| Accommodation |
ability
to focus |
| Acetazolamide |
drug
which reduces eye pressure |
| Age
related macular degeneration |
atrophy
of the most sensitive central part of the retina |
| Alphagan |
eye
drop for glaucoma treatment |
| Amblyopia |
reduced
vision in an eye due to developmental abnormality in nerve connections |
| Aphakia
|
when
an eye has no crystalline lens |
| Anisometropia
|
each
eye has different spectacle correction |
| Argon
laser |
medical
laser widely used to treat retinal diseases |
| Artificial
lens |
replacement
lens used in cataract surgery; made of polymer material |
| Astigmatism
|
defocus
of image caused by irregular corneal refracting power |
| Atrophy
|
failure
of tissue development or maintenance |
| Avastin |
See Bevacizumab |
| Betagan |
eyedrop
for glaucoma treatment |
| Bevacizumab |
Also called Avastin, a new drug for AMD. One of the
Anti-VEGF agents. |
| Bimatoprost |
eyedrop
for glaucoma treatment |
| Biometry
|
measurements
of the eye which predict IOL power needed |
| Blepharitis |
inflammation
of eyelid margin |
| Blepharoplasty |
operation
to improve appearance of eyelids |
| Brimonidine
|
eyedrop
for glaucoma treatment |
| Capsulotomy |
laser
procedure to make opening in opaque lens capsule membrane containing
intraocular lens |
| Cartella
|
plastic
eyeshield |
| Cataract |
opacity
of crystalline lens |
| Chalazion |
inflamed
lump in eyelid |
| Choroid
|
nutrient
layer lying beneath the retina |
| Combigan |
A combination drop for glaucoma comprising
Alphagan and Timolol. |
| Conjunctivitis
|
inflammation
(sometimes infective) of the surface of the eye and eyelids |
| Contact
lens |
thin
lens worn on the eye to correct vision |
| Cornea |
transparent
front surface of eye |
| Corneal
transplant |
operation
to replace part of a diseased cornea |
| Cotton
wool spots |
small
white dots in the retina of diabetics |
| Crystalline
lens |
human
lens |
| Curettage
|
minor
procedure to treat chalazion |
| Degeneration |
loss of function in a tissue |
| Dendritic
ulcer |
surface
disease of cornea caused by coldsore virus |
| Diabetic
retinopathy |
changes
in the retina seen in diabetes |
| Diamox
|
see
acetazolamide |
| Diplopia
|
double
vision |
| Disciform
scar |
permanent
retinal scar in macular degeneration |
| Dorzolamide |
eyedrop
for glaucoma treatment |
| Dot
and blot |
descriptive
term for diabetic retinopathy |
| DRS
|
Diabetic
Retinopathy Study - major research programme looking at effect of
laser treatment |
| Drüsen
|
tiny
yellow spots seen in the retina in later life |
| Duotrav |
A combination drop for glaucoma comprising Travatan and Timolol. |
| Ectropion |
a
loose or out-turned eyelid |
| Epiphora
|
watering
eye caused by blocked tear duct |
| ETDRS
|
Early
Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy Study - major research programme
looking at benefit of types of laser, and also aspirin, for diabetic
retinopathy |
| Fields
(of vision) |
peripheral vision, should measure 120 degrees |
| Floaters
|
wispy
pieces in vitreous jelly |
| Fluorescein
angiography |
photography
of the retina after injecting an orange coloured dye into a vein
in the arm |
| Focal
laser |
laser
treatment for leaking points in the retina |
| Fuch's
corneal dystrophy |
common
cause of corneal degeneration |
| Fundus |
medical
term for inside lining of the eye |
| Ganfort |
A combination drop for glaucoma comprising
Lumigan and Timolol. |
| GDX
analyser |
new
device for measuring retinal thickness |
| Glaucoma |
disease
of the optic nerve frequently associated with raised eye pressure |
| Graft
|
a
transplant ( usually of the cornea ) |
| Grid
laser |
Argon
laser treatment for the macula |
| Herpes
virus |
coldsore
virus - has predilection for infecting cornea |
| Hypermetropic |
the eye requires greater focussing power |
| Hyphaema |
blood
in anterior chamber of eye |
| Hypopyon
|
pus
in anterior chamber of eye |
| iiiicare.com |
website
of Mr Simon Horgan - this website |
|
Implant
lens |
artificial
lens |
| Incision |
surgical
opening |
| Intraocular
lens (IOL) |
(IOL)
artificial lens |
| Iridotomy
|
tiny
perforation fashioned in iris by the laser |
| Iris
|
coloured
tissue encircling the pupil |
| Iritis
|
See
Uveitis |
|
Keratitis |
any
inflammation of the cornea |
| Keratoconus |
obscure
disease of cornea causing astigmatism |
| Keratome |
instrument
to cut cornea |
| Keratotomy
|
operation
to reduce astigmatism |
| Keratoplasty
|
cornea
transplant |
| LASIK |
laser treatment for myopia & hyperopia ( using keratome ) |
| LASEK
|
laser
treatment for myopia ( using alcohol ) |
| Latanoprost
|
eyedrop
for glaucoma treatment |
| Lattice |
peripheral retinal degeneration |
| Lens
|
refracting
element |
| Limbus |
junction
between cornea and sclera |
| Lucentis |
Also called Ranibizumab, a new drug for AMD.
