The principles and practice of ophthalmic medicine and surgery / by T. Wharton Jones.

  • Thomas Wharton Jones
Date:
1855
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    Keratonyxis (Kepas, cornea, vv£ls, a puncture), corneal punctu- ration in needle operations for cataract. Korectomia. See Corectomia. KOREDIALYSIS. See COREDIALYSIS. Koromorphosis. See Coromorphosis. KOREPLASTICE. See COREPLASTICE. Korotomia. See Corotomia. Lagophthalmos (\aybs, a hare, 6<p6a\fibs, the eye), oculus lepo- rinus, or hare's eye. Retraction or shortening of either eyelid. Leucoma (\€vk6(o, to whiten, or Aeweos, white), opacity of the cornea from a cicatrice. Lippitudo (lippus, Hear eyed), hlear eye. Luscitas (luscus, blind of one eye), fixed misdirection of the eye. Madarosis ([iaddpwcris, from [tadbs, laid), a falling out of the eye- lashes. Marmaryge (/xap/iapvy}], splendor), an appearance of sparks or coruscations before the eyes. Metamorphopsy (iAerafji.op(p6co, to transform, 6\pis, vision), dis- torted appearance of objects. Microphthalmos (fwcpbs, small, d(p6a\iJ.os, the eye), smallness of the eye from imperfect development. Micropy (fxiKpbs, small, otyis, vision), a state of vision in which objects appear smaller than natural. Milium (a millet seed), a small white tumour of the eyelids or their neighbourhood. Monoblepsis (ij.6i>os, single, {3\tyis, view), state in which vision is distinct only when one eye is used. Mucocele (fj.v£a, mucus, /C17A.7?, a tumour), dropsy of the lacrymal sac. Musoja yolitantes (musca, a fly, volito, to fly about), the ap- pearance of grayish motes before the eyes. Mydriasis {afj.vlpbs obscure, or /xvdda), to abound in mdisture, because it was supposed to be owing to redundant moisture), preter- natural dilatation of the pupil. Myocephalon (/xv7a, a fly, Ke<pa\)i, the head), a small protrusion of the iris, like a fly's head, through an ulcerated opening in the cornea. Myodesopsia (fx.v?a, a fly, otyis, vision), muscae volitantes. Myopy {(J-vco, to shut, «ty, the eye), nearsightedness. Myosis (fivca, to shut), preternatural contraction of the pupil. Myotomy (fj.vs, a muscle, rifivw, to cut), section of muscles. Ocular myotomy, section of muscles in strabismus. Nyctalopia (vvj-, night, 6\pis, vision), day-blindness. Employed also for night-blindness (pv£, a, priv. or a\aos, blind, 6\pLS, vision). Nystagmus (warayfxbs, sleep), oscillation of the eyeball. Oculus Bovinus (bos, bovis, an ox), ox-eye ; see Buphthalmos. Oculus Leporinus (lepus, leporis, a hare)., hare's-eye; see Lag- ophthalmos.