My students and I wrote several translations of how to conduct an eye examination (mostly my students since my language skills are not very good!). I know there are many ways, and perhaps better ways to ask these questions, but this could be a starting point. Feel free to adapt this to your needs and to make this even better. Please share when you do. Let me know what you think. (dmaino@ico.edu).

1. THE OPTMETRIC EXAMINATION IN ARABIC
WHAT FOLLOWS ARE THE ENGLISH, ARABIC, PHONETIC
PRONUNCIATION OF TERMS USED DURING AN EYE EXAMINATION
DEVELOPED BY: AMAAL,Ol_)ISH & DO~INICK M. MAINO, O.D.
I) Hello my name is Dr.-------.
JP~ lil ~r
Marhaba ana Doctor----
2) Can I have your name, address, age?
~,!)~ ~ lo!..i;l~ ~ 1!.1:-'1 JA l.o
Ma hooa esmik? Enwanik? Omrak ?
3) Tell me about your eyes. Any pain? Redness? Diplopia? Headaches?
~Jdl t.~J~.JI 'diJ t:-) ,J'_rl,t:-) ~ lo!..l;Y- )I .!l):u ~ ~ .!l~ JA
Hal endak mushkila fee nadarik aw eunik?Wajaa,ehmrar,wajaa raas, ezdiwaj nathar?
4) Last eye exam? Dr? glasses? CL?
~~I JA .y ~ ~~ ~.....,l&. Jl ,!))d ~ f-1 C-tf,'l ~
Mata ajreet akr fahas lee nadarik aw adasat·lasika? Man hoa tabib?
5) Any trauma, surgery, eye disease to your eyes?
~~ Jl ylf:JI Jl lo!..l;~ ~~~ ~.,?i I!JJ ~J?- jA
Hal hadath laaka aee hadith lee eunik aw eltihab aw amelia?
6) In your family, any blindness, eye disease, glaucoma?
~s.l~.r-' s.l.o <~.!.U Ji .J!.? UiWI ~l)i .y J?-i ~J.l JA
Halladika ahaad min afrad Al-aeela threer aw ladihee maa sudaa?
7)Any medical problems? Hypertension, Heart Disease, Diabetes.
~~~ Jl ~.U1 ~ Jl }:.-11 ~r ~.u JA
Hal ladik marath zukar aw thakid aw kalab?
8)Any medical problems in the family? Hypertension, Heart Disease, Diabetes
~~~r~l o..i.A .U UiWI ~l)i J?-i JA
Hal ahaad min afrad Al-aeela laho hatheeh AI- amrath?
9) Are you on medications?
~~J~i ~.,?1 .1,:.; JA
Hal takuth aee adwia?
10 )Are you allergic to any medication?
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Hal endik hasasia min aee shee?

2. 11) We wiII start the exam now.
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Sawfa nabdi al-fahas, alaan
12) VA
I am going to check how well you see.
~!l_rA:l ~ lh
Hatha fahas lee basarik.
Try to read that line.
.bJ-1 lh i)i
Ekraa lee hatha Al-khad.
Is it a circle, square, apple,or house.
~ Jl ~I.QjJ Cjr , o;1~ ~ J"
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Hal heea daara, murba, tufaha, awe bate.
13) Cover Test
I am going to check how your eyes work together.
J}-1 ~ lh 1)~1
Alaan hatha fahas Al-hawal.
Look here (the doctor points at the letter).
.;A pi
Enthur huna
14) Extraocular Muscles
I am checking how your eye muscles work together.
.J_,..ll ..:J~ ~ llA
Hatha fahas le athalat Al-auoon
Follow my light, tell me if you have any pain or diplopia.
t' J _FI <:::,.IJ.:IJI .!J~ ~ J J! ~~ l..l. &'
Etbaa hatha Al-thawa, kul lee etha endik ezdeewaj al-nathar awe wajaa.
15)STEREO
I am checking your 3-D vision.
pi J4S" ~ lh
Hatha fahas omook Al-nathar.
What are the shapes in these boxes?
.;A Olj ~.ill ~~ Jib l.o
Mahoa Al-shkil huna,

3. Square,triangle,plus sign.
-~' "J..o'j.s. ' ~ ~r
muraba,muthalth, alamet jama.
16)CONFRONTATION FIELD
I am checking your side vision.
,.,...HY,.I tY .!.l~ ~ l..iA c:J'JI
.
Alaan hatha fahas lee nathrik min jooanib.
Look at my nose, and tell me how' many fingers I'm holding up.
~'J ~~' ~ ~ J! ' ~~ Jl _,b.ii
Enthur ella anfee,kul leekum asabaa.
17)COLOR VISION (Ishihara)
I am checking your color vision
c:Jiy~ .!.l~ ~ l..iA
Hatha fahas lee nathrak lee Alwan.
Tell me what number do you see on this page.
.;A Olj 1$.1.11 ~)1 JA ..o
Mahoa Al-rukum huna.
One,two,three,four,five,six~seven,eight,nine,ten.
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Wahad,ethnin, thalath, arbaa,khamsa, seta, sebaa, thamania, tissa, ashraa.
18)PUPIL
I am checking how your pupils respond to light.
~I Y.Y. 0~1 ~I .....;J-"
Sawfa afhas alaan bobo Al-aeen.
Look straight ahead.
r..o~l Jl pi
Enthur elaa Al-amamm.
19)KERATOMETRY
I am checking the front curvature of your eyes.
~ I.)""!.)AJ ~' J )'-"
Sawfa afhas takwees aeenik.
Look at the light.
~_,.:all Jl pi
Enthur elaa Al-thawaa.
20)RETINOSCOPY
I am checking to see if you need a change in RX.

