| Eponyms in category: Eyes and vision |
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| Apollo disease |
| A highly contagius disturbance caused by picornavirus and characterized by subconjunctival haemorrhagia around limbus corneae. |
| Abadie's sign (Jean Marie Charles Abadie) |
| Eye symtom which is a diagnostic sign of exophthalmic goiter. |
| Abadie's sign of exophthalmic goiter. (Abadie's sign (Jean Marie Charles Abadie)) |
| Eye symtom which is a diagnostic sign of exophthalmic goiter. |
| Abderhalden-Kaufmann-Lignac syndrome |
| Autosomal recessive syndrome of disturbance of amino acid transport characterized by deposition of cystine crystals in numerous tissues of the body, particularly evident in the conjunctiva and cornea. |
| Achard's syndrome (Marfan's syndrome I) |
| A disorder of connective tissue affecting primarily the musculoskeletal system, the cardiovascular system and the eye. |
| Addison's disease |
| Disease resulting from progressive destruction of the adrenal gland with deficiency in the secretion of adreno-cortical hormones. |
| Addison’s melanoderma (Addison's disease) |
| Disease resulting from progressive destruction of the adrenal gland with deficiency in the secretion of adreno-cortical hormones. |
| Addison’s syndrome (Addison's disease) |
| Disease resulting from progressive destruction of the adrenal gland with deficiency in the secretion of adreno-cortical hormones. |
| Adie's syndrome |
| A neurological phenomenon in which one or both pupils is dilated and responds slowly or not at all to light and a near stimulus, accompanied by slow constriction and relaxation in the change from near to distant vision, and impaired accommodation. |
| Adie-Holmes syndrome (Adie's syndrome) |
| A neurological phenomenon in which one or both pupils is dilated and responds slowly or not at all to light and a near stimulus, accompanied by slow constriction and relaxation in the change from near to distant vision, and impaired accommodation. |
| Adie’s pupil (Adie's syndrome) |
| A neurological phenomenon in which one or both pupils is dilated and responds slowly or not at all to light and a near stimulus, accompanied by slow constriction and relaxation in the change from near to distant vision, and impaired accommodation. |
| Adson's syndrome (Tay-Sachs disease) |
| A genetic disorder characterized by mental and motor deterioration and death within third year of life. |
| Alport's syndrome |
| A very rare hereditary syndrome characteriszed by progressive renal failure, nerve deafness and abnormities of the lense of the eye. |
| Alström's syndrome |
| A syndrome similar to (Laurence-Moon-)Biedl-Bardet that manifests with obesity in childhood, nerve deafness and retinal degeneration (atypical retinitis pigmentosa). |
| Alström-Hallgren syndrome (Alström's syndrome) |
| A syndrome similar to (Laurence-Moon-)Biedl-Bardet that manifests with obesity in childhood, nerve deafness and retinal degeneration (atypical retinitis pigmentosa). |
| Alström-Olson Syndrome |
| Autosomal recessive cone-rod dystrophy of the retina with generalised manifestation. |
| Amalric’s syndrome. (Diallinas-Amalric syndrome) |
| A syndrome of partial deafness (50-60 %); minor troubles of vision with normal visual fields, dark vision, and color vision. |
| Andersen-Warburg disease (Norrie's disease) |
| A rare form of hereditary blindness resulting from severe retinal malformations, opacity of the lens and atrophy of the iris. |
| Andersen-Warburg syndrome (Norrie's disease) |
| A rare form of hereditary blindness resulting from severe retinal malformations, opacity of the lens and atrophy of the iris. |
| Angelucci's syndrome |
| A nonbacterial conjunctivitis characteristically occurring in the spring. |
| Anton's eye test |
| Classical method for demonstrating animal pathogenicity from Listeria monocytogenes. |
| Argyll Roberton’s pupil (Argyll Robertson's syndrome) |
| A frequent symptom of neurosyphilis, especially tabes dorsalis, and other diseases of the central nervous system, in which the pupil is small and responds slowly or not at all to light, but reaction to accommodation and convergence is retained. |
| Argyll Robertson's syndrome |
| A frequent symptom of neurosyphilis, especially tabes dorsalis, and other diseases of the central nervous system, in which the pupil is small and responds slowly or not at all to light, but reaction to accommodation and convergence is retained. |
| Arlt's syndrome |
| Trachoma. |
| Arlt's trachoma (Arlt's syndrome) |
| Trachoma. |
| Armendares' syndrome |
| A disorder that manifests with dwarfism/short stature, microcephaly, cranial asymmetry, craniosynostosis, and retinitis pigmentosa. |
| Arruga's suture |
| Cerclage in amotio operation. Amotio = detachment.
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| Aschner-Dagnini bulbus pressure test (Aschner-Dagnini test (Giuseppe Dagnini)) |
| Slowing of the pulse following pressures applied to the eyeball or the carotid sinus. |
| Aschner-Dagnini test (Giuseppe Dagnini) |
| Slowing of the pulse following pressures applied to the eyeball or the carotid sinus. |
| Aschner’s bulbus reflex (Aschner-Dagnini test (Giuseppe Dagnini)) |
| Slowing of the pulse following pressures applied to the eyeball or the carotid sinus. |
| Aschner’s oculocardial reflex (Aschner-Dagnini test (Giuseppe Dagnini)) |
| Slowing of the pulse following pressures applied to the eyeball or the carotid sinus. |
| Aschner’s phenomenon (Aschner-Dagnini test (Giuseppe Dagnini)) |
| Slowing of the pulse following pressures applied to the eyeball or the carotid sinus. |
| Aubert-Förster phenomenon |
| It is assumed that the resolving power of the eye is equal for short and long distances. The Aubert-Förster phenomenon consists of the opposite. |
| Axenfeld anomaly (Axenfeld's syndrome) |
| A syndrome characterised by posterior corneal embryotoxon, prominent Schwalbe's line and iris adhesion to the Schwalbe’s line. |
| Axenfeld's calcareous degeneration |
| A rare condition characterized by massive deposits of calcium phosphate in superficial and central strata of the corneal parenchyma. |
| Axenfeld's conjunctivitis (Morax' disease) |
| Conjunctivitis caused by (Moraxella lacunata) infection. |
| Axenfeld's juvenile angiopathy (Eales' disease) |
| Noninflammatory disorder of the peripheral retinal vessels with recurrent vitreous and retinal haemorrhages giving sudden visual impairment. |
| Axenfeld's syndrome |
| A syndrome characterised by posterior corneal embryotoxon, prominent Schwalbe's line and iris adhesion to the Schwalbe’s line. |
| Axenfeld-Krukenberg pigmentary spindle (Krukenberg's spindle) |
| A congenital, vertical, spindle-shaped symmetrical deposition of brown pigment in the deep layers of the cornea, directed vertically. |
| Axenfeld-Krukenberg spindle (Krukenberg's spindle) |
| A congenital, vertical, spindle-shaped symmetrical deposition of brown pigment in the deep layers of the cornea, directed vertically. |
| Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome (Axenfeld's syndrome) |
| A syndrome characterised by posterior corneal embryotoxon, prominent Schwalbe's line and iris adhesion to the Schwalbe’s line. |
| Axenfeld-Schürenberg syndrome |
| The muscles innervated by the third cranial nerve manifest phases of paralysis alternating with spasms, associated with blepharopthosis and mydriasis. |
| Axenfeld’s posterior embryotoxon-juvenile glaucoma (Rieger's syndrome) |
| A genetically determined syndrome of malformations of the anterior chamber of the eye and the teeth, combining features of the Axenfeld syndrome with oligodontia. |
| Bagolini lens |
| A Bagolini lens is a device that consists of a plane lens containing almost imperceptible striations that do not obscure visualization of objects. |
| Bagolini's test |
| A test for retinal correspondence with the subject observing a figure through two striated lenses.
