Ch. 1

Question 2

What is ptosis

Answer 2

Drooping of upper eyelid

Question 3

What is blepharoplasty?

Answer 3

Excess skin removal from eyelids

Question 4

What is dermatochalasis?

Answer 4

Excess skin on the eyelids

Question 5

What is enucleation?

Answer 5

Removal of entire eye

Question 6

What is evisceration?

Answer 6

Removal of all intraocular contents of the eye

Question 7

What is keratoplasty?

Answer 7

Corneal transplant

Question 8

Describe LASIK

Answer 8

Uses 2 lasers to perform refractive correction

Question 9

Describe LASEK

Answer 9

Uses 1 laser and alcohol to move cornea

Question 10

Describe PRK

Answer 10

Using 1 laser and alcohol to remove cornea

Question 11

Describe PTK

Answer 11

Therapeutic surgery to remove corneal defect, disease, or injury

Question 12

What is an RK

Answer 12

Diamond knife surgery to correct vision to flatten cornea

Question 13

What is resection

Answer 13

Section of muscle removed

Question 14

What is recession

Answer 14

Section of muscle removed and reattached

Question 15

Cataract symptoms

Answer 15

Blurred vision, halos, vision loss, glare, bad night vision

Question 17

What is corneal topography?

Answer 17

Graphs size, shape, and power of anterior and posterior cornea

Question 18

What is a BAT

Answer 18

Glare test in 3 bright light conditions

Question 19

What is a PAM

Answer 19

Projects Snellen Chart to retina. Purpose is to asses visual acuity through cataracts or scars

Question 20

What is trabeculectomy?

Answer 20

Glaucoma surgery to drain aqueous fluid through bleb

Question 21

What is photocoagulation?

Answer 21

Surgery used for macular degeneration

Question 22

What are intravitreal injections used for?

Answer 22

AMD, diabetic retinopathy, retinal vein occlusion, contains anti-VEGF