One of the Anti-VEGF agents. |
Lumigan
|
eyedrop
for glaucoma treatment |
| Macugen |
Also called Pegaptanib, a new drug for AMD. One of the Anti-VEGF
agents. |
| Macula |
central
5.5 mm part of the retina |
| Macular
degeneration |
see
age related macular degeneration |
| Macular
edema |
waterlogging
of central retina |
| Macular
hole |
defect
of central part of macula resembling a hole |
| Maculopathy |
any
disease of the macula |
| Meibomian
gland |
nutritive
glands lining eyelid margins |
| Metamorphopsia |
awareness
of distorted vision |
| Myopia |
common
refractive defect of vision |
| Neovascularisation |
abnormal
new blood vessel growth in the eye |
| Opacity
|
clouding |
| Optic
disc |
exit
point on the retina for nerve fibres passing to the brain |
| Optic
nerve |
nerve
carrying visual signals to the brain |
| Optic
neuritis |
inflammation
of optic nerve |
| Orbit |
bony
eyesocket |
| Pannus |
scarring
of peripheral cornea |
| Papilloedema
|
abnormal
swelling of optic disc caused by raised brain pressure |
| Pegaptanib |
See Macugen. |
| Peripapillary |
area
surrounding the optic disc |
| Phakoemulsification
|
standard
technique for removing cataracts and implanting artificial lenses,
using a tiny self sealing incision |
| Photocoagulation |
laser
treatment of the retina |
| PDT |
photodynamic
therapy - new therapy using a laser activated dye |
| Photopsia
|
awareness
of momentary flashes of light |
| Pigment
dispersion |
unusual
scattering of iris pigment inside the eye |
| Presbyopia |
needing
reading glasses |
| PRK |
laser
treatment for myopia |
| Proptosis |
forward
displacement of the eye by disease in the orbit |
| Pseudoexfoliation
|
eye
condition associated with both glaucoma and cataract |
| Pseudophakia |
presence
of an artificial lens within eye |
| Pterygium |
skin
of scar tissue growing onto cornea |
| Ptosis |
droopy
upper eyelid |
| Punctum |
opening
to tear duct |
| Pupil
|
opening
in iris that allows light to enter eye |
| Pilocarpine |
old
fashioned glaucoma treatment |
| Refraction |
technique
whereby spectacles are prescribed |
| Ranibizumab |
See Lucentis |
| Retina
|
nerve
lining at back of eye |
| Retinal
detachment |
separation
of retina from choroid |
| Retinal
pigment epithelium |
thin
layer of pigment cells lying beneath retina and crucial for its
wellbeing |
| Retinal
tear |
hole
in retina caused by shearing force |
| Retinopathy |
disease
of retina |
|
Sclera
|
the
white gristle coat of the eye |
| Scotoma |
a
blind spot |
| Slit
lamp |
instrument
at which patient sits for eye examination |
| Squint |
misalignment of the two eyes |
| Strabismus
|
squint |
| Synechiae |
abnormal
adhesions between iris and lens |
| Stye |
infected
eyelash follicle |
| Syneresis |
degeneration
in vitreous |
| Tarsorrhaphy |
surgical
procedure to narrow eyelids |
| Temporal
arteritis |
serious
inflammation of blood vessels causing blindness |
| Tension
|
eye
pressure |
| Timolol |
eyedrop
for glaucoma treatment |
| Tobradex |
A combination drop used after eye surgery comprising antibiotic
and steroid. |
| Tonometer |
device
to measure tension |
| Topography |
a
map of the corneal surface |
| Toric |
a
lens to correct astigmatism |
| Trusopt
|
eyedrop
for glaucoma treatment |
| Trabeculectomy
|
operation
for glaucoma |
| Travaprost
|
eyedrop
for glaucoma tretment |
| Trichiasis
|
misdirected
eyelashes |
| Trigeminal
nerve |
main
nerve of facial and eye sensation |
Uvea
|
pigment
layer of eye comprising iris and retinal pigment epithelium |
| Uveitis
|
inflammation
of uvea cf.iritis |
| Verteporfin |
Drug activated by laser during PDT. |
Vesicles
|
first sign of herpes infection |
| Viscocanalostomy
|
operation
for glaucoma |
| Vitreous
|
clear
jelly that fills the eye |
| Vitrectomy |
operation
to remove vitreous |
| Vitreous
detachment |
sudden
collapse and separation of vitreous causing photopsia and floaters |
|
Xalatan |
eyedrop
for glaucoma treatment |
| Xalacom
|
eyedrop
for glaucoma treatment |