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| Balint's syndrome |
| A syndrome combining paralysis of visual fixation, optic ataxia, and impairment of visual fixation. |
| Balint-Holmes syndrome (Balint's syndrome) |
| A syndrome combining paralysis of visual fixation, optic ataxia, and impairment of visual fixation. |
| Ballet's disease |
| Paralysis of outer muscles of the eye, while the inner ones are intact. |
| Ballet's symptom |
| Paralysis of the voluntary movements of the eye while the automatic movements are retained. |
| Barkan's membrane |
| Persistent mesodermal tissue in the angle of the chamber in hydrophthalmus.
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| Barkan's operation |
| Glaucoma operation particularly for glaucoma infantile. |
| Bartisch-Jaeger method |
| It is probably the extirpation of the bulbus in cancer of the eye, first performed by Bartisch. |
| Basedow's ocular syndromes |
| Unilateral retraction of the upper lid in Basedow’s syndrome. |
| Batten's syndrome (Curschmann-Batten-Steinert syndrome) |
| Rare hereditary familial disease characterized by progressive muscular wasting, myotonia, cataracts, hypogonadism, and mental deterioration. |
| Batten-Gibb syndrome (Curschmann-Batten-Steinert syndrome) |
| Rare hereditary familial disease characterized by progressive muscular wasting, myotonia, cataracts, hypogonadism, and mental deterioration. |
| Batten-Steinert syndrome (Curschmann-Batten-Steinert syndrome) |
| Rare hereditary familial disease characterized by progressive muscular wasting, myotonia, cataracts, hypogonadism, and mental deterioration. |
| Batten’s disease (Curschmann-Batten-Steinert syndrome) |
| Rare hereditary familial disease characterized by progressive muscular wasting, myotonia, cataracts, hypogonadism, and mental deterioration. |
| Beauvieux' disease |
| Immature optic tract in premature infants, respectively pseudoatrophy of the nervus opticus in infants. |
| Becker's phenomenon |
| Pulsation of the retinal arteries in Basedow's disease. |
| Becker's test |
| Test for astigmatism. |
| Beer's operation |
| Flap operation for cataract or artificial pupil.
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| Behnke-Thiel dystrophy |
| Honeycomb dystrophy of the cornea. |
| Bekhterev's nystagmus |
| Nystagmus that develops after the destruction of the labyrinth. |
| Bekhterev's reflex I |
| Paradoxical reflex with dilatation of the pupil on exposure to light. |
| Bekhterev's reflex of eye |
| A physiological reflex contraction of m. orbicularis oculi on both sides in stroke of the reflex anywhere in the area of the forehead-temple or on the cheekbone. |
| Bernard-Horner syndrome (Claude Bernard) |
| A syndrome mainly characterised by a trias of miosis, ptosis, and enophthalmos. |
| Bernard-Scholz syndrome (Kearns-Sayre syndrome) |
| Syndrome characterised by unilateral or bilateral progressive weakness of muscles of eyelids, up to severe ptosis, pigmentary degeneration of retina, cardiomegaly/cardiomyopathy, and heart failure. |
| Bernard’s syndrome (Bernard-Horner syndrome (Claude Bernard)) |
| A syndrome mainly characterised by a trias of miosis, ptosis, and enophthalmos. |
| Biber-Haab-Dimmer degeneration |
| A localised form of amyloidosis manifested by progressive corneal opacity with distinct borders and a network of lattice-like branching filaments. |
| Bielschowsky's disease |
| Early juvenile type of cerebral sphingolipidosis. |
| Bielschowsky's head tilt test |
| A test for palsy of the superior oblique muscle caused by damage to the IVth cranial nerve. |
| Bielschowsky's phenomenon |
| Bielschowsky's phenomenon is a feature peculiar to dissociated vertical deviation. |
| Bielschowsky's squint |
| Upward movement and inward rotation of the squinting eye as a sign of trochlearis paresis.
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| Bielschowsky's syndrome (Roth-Bielschowsky syndrome) |
| Internuclear ophthalmoplegia with medial rectus muscle paralysis for versions, intact convergence, and vestibular nystagmus of abducted eye. |
| Bielschowsky-Lutz-Cogan syndrome (Roth-Bielschowsky syndrome) |
| Internuclear ophthalmoplegia with medial rectus muscle paralysis for versions, intact convergence, and vestibular nystagmus of abducted eye. |
| Bloch-Stauffer dyshormonal syndrome (Rothmund-Thomson syndrome) |
| A rare hereditary oculocutaneous disorder with erythema, marble skin, pigmentation, telangiectasia, congenital cataracts, defective nails and teeth, partial to total alopecia, short stature, and congenital bone defects. |
| Bloch-Stauffer syndrome (Rothmund-Thomson syndrome) |
| A rare hereditary oculocutaneous disorder with erythema, marble skin, pigmentation, telangiectasia, congenital cataracts, defective nails and teeth, partial to total alopecia, short stature, and congenital bone defects. |
| Brown's ataxia (Sanger Brown) |
| Hereditary ataxia accompanied by numerous ophthalmic abnormalities and pathologic changes in several tracts of the spinal cord. |
| Brown's syndrome (Harold Whaley Brown) |
| Fibrosis and shortening of the superior oblique tendon and attachment of the tendon sheath to the trochlea, resulting in restriction of eye movements. |
| Brown’s phenomenon (Brown's syndrome (Harold Whaley Brown)) |
| Fibrosis and shortening of the superior oblique tendon and attachment of the tendon sheath to the trochlea, resulting in restriction of eye movements. |
| Bumke's syndrome |
| Transient dilation of the pupils, which fail to respond to light and accommodation, an early sign of Dementia praecox. |
| Bumke’s pupil (Bumke's syndrome) |
| Transient dilation of the pupils, which fail to respond to light and accommodation, an early sign of Dementia praecox. |
| Bumke’s sign (Bumke's syndrome) |
| Transient dilation of the pupils, which fail to respond to light and accommodation, an early sign of Dementia praecox. |
| Bücklers' cornea dystrophy (Groenouw's syndrome II) |
| Hereditary corneal dystrophy with onset in childhood, usually between 5 and 9 years, affecting both sexes. |
| Bücklers' syndrome (Reis-Bücklers dystrophy) |
| A peculiar familial form of a bilateral subepithelial corneal dystrophy. |
| Bücklers' syndrome II (Biber-Haab-Dimmer degeneration) |
| A localised form of amyloidosis manifested by progressive corneal opacity with distinct borders and a network of lattice-like branching filaments. |
| Bückler’s dystrophy (Reis-Bücklers dystrophy) |
| A peculiar familial form of a bilateral subepithelial corneal dystrophy. |
| Charlevoix-Saguenay spastic atresia |
| Spastic ataxia, characterized by spasticity, dysarthria, distal muscle wasting, foot deformities, truncal ataxia, absence of sensory potentials in the lower limbs, retinal striations similar to those in Leber’s atrophy, and frequent mitral valve prolapse. |
| Charlin-Sluder neuralgia |
| A neuro-ophthalmic syndrome of rhinorrhea, pronounced ocular and orbital pain, and paroxysmal congestion of the anterior segment of the eye. |
| Charlin’s syndrome (Charlin-Sluder neuralgia) |
