| angle of Fuchs | <ophthalmology> A crevice between the ciliary and pupillary zones of the iris formed by atrophy of superficial layers of the iris in the pupillary zone. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Dalen-Fuchs nodules | Collections of epithelial cells lying between Bruch's membrane and the retinal pigment epithelium in sympathetic ophthalmia and rarely in other granulomatous intraocular inflammations. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Fuchs' adenoma | <tumour> A benign epithelial tumour of the non-pigmented epithelium of the ciliary body, rarely exceeding 1 mm in diameter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Fuchs' black spot | An area of pigment proliferation in the macular region in degenerative myopia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Fuchs' coloboma | A congenital inferior crescent on the choroid at the edge of the optic disk; not associated with myopia. Synonym: congenital conus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fuchs' endothelial dystrophy | Disorder caused by loss of endothelium of the central cornea. It is characterised by hyaline endothelial outgrowths on descemet's membrane, epithelial blisters, reduced vision, and pain. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Fuchs' epithelial dystrophy | Epithelial oedema secondary to endothelial dystrophy of the cornea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Fuchs, Ernst | <person> Austrian ophthalmologist, 1851-1930. See: Fuchs' adenoma, angle of Fuchs, Fuchs' heterochromic cyclitis, Fuchs' coloboma, Fuchs' epithelial dystrophy, Fuchs' black spot, Fuchs' spur, Fuchs' stomas, Fuchs' syndrome, Fuchs' uveitis, Dalen-Fuchs nodules. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Fuchs' heterochromic cyclitis | <syndrome> A syndrome characterised by heterochromia of the iris, iridocyclitis, keratic precipitates, and cataract. Synonym: Fuchs' heterochromic cyclitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Fuchs' syndrome | <syndrome> A syndrome characterised by heterochromia of the iris, iridocyclitis, keratic precipitates, and cataract. Synonym: Fuchs' heterochromic cyclitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Fuchs' uveitis | Anterior uveitis and depigmentation of the iris. Synonym: Fuchs' uveitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acromial angle | The prominent angle at the junction of the posterior and lateral borders of the acromion. Synonym: angulus acromialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acute angle | Any angle less than 90 |
| acute angle closure glaucoma | <ophthalmology> An increase in pressure within the anterior chamber of the eye. There are two forms of glaucoma: acute angle closure and open angle glaucoma. (27 Sep 1997) |
| adjacent angle | An angle with a line in common with another angle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alpha angle | The angle between the visual and optic axes as they cross at the nodal point of the eye, the angle between the visual line and the major axis of the corneal ellipse. (05 Mar 2000) |