limitingmembranes | | Major component of drusen in AMD |
photokeratitis | | Inner and outer retina structures that are connective, not functional |
phototoxic | | Retinal detachments most often occur outer to this layer |
ventricles | | Photoreceptor that renews its discs every 5-10 days, in the morning |
rods | | Common name for active transport of vitamin A from the pigment epithelium |
exitpupil | | Effect responsible for the frog's eye triggering its tongue to strike a moving insect |
photomechanical | | Visual field defect seen in RP |
vitamina | | Third force that holds the RPE to the back of the retina besides vitreous pressure and microvilli |
electrooculogram | | Color of tint in blue-blocker filters |
lipofuscin | | 15,000 IU of this vitamin may slow the progression of RP |
tunnelvision | | The part of the photoreceptors that can regenerate after repaired RD |
lutein | | Where the photoreceptor outer segments get their oxygen |
nyctalopia | | UV-A radiation might cause this if you wear no goggles skiing |
pigmentepithelium | | Electrodiagnostic test that measures the voltage across the globe |
choriocapillaris | | Makes up 90% of the pigment in the macula, disappears in AMD |
mucoploysaccharide | | Effect responsible for ocular damage due to ultraviolet radiation |
retinalrailroad | | Other brain structure that the eyes most closely resemble |
yellow | | Where the cone photoreceptors should be pointed to take in light |
outersegments | | Latin name for night blindness |