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hyperopia
hypermetropia
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farsightedness
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myopia
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nearsightedness
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chalazion
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Small, hard, cystic mass (granuloma) on the eyelid.
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diabetic retinopathy
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Retinal effects of diabetes mellitus include microaneurysms, hemorrhages, dilation of retinal veins, & neovascularization (new blood vessels form in the retina).
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glaucoma
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Increased intraocular pressure results in damage to the retina & optic nerve with loss of vision.
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hordeolum
stye or sty
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Localized, purulent, inflammatory staphylococcal infection of a sebaceous gland in the eyelid.
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strabismus
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Abnormal deviation of the eye.
esotropia, exotropia, hypertropia, hypotropia, amblyopia, diplopia
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esotropia
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one eye turns inward;
cross-eyed
(strabismus)
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exotropia
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one eye turns outward;
wall-eyed
(strabismus)
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hypertropia
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upward deviation of one eye
(strabismus)
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hypotropia
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downward deviation of one eye
(strabismus)
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amblyopia
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partial loss of vision or lazy eye
(strabismus / child)
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diplopia
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double vision (strabismus / adult)
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ophthalmoscopy
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Visual examination of the interior of the eye.
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visual acuity test
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Clarity of vision is assessed.
(Snellen chart)
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