Kazakh-English Electronic Explanatory Dictionary of Ophthalmology Terms
Phthisis bulbi
an clinical condition representing an end-stage ocular response to severe eye injury or disease damage, related to a variety of …
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Palpebral fissure
itheopening between the margins of the eyelids.
Ophthalmic Dictionary including pronunciation, derivation and definition of the words used in Optometry and Ophthalmology by James J. Lewis, Oph. D. Professor of Optometry in the Northern Illinois College of Ophthalmology and Otology, Chicago.
Posterior chamber
the space between the iris, the lens, and the ciliary body of the eye, filled with the aqueous humor and …
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Posterior synechia
Adhesions of the iris tothe lens capsule. Anterior s., adhesions of theiris to the cornea.
Ophthalmic Dictionary including pronunciation, derivation and definition of the words used in Optometry and Ophthalmology by James J. Lewis, Oph. D. Professor of Optometry in the Northern Illinois College of Ophthalmology and Otology, Chicago.
Pterygium (ter-yg'-i-um). (Gr. pteryx = wing.)
A thickening or growth of the conjunctiva,having the appearance of a fly's wing, usuallyon the nasal side of the eye, …
Ophthalmic Dictionary including pronunciation, derivation and definition of the words used in Optometry and Ophthalmology by James J. Lewis, Oph. D. Professor of Optometry in the Northern Illinois College of Ophthalmology and Otology, Chicago.
Pupillary membrane
remnants of the central portion of the anterior layer of the iris stroma (the iridopupillary lamina) that occludes the pupil …
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Palpatory determination of intraocular pressure
Palpation is one of the oldest, simplest, and least expensive methods for approximate IOP measurement, however it is very inaccurate …
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Pannus
Aweb-like patch of grayish membranish tissueusually covering the upper half of the cornea,making it almost opaque. It is usuallv causedby …
Ophthalmic Dictionary including pronunciation, derivation and definition of the words used in Optometry and Ophthalmology by James J. Lewis, Oph. D. Professor of Optometry in the Northern Illinois College of Ophthalmology and Otology, Chicago.