Lecture Notes on OphthalmologyThis little guide is principally aimed at undergraduate students studying for their final examinations, although its usefulness to a wider medical audience has been well attested |
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acute conjunctivitis acute glaucoma acute iritis anterior chamber antibiotic aqueous artery atropine become blindness blood capsule cataract cause cent central retinal chamber choroid ciliary body ciliary muscle congenital congestion conjunctiva convex corneal ulcer dacryocystitis damage degeneration develops dilatation drainage drops engorgement entropion epiphora epithelium excised Exophthalmos exudate eyeball eyelids fibres foreign bodies fundus GLAND haemorrhages hypermetrope infection inflammation inflammatory intra-ocular pressure iris root iritis irritation keratitis lacrimal lashes later layer lens lesion lid margin macula medial myopia nasal nasolacrimal duct neuritis normal oblique occasionally occlusion ocular oedema opacity operation ophthalmitis ophthalmology ophthalmoscope optic atrophy optic disc optic nerve orbital pain papilloedema patient peripheral photophobia pigment posterior provoke pupil pupillary rarely Rectus Muscle reflex retinal detachment retinopathy scarring sclera scotoma sight SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS skin spectacle lenses squint surface tarsal plate tion Trachoma treatment tumour usually vascular vessels visible vision visual field vitreous Write short notes