Sensory System

Convergent strabismus or “cross-eye” is also known as:

• ectropion

• entropion

• esotropia

• exotropia

Another name for a stye is:

• hordeolum

• chalazion

• exophthalmos

• pterygium

An instrument used to examine the nasopharynx and the eustachian tube is known as a(n):

• ophthalmoscope

• gonioscope

• salpingoscope

• fundoscope

The process of determining the intraocular pressure by calculating the resistance of the eyeball to an applied force causing indentation is known as:

• tonometry

• audiometry

• keratoplasty

• optometry

An ocular disorder characterized by increase in intraocular pressure is known as:

• glaucoma

• hemianopia

• exophthalmia

• presbyopia

Drooping of the eyelid that partially or entirely covers the eye as a result of a weakened muscle is known as:

• blepharoptosis

• blepharitis

• presbyopia

• blepharoscopy

Any disease of the retina is known as:

• ambiopathy

• retinitis

• retinopathy

• ambiopia

The medical term that means pain in the ear, or earache, is:

• audialgia

• otosclerosis

• labyrinthalgia

• otalgia

A term used to describe involuntary eye movements:

• pterygium

• nystagmus

• tinnitus

• nyctalpia

The ability of the lens to focus clearly on objects at various distances is known as:

• acuity

• presbyopia

• hyperopia

• accommodation