Author: Glossary
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Ophthalmoplegia partialis
Incomplete paralysis involving only one or two of the ocular muscles.
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Nuclear ophthalmoplegia
Paralysis due to a lesion of the nuclei of the ocular motor nerves.
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Internuclear ophthalmoplegia
Loss of the normal paired movements of the eyes when tracking an object to the left or right. An INO is marked by the failure of one eye (e.g., the left) to cross the midline during an attempt to see an object on the opposite side of the body (e.g., the right). A disturbance of…
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Ophthalmoneuritis
Inflammation of the optic nerve.
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Ophthalmomyotomy
Surgical section of the muscles of the eyes.
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Ophthalmomyitis
Inflammation of the ocular muscles.
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Ophthalmomyiasis
Infestation of the eye by larvae of the fly Oestrus ovis.
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Ophthalmomycosis
Any fungal disease of the eye.
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Ophthalmomalacia
Abnormal shrinkage or softening of the eye.
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Ophthalmolith
A calculus (stone) of the lacrimal duct.