Eye Disorders
Across
- 1. visual disturbance that is a symptom of closed angle glaucoma
- 4. caused by increased fluid pressure in eye
- 6. _______ changes are the only treatment for dry macular degeneration
- 11. high blood ________ may also cause diabetic retinopathy
- 13. age to start seeing eye doctor every year to check for cataracts
- 14. type of medication that may increase risk of glaucoma
- 15. type of eye exam for diagnosis of cataracts
- 17. black dots and ____ are common symptoms of retinopathy
- 18. only treatment available for cataracts
- 19. type of macular degeneration with leaky new vessels
- 20. eye disorder with clouding of lens
Down
- 2. causes 3 times more risk for macular degeneration
- 3. disease that puts you at risk for retinopathy
- 5. glaucoma is the #1 cause of _____ in the US
- 6. macular degeneration is the breakdown of ____ sensitive cells
- 7. type of glaucoma that is a medical emergency
- 8. vision affected by glaucoma (hint: side view)
- 9. one treatment of diabetic retinopathy is to lower blood _______
- 10. most common diabetic eye disease
- 12. vision may be faded or this color with cataracts
- 16. stage of macular degeneration that vision loss is noticeable