1. oculus sinister: medical term for
left eye
2. optometrist: a health professional
who prescribes corrective lenses and/or eye exercises
3. corneal: pertaining to the cornea
4. ophthalmology: study of diseases
and treatment of the eye
5. retinal: pertaining to the retina
6. tonometer: instrument that measures
the pressure within the eye (used to diagnose glaucoma)
7. optomyometer: instrument that measures
the power of the muscles of vision
8. keratoplasty: surgical repair
of the cornea (corneal transplant)
9. dacryocystorhinostomy: creation
of an artificial opening between the tear (lacrimal) sac and the nose to
restore drainage
10. blepharoplasty: surgical repair
of the eyelid
11. hyperopia: farsightedness
12. pterygium: abnormal fold of membrane
extending from conjunctiva to cornea
13. retinoblastoma: tumor arising
from the developing retinal cell
14. ophthalmorrhagia: hemorrhage from the
eye
15. blepharitis: inflammation of the
eyelids
16. diplopia: double vision
17. leukocoria: condition of white
pupil
18. corneoiritis: inflammation of
the cornea and the iris
19. iridosclerotomy: incision into
the edge of the iris and into the sclera
20. optometer: instrument that measures
(power and range of) vision