| A neuro-ophthalmic syndrome of rhinorrhea, pronounced ocular and orbital pain, and paroxysmal congestion of the anterior segment of the eye. |
| Chemke’s syndrome (Walker-Warburg syndrome) |
| A lethal disorder of the brain marked by hydrocephalus, cerebral agyria, retinal dysplasia and other eye abnormalities, and occasional occipital encephalocele. |
| Claude Bernard syndrome (Bernard-Horner syndrome (Claude Bernard)) |
| A syndrome mainly characterised by a trias of miosis, ptosis, and enophthalmos. |
| Claude Bernard's syndrome |
| The converse of Horner's syndrome. Consists of ipsilateral pupillary dilatation, eyelid lag, diminished blinking, and increased lacrimation. |
| Claude Bernard-Horner syndrome (Bernard-Horner syndrome (Claude Bernard)) |
| A syndrome mainly characterised by a trias of miosis, ptosis, and enophthalmos. |
| Coats' disease |
| A disease characterised by exudative retinitis and telangiectasias of the retina, conjunctiva, face, nail beds, and breasts. |
| Coats' ring |
| A white ring of lipoid material in Bowman's membrane of the cornea, below the epithelium. |
| Coats' syndrome |
| An adult form of Coat’s disease. |
| Coats’ retinitis (Coats' disease) |
| A disease characterised by exudative retinitis and telangiectasias of the retina, conjunctiva, face, nail beds, and breasts. |
| Coats’ syndrome (Coats' disease) |
| A disease characterised by exudative retinitis and telangiectasias of the retina, conjunctiva, face, nail beds, and breasts. |
| Cogan's dystrophy (Cogan's syndrome III) |
| A maplike dystrophy of the cornea. |
| Cogan's syndrome I |
| Syndrome of interstitial keratitis characterized by abrupt onset of vertigo, tinnitus, and usually rapid development of bilateral deafness. |
| Cogan's syndrome II |
| A form of oculomotor apraxia observed only in children. |
| Cogan's syndrome III |
| A maplike dystrophy of the cornea. |
| Cogan-Reese disease |
| A syndrome characterized by a matted or smudged appearance to the surface of the iris, unilateral glaucoma in the eyes with multiple peripheral anterior synechiae, multiple nodules of the iris, and ectopic Descemet's membrane. |
| Cogan’s keratitis syndrome (Cogan's syndrome I) |
| Syndrome of interstitial keratitis characterized by abrupt onset of vertigo, tinnitus, and usually rapid development of bilateral deafness. |
| Costeff's syndrome |
| A condition characterized by infantile optic atrophy with chorea and spastic paraplegia, mild ataxia, mild cognitive deficiency, dysarthria and 3-methylglutaconic aciduria. |
| Credé's method (Credé's prophylaxis) |
| Prophylactic procedure for treatment of the eyes of the newborn with argentum nitricum (1% silver nitrate). |
| Credé's prophylaxis |
| Prophylactic procedure for treatment of the eyes of the newborn with argentum nitricum (1% silver nitrate). |
| Criswick-Schepens syndrome |
| A familial disease with symptoms similar to those in retrolental fibroplasia. |
| Curschmann-Batten syndrome (Curschmann-Batten-Steinert syndrome) |
| Rare hereditary familial disease characterized by progressive muscular wasting, myotonia, cataracts, hypogonadism, and mental deterioration. |
| Curschmann-Batten-Steinert syndrome |
| Rare hereditary familial disease characterized by progressive muscular wasting, myotonia, cataracts, hypogonadism, and mental deterioration. |
| Curschmann-Steinert syndrome (Curschmann-Batten-Steinert syndrome) |
| Rare hereditary familial disease characterized by progressive muscular wasting, myotonia, cataracts, hypogonadism, and mental deterioration. |
| Curschmann-Steinert-Batten disease (Curschmann-Batten-Steinert syndrome) |
| Rare hereditary familial disease characterized by progressive muscular wasting, myotonia, cataracts, hypogonadism, and mental deterioration. |
| Cushing's syndrome III |
| A syndrome of bitemporal hemianopsia and associated primary optic atrophy |
| Dagnini’s reflex (Aschner-Dagnini test (Giuseppe Dagnini)) |
| Slowing of the pulse following pressures applied to the eyeball or the carotid sinus. |
| Dalrymple's disease |
| Inflammation of the ciliary body and cornea. |
| de Morsier's syndrome III |
| Trias of dwarfism, nystagmus, and micropupil. |
| Diallinas-Amalric syndrome |
| A syndrome of partial deafness (50-60 %); minor troubles of vision with normal visual fields, dark vision, and color vision. |
| Dickinson's hereditary deafness nephropathy (Alport's syndrome) |
| A very rare hereditary syndrome characteriszed by progressive renal failure, nerve deafness and abnormities of the lense of the eye. |
| Dickinson’s syndrome (Alport's syndrome) |
| A very rare hereditary syndrome characteriszed by progressive renal failure, nerve deafness and abnormities of the lense of the eye. |
| Dimitri’s hemangiomatosis syndrome (Sturge-Weber syndrome) |
| A congenital disorder involving the brain, skin and eyes. |
| Dimmer's keratitis |
| A highly infectious form of keratitis marked by numerous coin-shaped or round, discrete greyish areas scattered throughout the various layers of the cornea. |
| Duane's parallax test |
| Test for disturbances of the balance of the eye muscles.
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| Duane's test |
| Prism test for latent squint. |
| Duane-radial ray syndrome (Okihiro's syndrome) |
| A syndrome of Duane's anomaly associated with cervical spine and radial ray abnormalities and deafness. |
| Duane-Stilling-Türk syndrome (Stilling-Türk-Duane syndrome (Siegmund Türk)) |
| A congenital syndrome of ocular and systemic abnormalities with fibrosis of the external rectus. |
| Duane’s retraction syndrome (Stilling-Türk-Duane syndrome (Siegmund Türk)) |
| A congenital syndrome of ocular and systemic abnormalities with fibrosis of the external rectus. |
| Duane’s syndrome (Stilling-Türk-Duane syndrome (Siegmund Türk)) |
| A congenital syndrome of ocular and systemic abnormalities with fibrosis of the external rectus. |
| Eales' disease |
| Noninflammatory disorder of the peripheral retinal vessels with recurrent vitreous and retinal haemorrhages giving sudden visual impairment. |
| Eales’ syndrome (Eales' disease) |
| Noninflammatory disorder of the peripheral retinal vessels with recurrent vitreous and retinal haemorrhages giving sudden visual impairment. |
| Egyptian ophthalmia (Arlt's syndrome) |
| Trachoma. |
| Ehrlich-Türk line (Siegmund Türk) |
| The thin vertical disposition of material on the posterior surface of the cornea seen in uveitis. |
| Elschnig's conjunctivitis |
| Chronic conjunctivitis associated with hyperplasia of the tarsal gland and the frothy secretions. |
| Elschnig's spots |
| Isolated black flecks surrounded by bright yellow or red halos, seen by ophthalmoscope in advanced hypertensive retinopathy. |
| Elschnig's theory |
| A theory of the aetiology of ophthalmy. |
| Elschnig’s syndrome (Elschnig's conjunctivitis) |
| Chronic conjunctivitis associated with hyperplasia of the tarsal gland and the frothy secretions. |
| Erb's syndrome (Erb-Goldflam syndrome) |
| Syndrome characterized by ptosis, strabismus, occasionally by complete ophthalmoplegia externa, weakness of masticatory muscles, dysphagia, dysphonia, and general muscular exhaustion after slight activity. |
