EYE DIAGNOSIS A

1.Prefix :a

Meaning :  Not, without

Example

aniridia - without an iris

ANIRIDIA AND A VARIANT. (1) Typical form of aniridia, marked by almost complete lack of iris tissue. (2) Atypical iris coloboma accompanied by keratopathy.

 

2.Prefix :ab-

Meaning : Away from  

Example

abduct - Turning aways from Midline

3. Prefix :ad-

Meaning : To, towards

Example

adduct - Turning towards the Midline

4.Prefix :ana-

Meaning : Up, Towards apart

Example

anatomy - to cut apart

5.Prefix :angi-, angio-

Meaning : Blood,  or lymph vessels

Example

angioscotoma - scotoma due to blood

vessels

6. Prefix :aniso-

Meaning : Unequal, dissimilar

Example

anisophoria - variation in the 

amount of heterophoria

7.Prefix :anti-

Meaning : Against, opposed

Example

antimetropia - opposite refraction

in each eye

8.Suffix : -aemia

Meaning : Referring to blood

Example

hyperaemia- Excessive accumulation Of blood

9.Suffix : -al

Meaning :Pertaining to, relating to

Example

deuteranomal- Pertaining to deuteranomaly

10.Suffix : -ase

Meaning :enzyme

Example

acetylcholinesterase- an enzyme which hydrolyses acetylcholine

11.Suffix : -asis

Meaning :condition, process

Example

Mydriasis-  condition of an eye with a large pupil