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Clinical Skills Flashcards

1
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perimetry

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visual field testing

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FOLDARS

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F- Frequency
O - Onset
L - Location
D - Duration
A - Associated signs/symptoms
R - Relief
S - Severity
Note - do for every chief complaint
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DEA

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Drug Enforcement Administration

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CSA

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Controlled Substances Act

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ROI

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Release of Information

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AIDET

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Model of Patient Satisfaction
A - Acknowledge
I - Introduce
D - Duration
E - Explanation
T - Thank you.
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PII

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Personally Identifiable Information eg) name, address

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PHI

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Protected Health Information

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HIPAA

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Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act - sets standards for protecting patient data)

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Symptoms of Eye Problems

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  • reported by patient; story

eg) visual symptoms, visual disturbances, physical discomfort, physical changes

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Signs of Eye Problems

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abnormalities of the eye directly observed

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Dose

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quantity of medication ie) 500 mg

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Dosage

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size or frequency of dose ie) 3 times a day

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emergent

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  • immediate attention
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urgent

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  • seen with a day
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routine

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  • longer standing problem
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optical infinity

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  • distance where light rays are virtually parallel
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visual acuity

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  • ie) 20/70 - the greater the denominator, the worse the vision
  • 3 phenomena: detection, recognition & resolution
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19
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snellen chart

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  • for visual acuity

- optotype: letters

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sloan chart

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  • for visual acuity

- letters with standard spacing, upside down pyramid

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ETDRS

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  • early treatment diabetic retinopathy study chart
  • inverted pyramid with 5 optotypes
  • for low vision patients
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Lea numbers

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  • numbers 5, 6, 8 & 9 blur into nondescript once past limits of recognition ability
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allen pictures

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  • objects universally recognized

- ie) hand, truck, horse

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Lea symbols

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  • four: square, circle, house, apple

- all are blurry circles beyond acuity

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tumbling E’s

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  • resolution test
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Landolt’s Broken Rings

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  • resolution test
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27
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one minute of arc

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  • amount of angle where a normal eye can detect the separation of two points
  • one degree = 60 min of arc
    ie) person with 20/20 can distinguish an object that subtends 5 min of arc
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crowding phenomenon

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  • patient sees smaller letters if shown one at a time vs. a row of letters
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pinhole

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  • opaque disk with a tiny hole in center to look through
  • allows only direct light rays (not scattered) into eye
  • increased acuity through pinhole if refractive error causing reduced far vision
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Teller acuity cards

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  • for babies
  • gratings of various frequencies (babies prefer pattern over blank)
  • peep hole in card for examiner to watch babies response
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Photostress Recovery test

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  • how quickly pigments in cone cells regenerate after being depleted of ligth sensitive pigments with white light
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Pelli Robson Chart

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  • for contrast sensitivity

- letters same size but decrease in contrast

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Brightness Acuity Test (BAT)

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  • testing glare

- look through an illuminated half globe & read eye chart

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S.A.F.E

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- range of motion of eyes into 9 positions of gaze
S - smooth
A - accurate
F - fast
E - equal
35
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PERRLA

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  • pupils equal, round & reactive to light

- (A) accomodation normal

36
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Oblique Flashlight Test

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  • for angle evaluation

- if temporal & nasal iris appear illuminated, then angle open

37
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saccades

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  • rapid eye movements to quickly change point of fixation
38
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smooth pursuits

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  • slower eye movements to follow moving object
39
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vergence

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  • moving both eyes
  • convergence - inward, looking closer
  • divergence - outward, looking farther
40
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vestibulo-ocular reflex

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  • eyes move opposite to head movement

- want this in emergency to lessen brainstem damage

41
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prism diopter

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  • unit of measure for refractive power
  • ## 1 diopter = deflection of light ray by 1 cm at a distance of 1 m
42
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abduction

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lateral movement of one eye away from midline

43
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adduction

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medial movement of one eye toward midline

44
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supraduction

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upward movement of one eye

45
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infraduction

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downward movement of one eye