| Erb-Goldflam disease (Erb-Goldflam syndrome) |
| Syndrome characterized by ptosis, strabismus, occasionally by complete ophthalmoplegia externa, weakness of masticatory muscles, dysphagia, dysphonia, and general muscular exhaustion after slight activity. |
| Erb-Goldflam syndrome |
| Syndrome characterized by ptosis, strabismus, occasionally by complete ophthalmoplegia externa, weakness of masticatory muscles, dysphagia, dysphonia, and general muscular exhaustion after slight activity. |
| Erb-Oppenheim-Goldflam syndrome (Erb-Goldflam syndrome) |
| Syndrome characterized by ptosis, strabismus, occasionally by complete ophthalmoplegia externa, weakness of masticatory muscles, dysphagia, dysphonia, and general muscular exhaustion after slight activity. |
| Fanconi-Turler syndrome |
| A syndrome marked by cerebellar ataxia associated with uncoordinated eye movements, nystagmus, dysmetria, and mental retardation. |
| Fehr's dystrophy (Groenouw's syndrome II) |
| Hereditary corneal dystrophy with onset in childhood, usually between 5 and 9 years, affecting both sexes. |
| Fehr's syndrome (Groenouw's syndrome II) |
| Hereditary corneal dystrophy with onset in childhood, usually between 5 and 9 years, affecting both sexes. |
| Fisher's syndrome (Miller Fisher's syndrome) |
| A disturbance thought to be a variant of the Guillain-Barré syndrome usually characterised by total external ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, and loss of tendon reflexes. |
| Fleischer line (Fleischer's ring) |
| An incomplete, pigmented greenish or brownish thin line around the cone of the cornea in keratoconus. |
| Fleischer's dystrophy I |
| Corneal dystrophy characterized by multiple brown punctate lesions on Bowman's membrane, spreading toward the centre of the cornea in a whirlpool-like manner. |
| Fleischer's ring |
| An incomplete, pigmented greenish or brownish thin line around the cone of the cornea in keratoconus. |
| Fleischer-Kayser ring (Kayser-Fleischer ring) |
| Grey-green or brownish-pigmented ring in the deep epithelial layers at the outer border of the cornea. |
| Fleischer-Strümpell ring (Kayser-Fleischer ring) |
| Grey-green or brownish-pigmented ring in the deep epithelial layers at the outer border of the cornea. |
| Fleischer’s dystrophy (Groenouw's syndrome) |
| A peculiar form of an inheritable characterized by hyaline degeneration in the absence of acid mucopolysaccharide deposition. |
| Fleischer’s ring (Kayser-Fleischer ring) |
| Grey-green or brownish-pigmented ring in the deep epithelial layers at the outer border of the cornea. |
| Fontana's canal (Schlemm's canal) |
| The canal of the sclero-corneal junction. |
| Fontana's spaces |
| Irregularly shaped endothelium-lined spaces between the processus of ligamentum pectinatum of the iris. |
| Forsius-Eriksson syndrome |
| Eye disease with the symptoms fundusalbinismus, hypoplasia of macula lutea, nystagmus, myopia, and refraction anomalies. |
| Forsius-Eriksson type of ocular albinism (Forsius-Eriksson syndrome) |
| Eye disease with the symptoms fundusalbinismus, hypoplasia of macula lutea, nystagmus, myopia, and refraction anomalies. |
| Foster Kennedy's syndrome (Kennedy's syndrome) |
| Condition characterised by unilateral ipsilateral atrophy with contralateral papilloedema, central scotoma, and anosmia (absence of the sense of smell). |
| Foville's paresis |
| Condition characterized by conjugate ocular paralysis of the sixth and seventh cranial nerves, with hemiplegia on the opposite side. |
| Foville's peduncular syndrome (Foville's paresis) |
| Condition characterized by conjugate ocular paralysis of the sixth and seventh cranial nerves, with hemiplegia on the opposite side. |
| Foville-Wilson syndrome |
| Term used to describe the impairment of lateral convergence that is present in disseminated sclerosis. |
| Foville’s paralysis (Foville's paresis) |
| Condition characterized by conjugate ocular paralysis of the sixth and seventh cranial nerves, with hemiplegia on the opposite side. |
| Foville’s syndrome I (Foville's paresis) |
| Condition characterized by conjugate ocular paralysis of the sixth and seventh cranial nerves, with hemiplegia on the opposite side. |
| Franceschetti's disease |
| A form of retinal dystrophy characterized by multiple yellow or yellow white lesions of the retina, identical to those seen in tapetoretinal degeneration. |
| Franceschetti's dystrophy |
| Recurring corneal reaction characterized by impairment of central vision with intact peripheral retinal function. |
| Franceschetti's syndrome II |
| Dystrophy of the deep layers of the cornea, near the Descemet membrane, in association with ichtyosis. |
| Franceschetti-Kaufman dystrophy (Franceschetti's dystrophy) |
| Recurring corneal reaction characterized by impairment of central vision with intact peripheral retinal function. |
| Franceschetti-Kaufman syndrome (Franceschetti's dystrophy) |
| Recurring corneal reaction characterized by impairment of central vision with intact peripheral retinal function. |
| Franceschetti-Leber phenomenon |
| A sign of congenital or early acquired blindness, a so-called oculo-digital phenomenon. |
| Franceschetti-Thier syndrome |
| A syndrome of mental retardation, multiple lipoma, and corneal dystrophy. |
| Franceschetti’s syndrome (Franceschetti's dystrophy) |
| Recurring corneal reaction characterized by impairment of central vision with intact peripheral retinal function. |
| Franceschetti’s syndrome (Franceschetti-Leber phenomenon) |
| A sign of congenital or early acquired blindness, a so-called oculo-digital phenomenon. |
| François dystrophy II |
| A congenital and nonprogressive corneal dystrophy characterized by minute punctate opacities found in all layers of the cornea. |
| François' dystrophy I |
| A familial form of parenchymatous, bilateral dystrophy of the central third of the cornea, characterized by small, greyish snowflakelike patches covering the pupillary areas. |
| François' syndrome II |
| A familial syndrome, characterized by corneal dystrophy with minute punctate opacities in all layers, and osteochondral dystrophy of the extremities. |
| François-Evens syndrome |
| A syndrome marked by a small, flat granular ring shaped opacity at the level of corneal endothelium, peripheral zone of posterior side. |
| François-Haustrate syndrome |
| Hemifacial microsomia; microphthalmia, coloboma of uveal tract and optic disk. |
| François-Neetens syndrome (François dystrophy II) |
| A congenital and nonprogressive corneal dystrophy characterized by minute punctate opacities found in all layers of the cornea. |
| Frias' syndrome |
| Distinct form of the multiple pterygium syndrome with ptosis and skeletal anomalies. |
| Froment's syndrome |
| A syndrome marked by ataxia and progressive loss of vision, |
| Fuch's grid |
| A protective dressing before the eyes. |
| Fuchs lid |
| The Fuchs’ slit in the iris. |
| Fuchs' atrophy |
| Peripheral atrophy of the optic nerve. |
| Fuchs' coloboma |
| Congenital defect of the chorioidea at the lower margin of the papilla.
