma.
B) cholesteatoma.
C) choroidal hemangioma.
D) intraocular melanoma.

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Progressive loss of elasticity of the lens, usually accompanying aging, is


A) keratitis.
B) astigmatism.
C) anisocoria.
D) presbyopia.

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Inflammation of a lacrimal sac is


A) dacryoadenitis.
B) dacryocystitis.
C) keratitis.
D) xerophthalmia.

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Progressive destruction of an ocular structure, causing a loss of central vision, is


A) a cataract.
B) glaucoma.
C) ARMD.
D) retinitis pigmentosa.

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C

The combining form for the membrane that lines eyelids and covers the surface of the eye is


A) blephar/o.
B) conjunctiv/o.
C) dacry/o.
D) ocul/o.

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B

The combining form for the lens is


A) uve/o.
B) phak/o.
C) papill/o.
D) macul/o.

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