| ophthalmomyiasis | Invasion of the conjunctival sac or eyeball by larvae of flies, e.g., Hypoderma bovis, H. Lineata, Sarcophaga, or Gasterophilus intestinalis. Synonym: ophthalmomyiasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ophthalmopathy | : Eye disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ophthalmoplegia | Paralysis of the ocular muscles, innervated by the oculomotor, trochlear, and abducens nerves. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ophthalmoplegia externa | Paralysis affecting one or more of the extrinsic eye muscles. Synonym: external ophthalmoplegia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ophthalmoplegia interna | Paralysis affecting only the sphincter muscle of the pupil and the ciliary muscle. Synonym: internal ophthalmoplegia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ophthalmoplegia internuclearis | Ophthalmoplegia in lesions of the medial longitudinal fasciculus, with failure of adduction in horizontal gaze but with retention of convergence. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ophthalmoplegia partialis | Incomplete ophthalmoplegia involving only one or two of the extrinsic or intrinsic ocular muscles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ophthalmoplegia progressiva | Progressive upper bulbar palsy, due to degeneration of the nuclei of the motor nerves of the eye. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ophthalmoplegia totalis | Paralysis of both the extrinsic and intrinsic ocular muscles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ophthalmoplegia, chronic progressive external | One of the mitochondrial encephalomyopathies characterised by slowly progressive paralysis of the extraocular muscles. Muscle biopsies disclose the characteristic ragged red fibres and large numbers of mitochondria with deleted DNA. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ophthalmoplegic | Relating to or marked by ophthalmoplegia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ophthalmoplegic migraine | A form of migraine associated with paralysis of the extraocular muscles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ophthalmoscope | <instrument, ophthalmology> An instrument for viewing the interior of the eye, particularly the retina. Light is thrown into the eye by a mirror (usually concave) and the interior is then examined with or without the aid of a lens. Ophthalmoscop"ic. Origin: From Gr. The eye + -scope. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ophthalmoscopes | Instruments containing a perforated mirror and lenses to examine the interior of the eye. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ophthalmoscopic | Relating to examination of the interior of the eye. (05 Mar 2000) |