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| Fuchs' corneal dystrophy |
| Familial degenerative condition of the eye seen more commonly in women, with clouding of the cornea and often complicated by glaucoma. |
| Fuchs' Dellen (German) (Fuchs' dimples) |
| Shallow, saucerlike depression on the surface of the cornea. |
| Fuchs' dimples |
| Shallow, saucerlike depression on the surface of the cornea. |
| Fuchs' endothelial dystrophy (Fuchs' corneal dystrophy) |
| Familial degenerative condition of the eye seen more commonly in women, with clouding of the cornea and often complicated by glaucoma. |
| Fuchs' heterochromic cyclitis |
| A congenital disorder of the eye, with heterochromia, uveitis of the lighter coloured eye, iridocyclitis (inflammation of the iris and ciliary body), keratitic precipitates and often catarct. |
| Fuchs' keratitis |
| A rare form of keratitis of the middle-aged and elderly. |
| Fuchs' phenomenon |
| Paradoxical lid retraction associated with eye movements during 3rd nerve regeneration. |
| Fuchs' spot |
| A small black spot on the fundus oculi (2: in the fovea centralis) in high myopia, occurring after macular haemorrhage. |
| Fuchs' syndrome II |
| Keratitis secondary to conjunctivitis, characterized by punctate opacities scattered in the superficial layers of the cornea. |
| Fuchs's heterochromic iridocyclitis (Fuchs' heterochromic cyclitis) |
| A congenital disorder of the eye, with heterochromia, uveitis of the lighter coloured eye, iridocyclitis (inflammation of the iris and ciliary body), keratitic precipitates and often catarct. |
| Fuchs-Groenouw dystrophy (Fuchs' corneal dystrophy) |
| Familial degenerative condition of the eye seen more commonly in women, with clouding of the cornea and often complicated by glaucoma. |
| Fuchs-Kraupa syndrome (Fuchs' corneal dystrophy) |
| Familial degenerative condition of the eye seen more commonly in women, with clouding of the cornea and often complicated by glaucoma. |
| Fuchs’ Hornhaut-Dystrophie (German) (Fuchs' corneal dystrophy) |
| Familial degenerative condition of the eye seen more commonly in women, with clouding of the cornea and often complicated by glaucoma. |
| Fuchs’ sign (Fuchs' phenomenon) |
| Paradoxical lid retraction associated with eye movements during 3rd nerve regeneration. |
| Fuchs’ syndrome (Fuchs' atrophy) |
| Peripheral atrophy of the optic nerve. |
| Fuchs’ syndrome II (Fuchs' corneal dystrophy) |
| Familial degenerative condition of the eye seen more commonly in women, with clouding of the cornea and often complicated by glaucoma. |
| Fuchs’ syndrome II or III (Fuchs' heterochromic cyclitis) |
| A congenital disorder of the eye, with heterochromia, uveitis of the lighter coloured eye, iridocyclitis (inflammation of the iris and ciliary body), keratitic precipitates and often catarct. |
| Förster's choroiditis |
| A form of disseminated choroiditis associated with syphilis. |
| Förster's disease (Förster's choroiditis) |
| A form of disseminated choroiditis associated with syphilis. |
| Förster's photometer |
| Apparatus for clinical determination of adaptation. |
| Förster's shift |
| The borders of the visual fields is found significantly closer to the fixation point, when the object is moved away from this, than when it is moved closer. |
| Garland-Moorhouse syndrome (Marinesco-Sjögren syndrome (Karl Gustaf Torsten Sjögren)) |
| A rare congenital disorder with stationary spinocerebellar ataxia, congenital cataract, hypertension, dysarthria, short stature, abnormal teeth, brittle thin hair, mental retardation and some skeletal deformities. |
| Gifford's sign |
| Difficulty everting the upper eyelids - lid lag - seen in patients with hyperthyroidism -Basedow’s disease. |
| Gifford-Galassi reflex (Westphal-Pilcz sign) |
| Constriction of both pupils when an effort is made to close eyelids that are forcibly held apart. |
| Gillespie's syndrome II |
| A rare familial syndrome present from birth and affecting both sexes, characterised by eye abnormalities, congenital nonprogressive partial cerebellar ataxia with hypotonia. |
| Gowers' syndrome II |
| Irregular contraction of pupil as an early sign of tabes dorsalis. |
| Gowers-Paton-Kennedy syndrome (Kennedy's syndrome) |
| Condition characterised by unilateral ipsilateral atrophy with contralateral papilloedema, central scotoma, and anosmia (absence of the sense of smell). |
| Gower’s symptom (Gowers' syndrome II) |
| Irregular contraction of pupil as an early sign of tabes dorsalis. |
| Graefe's sign |
| Failure of the upper lid to follow a downward movement of the eyeball when the patient changes his or her vision from looking up to looking down. |
| Graefe's syndrome |
| Progressive oculomotor paralysis that starts with the external muscles before the internal muscles become involved. |
| Graefe-Lindenow syndrome (Graefe-Sjögren syndrome (Karl Gustaf Torsten Sjögren)) |
| A syndrome combining retinitis pigmentosa, spinocerebellar ataxia and deafness. |
| Graefe-Sjögren syndrome (Karl Gustaf Torsten Sjögren) |
| A syndrome combining retinitis pigmentosa, spinocerebellar ataxia and deafness. |
| Grayson-Wilbrandt syndrome |
| A variant of Reis-Bücklers syndrome with variable effect on vision and normal corneal sensitivity. |
| Greig's ocular hypertelorism syndrome (Greig's syndrome II) |
| Hereditary/familial ocular hypertelorism. Pesents as abnormal increase in distance between the eyes due to development arrest of the greater wings of the sphenoid bone. |
| Greig's syndrome II |
| Hereditary/familial ocular hypertelorism. Pesents as abnormal increase in distance between the eyes due to development arrest of the greater wings of the sphenoid bone. |
| Greig's’ disease (Greig's syndrome II) |
| Hereditary/familial ocular hypertelorism. Pesents as abnormal increase in distance between the eyes due to development arrest of the greater wings of the sphenoid bone. |
| Groenouw's dystrophy II (Groenouw's syndrome II) |
| Hereditary corneal dystrophy with onset in childhood, usually between 5 and 9 years, affecting both sexes. |
| Groenouw's syndrome |
| A peculiar form of an inheritable characterized by hyaline degeneration in the absence of acid mucopolysaccharide deposition. |
| Groenouw's syndrome II |
| Hereditary corneal dystrophy with onset in childhood, usually between 5 and 9 years, affecting both sexes. |
| Groenouw-Fleischer dystrophy (Groenouw's syndrome) |
| A peculiar form of an inheritable characterized by hyaline degeneration in the absence of acid mucopolysaccharide deposition. |
| Groenouw’s cornea dystrophy (Groenouw's syndrome) |
| A peculiar form of an inheritable characterized by hyaline degeneration in the absence of acid mucopolysaccharide deposition. |
| Groenouw’s dystrophy I (Groenouw's syndrome) |
| A peculiar form of an inheritable characterized by hyaline degeneration in the absence of acid mucopolysaccharide deposition. |
| Gudden's inferior commissure |
| Fibres of optic tract. |
| Haab's degeneration (Biber-Haab-Dimmer degeneration) |
| A localised form of amyloidosis manifested by progressive corneal opacity with distinct borders and a network of lattice-like branching filaments. |
| Haab's magnet |
| A powerful magnet used for removing metallic particles from the eye. |
| Haab's reflex |
| Attention reflex with contraction of pupils without alteration of the eye’s position (accommodation or convergence) when attention is on a bright object in the periphery of vision. |
| Haab-Dimmer syndrome (Biber-Haab-Dimmer degeneration) |
| A localised form of amyloidosis manifested by progressive corneal opacity with distinct borders and a network of lattice-like branching filaments. |
| Haab-Piltz reflex (Haab's reflex) |
| Attention reflex with contraction of pupils without alteration of the eye’s position (accommodation or convergence) when attention is on a bright object in the periphery of vision. |
| Haab’s syndrome (Biber-Haab-Dimmer degeneration) |
| A localised form of amyloidosis manifested by progressive corneal opacity with distinct borders and a network of lattice-like branching filaments. |
| Hagedoom's syndrome (Axenfeld's syndrome) |
| A syndrome characterised by posterior corneal embryotoxon, prominent Schwalbe's line and iris adhesion to the Schwalbe’s line. |
| Hallgren-Alström syndrome (Alström's syndrome) |
| A syndrome similar to (Laurence-Moon-)Biedl-Bardet that manifests with obesity in childhood, nerve deafness and retinal degeneration (atypical retinitis pigmentosa). |
| Hallgren’s syndrome (Graefe-Sjögren syndrome (Karl Gustaf Torsten Sjögren)) |
| A syndrome combining retinitis pigmentosa, spinocerebellar ataxia and deafness. |
| Hanhart's syndrome (Richner-Hanhart syndrome) |
| A syndrome characterized by keratosis palmaris et plantaris from infancy, with lacrimation, persistent dendritic lesions of the cornea with unaffected corneal sensitivity, photophobia, mental retardation, and self-mutilating behaviour. |
| Hansen-Larsen-Berg syndrome |
| A familial syndrome of progressive cone dystrophy with total colour blindness, optic disc pallor, thin retinal blood vessels, and retinal dystrophy. |
| Harada’s disease (Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome) |
| A form of uveomeningoencephalitis endemic in the Far East. |
| Hassall-Henle bodies |
| Small hyaline excrescences in the periphery of the Descemet membrane. |
| Hassall-Henle warts (Hassall-Henle bodies) |
| Small hyaline excrescences in the periphery of the Descemet membrane. |
| Heimann-Bielschowsky phenomenon (Bielschowsky's phenomenon) |
| Bielschowsky's phenomenon is a feature peculiar to dissociated vertical deviation. |
| Henle's membrane |
| Bruch’s layer forming inner boundary of the choroid of the eye.
