Kazakh-English Electronic Explanatory Dictionary of Ophthalmology Terms
Optic foramen/canal
The short canalthrough the lesser wingofthesphenoidbone attheapexoftheorbit thatgivespassage totheopticnerveandthe ophthalmic artery.
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Optic tract
The partofthenerve pathway for visual impulses lying between the OPTIC CHIASMA and the first set ofconnections (SYNAPSES) in the brain—thelateral …
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Central vision
the faculty of seeing; called also sight. The basic components of vision are the eye itself, the visual center in …
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Foreign body
specks of dust, small insects or other tiny objects that get into the eyes. The foreign body may be either …
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Lid Margin/ ntermarginal strip
The lids are covered anteriorly by skin and posteriorly by conjunctiva. The margin or free edge of the lid between …
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Meibomian gland
along sebaceous gland that lubricates theeyelids; "bacterial infection ofaMeibomian gland produces astye"
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Iridodonesis
tremulousness of the iris on movement of the eye, occurring in subluxation of the lens.
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Iridodialysis
Separation of the iris fromthe ciliary body.
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.