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Complete the clinically related sentences by selected amedical term from the table below.

blepharoplasty

blepharoptosis

diplopia

equilibrium

erythropia

iris

keratitits

keratotome

keratotomy

lacrimal

ophthalmoplegia

otosclerosis

salpingitis

sclera

tympanitis

1.   A 23-year-old patientis unable to move her eyes after sustaining a subarachnoidhemorrhage as a result of an arteriovenous malformation. Thiscondition of the eyes is referred to as__________________________________.

2.   Rick L. sustains acorneal injury as a result of an industrial accident. Inflammationof the cornea, commonly known as__________________________________, develops after the injuryrequiring treatment by an ophthalmologist.

3.   A 62-year-old patientwith drooping eyelids that impair her sight requires surgery. Thesurgical procedure required to repair the eyelids is referred to as__________________________________.

4.   After undergoingcataract surgery, a patient is unable to see. The ophthalmologistsuggests a surgical procedure that requires an incision into thecolored muscular layer that surrounds the pupil of the eye. Thisportion of the eye is known as the__________________________________.

5.   A patient comes to theophthalmologist’s office complaining that objects appear red. Thephysician documents this condition as__________________________________ in the patient’s progressnotes.

6.   Kelsey H. is brought tothe ophthalmologist’s office by her mother who noticed her daughterfrequently rubbing her right eye. After examining the child, theophthalmologist suspects an obstruction of the duct that normallysecretes tears produced by the __________________________ glandsthat keep the eye moist.

7.   During eye surgery, theophthalmologist asks his assistant for the____________________________, a surgical instrument used to incisethe cornea.

8.   After sustaining aminor head injury in a motorcycle accident, a patient complains ofdouble vision. The nurse documents this finding as__________________________________.

9.   A 26-year-old patientundergoes craniotomy for removal of a brain tumor. After surgery,the patient experiences drooping of the left eyelid. The nursenotifies the neurosurgeon of this finding, known as__________________________________.

10. Jennifer J., a 28-year-oldpatient, is 8 weeks pregnant when she notices a significant hearingloss. She is referred by her obstetrician to an ear, nose, andthroat specialist. After testing, the specialist diagnoses__________________________________, hardening of the ear that ischaracterized by chronic, progressive deafness.

11. Samuel A. comes to the physician’soffice with complaints of ear pain and difficulty maintainingbalance. An inner ear infection is suspected. The inner earcontains receptors that help maintain balance, a state also knownas __________________________________.

12. The mother of a 6-month-old infantbrings her baby to the pediatrician’s office because he has notbeen sleeping and frequently pulls at his ear. During otoscopicexamination, the physician notes an inflammation of the eardrum. Hedocuments this finding as __________________________________ in theinfant’s progress notes.