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| Henle's warts (Hassall-Henle bodies) |
| Small hyaline excrescences in the periphery of the Descemet membrane. |
| Henle’s elastic membrane (Henle's membrane) |
| Bruch’s layer forming inner boundary of the choroid of the eye.
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| Hermansky's syndrome (Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome) |
| A hereditary platelet defect resulting in a bleeding tendency, albinism and lung disease. |
| Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome |
| A hereditary platelet defect resulting in a bleeding tendency, albinism and lung disease. |
| Hertwig-Megendie phenomenon (Magendie-Hertwig syndrome) |
| Skew deviation of the eyes associated with a cerebellar lesion. |
| Hertwig-Megendie sign (Magendie-Hertwig syndrome) |
| Skew deviation of the eyes associated with a cerebellar lesion. |
| Holmes-Adie syndrome (Adie's syndrome) |
| A neurological phenomenon in which one or both pupils is dilated and responds slowly or not at all to light and a near stimulus, accompanied by slow constriction and relaxation in the change from near to distant vision, and impaired accommodation. |
| Holmgren's test |
| A test for colour blindness in which the patient matches coloured skeins of yarn. |
| Holmgren-Thompson Wool Test for Colour-Blindness (Holmgren-Thomson test) |
| A simplified variation of Holmgren’s test for colour blindness. |
| Holmgren-Thomson test |
| A simplified variation of Holmgren’s test for colour blindness. |
| Hoppe-Goldflam symptom complex (Erb-Goldflam syndrome) |
| Syndrome characterized by ptosis, strabismus, occasionally by complete ophthalmoplegia externa, weakness of masticatory muscles, dysphagia, dysphonia, and general muscular exhaustion after slight activity. |
| Hoppe-Goldflam syndrome (Erb-Goldflam syndrome) |
| Syndrome characterized by ptosis, strabismus, occasionally by complete ophthalmoplegia externa, weakness of masticatory muscles, dysphagia, dysphonia, and general muscular exhaustion after slight activity. |
| Horner's hollow chisel |
| An instrument for removing foreign bodies from the cornea.
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| Horner's symptom complex (Bernard-Horner syndrome (Claude Bernard)) |
| A syndrome mainly characterised by a trias of miosis, ptosis, and enophthalmos. |
| Horner's syndrome (Bernard-Horner syndrome (Claude Bernard)) |
| A syndrome mainly characterised by a trias of miosis, ptosis, and enophthalmos. |
| Horner's triad (Bernard-Horner syndrome (Claude Bernard)) |
| A syndrome mainly characterised by a trias of miosis, ptosis, and enophthalmos. |
| Horner-Trantas spots |
| Small, white-yellow chalky concretions of the conjunctiva around the limbus. |
| Horner’s oculopupillary syndrome (Bernard-Horner syndrome (Claude Bernard)) |
| A syndrome mainly characterised by a trias of miosis, ptosis, and enophthalmos. |
| Horner’s sign (Bernard-Horner syndrome (Claude Bernard)) |
| A syndrome mainly characterised by a trias of miosis, ptosis, and enophthalmos. |
| Horner’s trias (Bernard-Horner syndrome (Claude Bernard)) |
| A syndrome mainly characterised by a trias of miosis, ptosis, and enophthalmos. |
| Hoyt-Kaplan-Grumbach syndrome (de Morsier's syndrome III) |
| Trias of dwarfism, nystagmus, and micropupil. |
| Hutchinson's disease |
| A senile degeneration of the choroid with gradual and progressive visual loss. |
| Hutchinson's facies |
| A peculiar, rigid facial expression with unmoving eyes. |
| Hutchinson's patch |
| Salmon-coloured area in the cornea seen in syphilitic keratitis.
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| Hutchinson's pupil |
| The pupil of the eye on the side of lesion is reflectively fixed and widely dilated due to a lesion in the central nervous system (3rd nerve lesion), while the other pupil contracts. |
| Hutchinson-Boeck pupil (Hutchinson's pupil) |
| The pupil of the eye on the side of lesion is reflectively fixed and widely dilated due to a lesion in the central nervous system (3rd nerve lesion), while the other pupil contracts. |
| Hutchinson-Tay choroiditis (Hutchinson's disease) |
| A senile degeneration of the choroid with gradual and progressive visual loss. |
| Hutchinson’s syndrome (Bernard-Horner syndrome (Claude Bernard)) |
| A syndrome mainly characterised by a trias of miosis, ptosis, and enophthalmos. |
| Jaeger-Vacca method (Bartisch-Jaeger method) |
| It is probably the extirpation of the bulbus in cancer of the eye, first performed by Bartisch. |
| Jahnke's syndrome (variant without glaucoma) (Sturge-Weber syndrome) |
| A congenital disorder involving the brain, skin and eyes. |
| Jensen's retinopathy |
| Chorioidea and retinitis characterized by retinal oedema with white cotton wool-like patches in the affected area, small lipoid deposits, and occasional exudates and haemorrhage. |
| Jensen’s chorioiditis (Jensen's retinopathy) |
| Chorioidea and retinitis characterized by retinal oedema with white cotton wool-like patches in the affected area, small lipoid deposits, and occasional exudates and haemorrhage. |
| Jensen’s disease (Jensen's retinopathy) |
| Chorioidea and retinitis characterized by retinal oedema with white cotton wool-like patches in the affected area, small lipoid deposits, and occasional exudates and haemorrhage. |
| Jensen’s syndrome (François' syndrome II) |
| A familial syndrome, characterized by corneal dystrophy with minute punctate opacities in all layers, and osteochondral dystrophy of the extremities. |
| Jules François' syndrome (François' syndrome II) |
| A familial syndrome, characterized by corneal dystrophy with minute punctate opacities in all layers, and osteochondral dystrophy of the extremities. |
| Kalischer's syndrome (Sturge-Weber syndrome) |
| A congenital disorder involving the brain, skin and eyes. |
| Kaufman’s syndrome (Franceschetti's dystrophy) |
| Recurring corneal reaction characterized by impairment of central vision with intact peripheral retinal function. |
| Kayser-Fleischer ring |
| Grey-green or brownish-pigmented ring in the deep epithelial layers at the outer border of the cornea. |
| Kearns' syndrome (Kearns-Sayre syndrome) |
| Syndrome characterised by unilateral or bilateral progressive weakness of muscles of eyelids, up to severe ptosis, pigmentary degeneration of retina, cardiomegaly/cardiomyopathy, and heart failure. |
| Kearns-Sayre syndrome |
| Syndrome characterised by unilateral or bilateral progressive weakness of muscles of eyelids, up to severe ptosis, pigmentary degeneration of retina, cardiomegaly/cardiomyopathy, and heart failure. |
| Kearns-Sayre-Daroff syndrome (Kearns-Sayre syndrome) |
| Syndrome characterised by unilateral or bilateral progressive weakness of muscles of eyelids, up to severe ptosis, pigmentary degeneration of retina, cardiomegaly/cardiomyopathy, and heart failure. |
| Kearns-Shy syndrome (Kearns-Sayre syndrome) |
| Syndrome characterised by unilateral or bilateral progressive weakness of muscles of eyelids, up to severe ptosis, pigmentary degeneration of retina, cardiomegaly/cardiomyopathy, and heart failure. |
| Kehrer-Adie syndrome (Adie's syndrome) |
| A neurological phenomenon in which one or both pupils is dilated and responds slowly or not at all to light and a near stimulus, accompanied by slow constriction and relaxation in the change from near to distant vision, and impaired accommodation. |
| Kehrer’s reflex (Kisch's reflex) |
| Closure of an eye resulting from heat stimulation or some tactile irritant of the skin at the depth of the external auditory meatus. |
| Kennedy's phenomenon (Kennedy's syndrome) |
| Condition characterised by unilateral ipsilateral atrophy with contralateral papilloedema, central scotoma, and anosmia (absence of the sense of smell). |
| Kennedy's syndrome |
