Basic Eye Examination Flashcards
Visual acuity testing for all patients including children
Distance Visual Acuity (DVA)
Visual acuity testing for patients over 35 years of age
Near Visual Acuity (NVA)
Bedside testing
Near Visual Acuity (NVA)
Charts for distance vision chart
Snellen Chart Tumbling E /Illiterate E Chart Picture Chart Ladolt Broken Ring Chart Bailey-Lovie chart
Standard distance for Visual Acuity Testing
6 meters or 20 feet
Uses Snellen Chart
Distance Visual Acuity Testing
Occurs in >35 yrs old patient
Indication for Near Visual Acuity Testing
Gradual loss of the ability to accommodate (focus on near objects), and it occurs irrespective of the person’s underlying refractive error.
Presbiopya
Distance of focus of retina
20ft distance
One letter in Snellen Chart is how many arcmin?
5 arcmins (1 arcmin per line)
Visual Acuity Testing: with or without eyeglasses?
With AND Without
Equation for Visual Acuity computation
Distance of patient from the chart over distance at which the normal eye can read the given line
Interpret: VA= 20/60
Patient can see at 20 feet what a person with normal visual acuity can see at 60 feet
What will you do if the patient cannot see the largest letter in the Snellen chart? VA=20/200
- Decrease distance from the chart 5ft increment (example 15/200)
- If not able to see at 3 feet: do counting fingers (CF) at 1-3 feet distance
What if the patient cannot do CF? What is the next step?
Test for Hand Movement (HM)
What if the patient cannot detect HM? What is the next step?
Test for Light Projection (LPj)
Scoring for light projection (LPj)
Good- 4 quadrants
Fair- 2-3 quadrants
Poor- 1 quadrant
What if the patient cannot detect Light Projection? What is the next step?
Test for Light Perception (LP)- dark room
How do you report LP?
Absence or Presence of Light Perception
Do not label as “blind”
How to report visual acuity using snellen?
No correct reading: The line or score BEFORE that line
1 letter mistake: 20/n -1
Only 2 letters correct: 20/n +2
Determine if the vision is due to an uncorrected refractive error
Pinhole Test
Patient’s VA is <20/20
Standard test distance for Near Vision
14 inches or 35 centimeter
Near vision charts contain numbers , letters or figures in different sizes designed to subtend an angle of _____ at various distances Jaeger notation( J1)
5 minutes
Gross examination of eye findings
Symmetry between two eyes, redness, masses or abnormal pigmentation, discoloration on the eyelids and periocular tissue, eyelashes should be directed outward, inspect the lids, palpebral fissure and the surrounding tissues
What is being assessed in Pupil Examination?
Pupillary size and shape
Direct pupillary reaction
Consensual pupillary reaction
Swinging flashlight test
Normal pupil size
2-4 mm
Abnormal pupil assymetry
Asymmetry of both pupils by >2 mm
What is being checked by Swinging Flashlight Test?
APD Afferent pupillary defect
Dilatation of pupil in presence of light
What nerve defect is present in APD?
Optic Nerve CN2
Cause of APD
Contussion, avulsion and transection
Retinal injuries such as commotio retinae, retinal detachment
Major vitreous hemorrhage
Test for Ocular Alignment
Hirschberg test
Inward Misalignment
Light reflection appears displaced laterally in the non-fixating eye
Esotropia
Outward Misalignment
Light reflection appears displaced medially in the non-fixating eye
Exotropia
Downward Misalignment
Light reflection appears displaced superiorly in the non-fixating eye
Hypotropia