4. .;.JIJlh:.U ~ ~I J ~ ~~I
Alaan sawfa athas aeenik lee lantharat.
Look at the chart, and don't look a.t I{IY light. T~ll me if I get in the way.
..!.I}a; .;.J~ 1~1 J J! 'J~ Jl ):.;;~ ' ~l.o~ljl pi
Enthur elaa Al-amamm,laa tanthur ela thawaa, kul lee etha hajazct natharik.
21 )SUBJECTIVE
I am checking your RX.
~~I .!._rAJ. ~I J ~
Sawfa athas basarik alaan.
Tell me which option is better#1or#2 or about the same.
~JL-::..o ~I 1~1 Jl i;)WI tJ0 ~Jl JJI J~l 1~1 J J!
Kullee ehtha ektiear Al-awal awthah min Al-thani awe metsaween.
22)SLIT LAMP EXAM
.!.l.i~~~l..iA
Hatha fahas sahat eunik.
Close your eyes.
.!.l.i~ Jl$-1
Oklok eunik
Open your eyes.
.!.l.i~~'
Eftaeh eunik
Blink.
..f..oJ
Ramish.
Look straight ahead.
rt.lj' J' P'
Enthar ela amaam
Look up, down, left, right.
~I Jl pi 'Jl......JI Jl pi ,~ Jl pi ,~1 Jl pi
Enthar ela zakaf, enthar ela tahat, entharela yasar, enthar ela yameen.
I am going to check the pressure in your eyes.
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Sawfa athas thakid fee eunik.

5. I need to put in some drops, that will sting a little bit, and your eyes will feel heavy.
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Sawfa thaa kadrat lee takdeer eunik, sawfa,tashur beejeefunik thakeela leemudet ashur
dakaik ·
I need to take your blood pressure.
0':l1 r..u' ..bA..p ~' J _,....,
Sawfa afhas thakid Al-dam. ' '
I need to put in some drops, to dilate your eyes, so I can see the back of your eyes. Your
vision may be blurry and you will be sensitive to light for 4-6 hours.
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.~_,..a.U A...~~ 0foJ ...:J.&.1....1 ~J' o.U . ~'J y_S. !lp ~ J _,...., ...:JI_,b.all oh
Alaan, ahtaaj ane athaa kadarat fee eunik leekai afhas eunik min Al-dakil.
Haathee kadrat sawfa tajaal nathark kair watheh leemudit arbaa saat, wata koon hasas leel
thaw.
DEFINSIONS
23)Accommodation: the ability of focussing
~'J p J.s- J_,..aj-1 ~l.i
Kableet Al-husool ala nathar wathah.
24)Vergence: the ability of the eyes to work together.
:iJ L.ll .!.1; Ul.i__,...., ,_,-- y.f- • .
Kableet eunik Al-amal saweeha.
25)Presbyopia: The need for reading glasses.
oi.}ll ...:Jijlh.i J' c.~ ~J~' t:r' ~
Baad sin Al-arbaeen, tahtaj ella nathral lccl kraaaha.
26)Hyperopia: farsightedness.
)Q..:JI ~
Bood Al-nathar.
27)Myopia: nearsightedness.
)Q..:JI~
Kuser Al-nathar.
28)Astigmatism: the tendency of the eye to focus light on two points instead of one.
o~'J ~ ~ ~~' ~ ~ .!..Uy.~-
Eunik laa tujame Al-thawa fee nukda wahda.

6. 29)Strabismus: the tendency of the eye to turn in or out.
1)~1 ~ J}-1
Al-hawal fee Al-eoon.
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30)Amplyopia: the reduction of vision when _t~ere is' no apparent pathologic condition.
.ili- ~ tY ~~) ~ .!)~
Basarik kair waheh min kair ella.
31 )Cataract: the cloudiness of the lens. ,
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Endik maa abeeth.
32)Giaucoma: an increase in intraocular pressure which 1 ay result in blindness.
.cli~ ~ ~~~_,..... ~.4 .!JJ.:$.
endik maa sawdaa
33)PARTS OF THE EYE
~~~~~~
Ajzaa Al-aeen.
34) RETINA
~~~
Khalfeet Al-aeen.
35) CORNEA
~~ ;i..~
Mukadeemit Al-aeen.
36)LENS
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Adasat Al-aeen.
37) PUPIL _
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Bobo Al-aeen.
Copyright 2000 Arnaal Odish & Dominick M. Maino, O.D.