| Condition characterised by unilateral ipsilateral atrophy with contralateral papilloedema, central scotoma, and anosmia (absence of the sense of smell). |
| Kiloh-Nevin syndrome II |
| A syndrome of retinitis pigmentosa, neurogenic amyotrophy, and external ophthalmoplegia. |
| Kisch's reflex |
| Closure of an eye resulting from heat stimulation or some tactile irritant of the skin at the depth of the external auditory meatus. |
| Koerber-Salus-Elschnig syndrome (Parinaud-Koerber-Salus-Elschnig syndrome) |
| This dorsal midbrain syndrome is a supranuclear palsy of vertical conjugate movement, most often upwards, caused by lesions of the aqueduct of Sylvius. |
| Krabbe's syndrome II (Sturge-Weber syndrome) |
| A congenital disorder involving the brain, skin and eyes. |
| Kraupa’s syndrome (Fuchs' corneal dystrophy) |
| Familial degenerative condition of the eye seen more commonly in women, with clouding of the cornea and often complicated by glaucoma. |
| Krause-Reese syndrome (Arlington Colton Krause) |
| A syndrome of retinal and cerebral dysplasia more commonly found in premature infants and in single infants of multiple birth. |
| Krause’s syndrome (Krause-Reese syndrome (Arlington Colton Krause)) |
| A syndrome of retinal and cerebral dysplasia more commonly found in premature infants and in single infants of multiple birth. |
| Krukenberg's spindle |
| A congenital, vertical, spindle-shaped symmetrical deposition of brown pigment in the deep layers of the cornea, directed vertically. |
| Lawford's syndrome (Sturge-Weber syndrome) |
| A congenital disorder involving the brain, skin and eyes. |
| Lawford’s meningocutaneous syndrome (Sturge-Weber syndrome) |
| A congenital disorder involving the brain, skin and eyes. |
| Leber's atrophy (Leber's optic atrophy) |
| A rare hereditary form of optic atrophy that usually affects young males. |
| Leber's congenital amaurosis |
| Syndrome characterised by severe visual deficiency, with total or nearly total blindness, present at birth or shortly thereafter. |
| Leber's disease (Leber's optic atrophy) |
| A rare hereditary form of optic atrophy that usually affects young males. |
| Leber's hereditary optic atrophy (Leber's optic atrophy) |
| A rare hereditary form of optic atrophy that usually affects young males. |
| Leber's miliary aneurysm |
| A form of unilateral (95%) exudative retinopathy occurring in children before puberty, causing so-called amaurotic cat’s eyes |
| Leber's optic atrophy |
| A rare hereditary form of optic atrophy that usually affects young males. |
| Leber's plexus |
| A small venous plexus in the eye between Schlemm's canal and Fontana's spaces. |
| Leber’s abiotrophy (Leber's congenital amaurosis) |
| Syndrome characterised by severe visual deficiency, with total or nearly total blindness, present at birth or shortly thereafter. |
| Leber’s acute optic neuropathy (Leber's optic atrophy) |
| A rare hereditary form of optic atrophy that usually affects young males. |
| Leber’s disease (Leber's miliary aneurysm) |
| A form of unilateral (95%) exudative retinopathy occurring in children before puberty, causing so-called amaurotic cat’s eyes |
| Leber’s syndrome I (Leber's optic atrophy) |
| A rare hereditary form of optic atrophy that usually affects young males. |
| Leber’s Syndrome II (Leber's congenital amaurosis) |
| Syndrome characterised by severe visual deficiency, with total or nearly total blindness, present at birth or shortly thereafter. |
| Letterer-Senior-Löken syndrome (Senior-Løken syndrome) |
| A congenital disorder occurring in a juvenile and an adult type combining nephrophthisis and tapetoretinal degeneration. |
| Leyden's oculomotor alternating paralysis (Weber's paralysis) |
| Partial or complete oculomotor paralysis and contralateral hemiplegia. |
| Leyden's paralysis I (Weber's paralysis) |
| Partial or complete oculomotor paralysis and contralateral hemiplegia. |
| Leyden's syndrome (Weber's paralysis) |
| Partial or complete oculomotor paralysis and contralateral hemiplegia. |
| Lhermitte's syndrome |
| A rare syndrome of ocular palsy with nystagmus and paralysis of adduction during attempted lateral deviation of the eyes. |
| Lhermitte's syndrome (Roth-Bielschowsky syndrome) |
| Internuclear ophthalmoplegia with medial rectus muscle paralysis for versions, intact convergence, and vestibular nystagmus of abducted eye. |
| Magendie-Hertwig syndrome |
| Skew deviation of the eyes associated with a cerebellar lesion. |
| Marfan's syndrome I |
| A disorder of connective tissue affecting primarily the musculoskeletal system, the cardiovascular system and the eye. |
| Marfan's variant (Marfan's syndrome I) |
| A disorder of connective tissue affecting primarily the musculoskeletal system, the cardiovascular system and the eye. |
| Marfan-Achard syndrome (Marfan's syndrome I) |
| A disorder of connective tissue affecting primarily the musculoskeletal system, the cardiovascular system and the eye. |
| Marfan’s abiotrophy (Marfan's syndrome I) |
| A disorder of connective tissue affecting primarily the musculoskeletal system, the cardiovascular system and the eye. |
| Marinesco-Garland syndrome (Marinesco-Sjögren syndrome (Karl Gustaf Torsten Sjögren)) |
| A rare congenital disorder with stationary spinocerebellar ataxia, congenital cataract, hypertension, dysarthria, short stature, abnormal teeth, brittle thin hair, mental retardation and some skeletal deformities. |
| Marinesco-Sjögren syndrome (Karl Gustaf Torsten Sjögren) |
| A rare congenital disorder with stationary spinocerebellar ataxia, congenital cataract, hypertension, dysarthria, short stature, abnormal teeth, brittle thin hair, mental retardation and some skeletal deformities. |
| Marinesco-Sjögren-Garland syndrome (Karl Gustaf Torsten Sjögren) (Marinesco-Sjögren syndrome (Karl Gustaf Torsten Sjögren)) |
| A rare congenital disorder with stationary spinocerebellar ataxia, congenital cataract, hypertension, dysarthria, short stature, abnormal teeth, brittle thin hair, mental retardation and some skeletal deformities. |
| Markus' syndrome (Adie's syndrome) |
| A neurological phenomenon in which one or both pupils is dilated and responds slowly or not at all to light and a near stimulus, accompanied by slow constriction and relaxation in the change from near to distant vision, and impaired accommodation. |
| Markus-Adie syndrome (Adie's syndrome) |
| A neurological phenomenon in which one or both pupils is dilated and responds slowly or not at all to light and a near stimulus, accompanied by slow constriction and relaxation in the change from near to distant vision, and impaired accommodation. |
| Meibomian conjunctivitis (Elschnig's conjunctivitis) |
| Chronic conjunctivitis associated with hyperplasia of the tarsal gland and the frothy secretions. |
| Mengel's bilateral deficiency of abduction (Stilling-Türk-Duane syndrome (Siegmund Türk)) |
| A congenital syndrome of ocular and systemic abnormalities with fibrosis of the external rectus. |
| Miller Fisher's syndrome |
| A disturbance thought to be a variant of the Guillain-Barré syndrome usually characterised by total external ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, and loss of tendon reflexes. |
| Miller's syndrome (Sturge-Weber syndrome) |
| A congenital disorder involving the brain, skin and eyes. |
| Mitchell’s syndrome III (Bernard-Horner syndrome (Claude Bernard)) |
| A syndrome mainly characterised by a trias of miosis, ptosis, and enophthalmos. |
| Morax' disease |
| Conjunctivitis caused by (Moraxella lacunata) infection. |
| Morax-Axenfeld conjunctivitis (Morax' disease) |
| Conjunctivitis caused by (Moraxella lacunata) infection. |
| Morbus coats (Coats' disease) |
| A disease characterised by exudative retinitis and telangiectasias of the retina, conjunctiva, face, nail beds, and breasts. |
| Morgagni's cataract |
| Hypermature cataract with a softened cortex and a hard nucleus.