46
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dextroelevation

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movement up and to the right of one eye

47
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laevoelevation

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movement up and to the left of one eye

48
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incycloduction

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nasal rotation of one eye of one eye

49
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excycloduction

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temporal rotation of one eye

50
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dextroversion

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binocular movement to the right

51
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laevoversion

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binocular movement to the left

52
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supraversion

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binocular movement up

53
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infraversion

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binocular movement down

54
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dextroinfraversion

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binocular movement down & to the right

55
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laevoinfraversion

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binocular movement down & to the left

56
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fusional convergence

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eyes move inward to avoid double vision

57
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tonic convergence

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inherent reflex to reposition our eyes from a divergent position

58
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convergence

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  • both eye move inward
  • near focus
  • 20 to 35 diopters
59
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divergence

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  • both eyes outward
  • far focus
  • 6 to 10 diopters
60
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AC/A

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accommodative convergence/accommodation ratio
= amount of convergence for each diopter accomodation
- normal 3-5 diopters convergence / 1 diopter accommodation
- esodeviations (+), exo (-)

61
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near point convergence

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  • closest point a person can converge both eyes

- normal 3-4 inches (8-10 cm)

62
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Cover Testing

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  • detects & quantifies strabismus and assesses control
    1) Cover/Uncover
    2) Alternate Cross/Cover
    3) Repeat Cover/Uncover
63
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deviation measurements

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  • use prisms of increasing power until reversal of movement
64
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Bielschowsky Head Tilt Test

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  • EOM movement test

- gaze measurements when head turned rigth & left, tilted right and left

65
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Hirschbert Test

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  • EOM & light reflex test
  • tests for tropias only
  • light shone 33 cm away & cornea reflexes observed
  • normal reflex seen centrally or slightly nasal
66
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Krimsky Test

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  • measure of strabismus

- uses light & prisms to move deviated light reflex back to center of pupil

67
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angle kappa

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  • visual axis an pupillary axis do not coincide
68
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Red (Bruckner) Reflex Test

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  • should see red reflection of white light from eyes
69
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Single/Double Maddox Rod Testing

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  • transparent “lens” made of series of parallel red cylinders
  • white light viewed through rod should show a red line 90 degrees to the direction of cylinders
70
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SOAP

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Subjective
Objective
Assessment
Plan

71
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Slit Lamp Diffuse Illumination

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  • beam covered by diffusing filter

- for conjunctiva, lids and cornea

72
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Slit Lamp Direct-Narrow Slit Illumination

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  • for conjunctiva, cornea, lens, vitreous
73
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Slit Lamp Direct-Wide Slit Illumination

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  • for cornea, iris & lens
74
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Slit Lamp Indirect Illumination

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  • decentering slit beam

- conjunctiva & iris

75
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Slit Lamp Retro from iris Illumination

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  • light reflected off iris to illuminate pathology from behind
  • cornea
76
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Slit Lamp Retro from fundus Illumination

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  • light reflected off fundus to illuminate pathology from behind
  • lens
77
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phakic eye

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  • has natural lens
78
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pseudophakic eye

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  • has intraocular lens implant
79
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aphakie eye

80
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potential acuity meter (PAM)

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  • mini eye chart mounted on slit lamp, patient’s prescription dialled into PAM so no glasses worn
81
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super pinhole

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  • lightbox to produce ultra high contrast eye chart (white letters on black background)
  • use a pinhole
82
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Ways to assess anterior chamber angle

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1 - flashlight (shine light on temporal side)
2 - slit lamp
3- goniolens (specialized contact lens to examine chamber angle structures)

83
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accommodative triad

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  • when looking at near object
    1 - eyes converge
    2 - pupils constrict
    3 - lens accommodates
84
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confrontation fields

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  • check for gross defects in visual field
  • use “counting fingers” in each quadrant of visual field
  • static or kinetic
  • follow up with automated perimetry

Ophthalmic Assisting (5 decks)

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