Chapter 17 - Eye and Ear - Diagnostic Procedures

Question 1

Fluorescein angiography

Answer 1

dye injection to examine blood flow in the retina

Question 2

Ophthalmoscopy

Answer 2

visual examination of the interior of the eye through dilated pupil

Question 3

Slit lamp microscopy

Answer 3

magnified view of expanded number of eye structures

Question 4

Visual acuity test

Answer 4

assesses clarity of vision

Question 5

How is the Snellen chart used?

Answer 5

Read the chart 20 feet from the chart. Normal vision is 20/20.

Ex. The first number is how far the patient is standing from the chart. The second number is how far a person with normal vision can read the chart. 20/200 a health person with 20/20 vision could stand back at 200 feet and see the chart.

Question 6

Visual field test

Answer 6

measures visual fields when eyes are fixed forward (looking straight ahead)