Chapter 17 - Clinical Procedure The Eye

Question 1

Fluorescein angiography

Answer 1

Intravenous injection of fluorescein (a dye) followed by serial photographs of the retina through dilated pupils.

Question 2

Ophthalmoscopy

Answer 2

Visual examination of the interior of the eye

Question 3

Slit lamp microscopy

Answer 3

Examination of anterior ocular structures under microscopic magnification

Question 4

Visual acuity test

Answer 4

Clarity of vision is assessed.

Question 5

Visual field test

Answer 5

Measurement of the entire scope of vision (peripheral and central)

Question 6

Enucleation

Answer 6

Removal of the entire eyeball

Question 7

Keratoplasty

Answer 7

Surgical repair of the cornea

Question 8

Laser photocoagulation

Answer 8

Intense, precisely focused light beam (argon laser) creates an inflammatory reaction that seals retinal tears and leaky retinal blood vessels

Question 9

LASIK

Answer 9

Use of an excimer laser to correct errors of refraction (myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism)

Question 10

Phacoemulsification

Answer 10

Ultrasonic vibrations break up the lens; the pieces are then aspirated through the ultrasonic probe

Typical treatment for cataract removal.

Question 11

Scleral buckle

Answer 11

Suture of a silicone band to the sclera over a detached portion of the retina

Question 12

What is the procedure called that is used to detect glaucoma in the eye? What is the instrument used called?

Answer 12

1. Tonometry = measures the intraocular pressure to detect glaucoma
2. Slit lamp microscopy