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| Müller's fibres (Heinrich Müller) |
| Fine fibres of neuroglia cells that form the supporting framework of the retina. |
| Müller's muscle (Heinrich Müller) |
| Circular fibres that are the innermost portion of the ciliary muscle. |
| Müller's radial cells (Heinrich Müller) (Müller's fibres (Heinrich Müller)) |
| Fine fibres of neuroglia cells that form the supporting framework of the retina. |
| Müller's trigone (Heinrich Müller) |
| Portion of tuber cinereum folding over the optic chiasm. |
| Müller-Rouget muscle (Heinrich Müller) (Müller's muscle (Heinrich Müller)) |
| Circular fibres that are the innermost portion of the ciliary muscle. |
| Nettleship's syndrome II |
| A sex-linked ocular albinism syndrome. |
| Nettleship-Falls syndrome (Nettleship's syndrome II) |
| A sex-linked ocular albinism syndrome. |
| Nevin's syndrome (Kiloh-Nevin syndrome II) |
| A syndrome of retinitis pigmentosa, neurogenic amyotrophy, and external ophthalmoplegia. |
| Norrie's disease |
| A rare form of hereditary blindness resulting from severe retinal malformations, opacity of the lens and atrophy of the iris. |
| Norrie-Warburg disease (Norrie's disease) |
| A rare form of hereditary blindness resulting from severe retinal malformations, opacity of the lens and atrophy of the iris. |
| Norrie-Warburg syndrome (Norrie's disease) |
| A rare form of hereditary blindness resulting from severe retinal malformations, opacity of the lens and atrophy of the iris. |
| Norrie’s syndrome (Norrie's disease) |
| A rare form of hereditary blindness resulting from severe retinal malformations, opacity of the lens and atrophy of the iris. |
| Okihiro's syndrome |
| A syndrome of Duane's anomaly associated with cervical spine and radial ray abnormalities and deafness. |
| Pagon’s syndrome (Walker-Warburg syndrome) |
| A lethal disorder of the brain marked by hydrocephalus, cerebral agyria, retinal dysplasia and other eye abnormalities, and occasional occipital encephalocele. |
| Parinaud conjunctivitis (Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome) |
| Syndrome of conjunctivitis, retrotarsal conjunctival granulations, regional preauricular and cervical lymphadenitis, and fever. |
| Parinaud conjunctivoadenitis (Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome) |
| Syndrome of conjunctivitis, retrotarsal conjunctival granulations, regional preauricular and cervical lymphadenitis, and fever. |
| Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome |
| Syndrome of conjunctivitis, retrotarsal conjunctival granulations, regional preauricular and cervical lymphadenitis, and fever. |
| Parinaud-Koerber-Salus-Elschnig syndrome |
| This dorsal midbrain syndrome is a supranuclear palsy of vertical conjugate movement, most often upwards, caused by lesions of the aqueduct of Sylvius. |
| Parinaud’s conjunctiva adenitis (Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome) |
| Syndrome of conjunctivitis, retrotarsal conjunctival granulations, regional preauricular and cervical lymphadenitis, and fever. |
| Parinaud’s disease (Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome) |
| Syndrome of conjunctivitis, retrotarsal conjunctival granulations, regional preauricular and cervical lymphadenitis, and fever. |
| Parinaud’s ophthalmoplegia syndrome (Parinaud-Koerber-Salus-Elschnig syndrome) |
| This dorsal midbrain syndrome is a supranuclear palsy of vertical conjugate movement, most often upwards, caused by lesions of the aqueduct of Sylvius. |
| Parinaud’s syndrome (Parinaud-Koerber-Salus-Elschnig syndrome) |
| This dorsal midbrain syndrome is a supranuclear palsy of vertical conjugate movement, most often upwards, caused by lesions of the aqueduct of Sylvius. |
| Parinaud’s syndrome (Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome) |
| Syndrome of conjunctivitis, retrotarsal conjunctival granulations, regional preauricular and cervical lymphadenitis, and fever. |
| Parkes Weber-Dimitri syndrome (Sturge-Weber syndrome) |
| A congenital disorder involving the brain, skin and eyes. |
| Paton’s syndrome (Gowers' syndrome II) |
| Irregular contraction of pupil as an early sign of tabes dorsalis. |
| Pel's crises |
| Ocular crises in tabes dorsalis. |
| Pel’s disease (Pel's crises) |
| Ocular crises in tabes dorsalis. |
| Pel’s syndrome (Pel's crises) |
| Ocular crises in tabes dorsalis. |
| Petzetakis-Takos syndrome |
| A form of superficial keratitis observed in severe malnutrition. |
| Pick's retinitis (Ludwig Pick) |
| A retinitis syndrome characterised by decreased visual acuity, reduced field of vision and distortion of shapes of objects, with diffuse clouding of retina, peripapillary whitish grey macula, small haemorrhagic areas, distension of vessels. |
| Pilcz' reflex (Westphal-Pilcz sign) |
| Constriction of both pupils when an effort is made to close eyelids that are forcibly held apart. |
| Pilcz' sign (Westphal-Pilcz sign) |
| Constriction of both pupils when an effort is made to close eyelids that are forcibly held apart. |
| Piltz sign/reflex (Westphal-Pilcz sign) |
| Constriction of both pupils when an effort is made to close eyelids that are forcibly held apart. |
| Piltz-Westphal phenomenon (Westphal-Pilcz sign) |
| Constriction of both pupils when an effort is made to close eyelids that are forcibly held apart. |
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