NOTE: I forgot my laptop so these notes are just what was on the slides. Sorry about that, and I don’t have many of the definitions so you’ll have to look those up and do some extra studying. Sorry!
The Eye
Today’s Lecture
History
Ancient Theories of vision
Terms
Combining forms
Ancient theories of vision
Extramission-visual perception is brought about by light emitted from the eye
Intromission-vision perception is from something representative of the object coming in contact with the eye
Anatomy’s role in ancient theories of vision
Aristotle’s version of the eye
Galen’s version of the eye
Vision
Iris, pupil, cornea, retina, lens, macula, optic nerve
Light terms
Reflection(L. reflectere, to bend back)
Refraction(L. refringere, to break up or back)
Miss-sending
Combining forms for the eye
Aque/o water aqueous humor/aqueductus cerebri
Roman aqueduct (pont du gard)
Blephar/o eyelid blepharochalasis/ blepharoptosis
Chalasis-relaxation
Conjuctiv/o conjunctiva conjunctivitis (pink eye)
Corne/o horny/hard(cornea) corneal xerosis/ corneoblepharon
Kerat/o keratorrhexis
Ir/o iris iritis
Irid/o iridoplegia
Iris goddess of the rainbow/ messenger between heaven and earth
Pupil
Cycl/o circle(circular body) cycloplegia
Cyclopia
Lacrim/o tear lacrimotome
Dacry/o dacryocystitis/ dacryadenalgia
Lacrimal apparatus
Lacrimal gland vs lacrimal sac
Ocul/o eye oculogyria
Ophthalm/o ophthalmotropometer
Opt/o panoptic
Argus and the peacock/argus panoptes
Phac/o lens phacolysis
Phak/o aphakia/pseudophakia
Phot/o light photon
Presby/o old age presbyoia
Retin/o retina retinoschisis/ photoretinitis
L. rete, net retiarius
Scler/o sclera sclerakeratoiritis
Vitre/o glassy vitreous humor
Suffixes of the eye
-opia (vision)
Hyperopia (farsightedness)
Ambiopia (diopia) (double vision)
Isopia (equal vision in both eyes)
Myopia (nearsightedness)
Asthenopia (weak vision)
Amblyopia (dull vision)
Snellen Eye Chart
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