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adjustment of the eye for various distances (so that the image falls on the retina of the eye)
accommodation
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clearness or sharpness of a sensory function
acuity
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tissues or structures in the body adjacent to or near a related structure
adnexa
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humor
any fluid or semifluid of the body
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any small bone, esp. one of the 3 ear bones
ossicle
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impairment of hearing caused by old age
presbyacusis
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disorder of the labyrinth that leads to progressive loss of hearing
Meniere (complete with vertigo, tinnitus)
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chronic, contagious form of conjunctivitis common in the SW USA, leads to blindness
trachoma
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"choked disc" (from increased ocular pressure caused by intracranial pressure)
papilledema
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night blindness
nyctalopia
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visual distortion of objects
metamorphosia
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abnormal overflow of tears
epiphora
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inward-turning of edge of lower eyelid
entropion
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ectropion
outward-turning of the edge of the lower eyelid
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measurement of refractive error
diopter
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movement of the 2 eyes so they are both looking at the object
convergence
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small hard tumor on eyelid, similar to sebaceous cyst
chalazion
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achromatopsia
color blindness
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