Category: O

An instrument which measures pressure inside the eye. A small instrument for measuring the pressure inside the eye. There are two commonly used types, both applied to the cornea after a drop of local anesthetic has been put in the eye. The indentation (Schiotz) tonometer uses a small plunger that indents the cornea by an…

A surgical operation to make a cut in the eyeball.  

Paralysis of the muscles of the eye. Condition characterized by paralysis of the motor nerves of the eyes, sometimes occurring in myasthenia gravis, botulism, thiamine deficiency, and disorders of the nerves of the cranial area. Paralysis of the eye muscles. There are three types of ophthalmoplegia: internuclear (affecting the structures in the central nervous system…

Referring to ophthalmology.  

Inflammation of the eye. Ophthalmitis refers to any inflammatory condition of the eye. Varieties of this condition include ophthalmia neonatorum and sympathetic ophthalmitis. The latter is an uncommon condition where a penetrating injury to one eye results in severe uveitis (inflammation of the iris and choroid) in the other eye, potentially leading to blindness. Treatment…

A surgeon who specialises in surgery to treat eye disorders.  

A surgical operation to remove an eye.  

Taking place during a surgical operation.  

A special room in a hospital, where surgical operations are carried out. A designated space where surgical operations take place is known as an operating theatre. It’s typically part of a series of rooms, connected to an anesthesia room and a post-surgery recovery zone. A continuous supply of clean, filtered air from the ventilation system…

A special table on which the patient is placed to undergo a surgical operation.