COA Flashcards
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Ophthamology
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ophthalmologist
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Optometrist
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Optician
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Orthoptist
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Ocularist
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ophthalmic pho-
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ophthalmic med-
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JCAHPO 3 levels
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subspecialist
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Cornea
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Iris
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pupil
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crystalline lens
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vitreous
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Retina
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Optic Nerve
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Axial length
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central cornea
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pachymetry
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refracting power
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Adnexa
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Orbit
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Blowout fracture
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extraocular mus-
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medial rectus
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lateral rectus
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superior oblique
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inferior oblique
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superior rectus
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inferior rectus
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binocular vision
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fusion
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strabismus -
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palpebral fissure
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medial canthus
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lateral canthus
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cilia
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anterior
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trichiasis
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External horde-
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meibomian
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posterior
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chalazion
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blepharitis
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tarsus
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orbicularis oculi
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levator palpe-
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ptosis - when
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ectropion - a con-
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entropion - when
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conjunctiva
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conjunctivitis
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lacrimal appara-
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tear film
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Dry eye tests
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anterior segment
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posterior seg-
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Does the cornea
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5 layers of the
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corneal abrasion
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corneal ulcer
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sclera
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limbus
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anterior chamber
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anterior cham-
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uvea
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sphincter muscle
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posterior cham-
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ciliary body
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choroid
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presbyopia
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cataract
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floaters
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photorecepters
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optic disc/head
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macula
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fovea
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light to the brain
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cup to disc ratio
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visual pathway
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optic chiasm
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4 main parts of
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disease
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etiology
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cells
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infection
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inflammation
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acute inflamma-
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ischemia
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occluded
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hypoxia
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metabolism
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hormones vs en-
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congenital
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degenerative
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neoplasm
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signs
- proptosis (ex-
increase in volume of the orbital contents pushing the
ophthalmos)
eyeball forward
- Graves disease
when the thyroid is anterior in the throat and causes the
- unilateral propto-
only one eye bulging
- hemorrhage
accumulation of blood from a broken vessel
- edema
swelling from large amounts of fluid
- orbital cellulitis
diffuse infection of tissues in the orbit
- blowout fracture
trauma to the eye or orbit with blunt object breaking the
- diplopia
double vision. Prism helps correct this.
- exodeviation
outward deviation of the eye
- esodeviation
inward deviation of the eye
- tropia
visually seen
- phoria
only seen when covering one eye and losing the ability for
- stereopsis
3D visual perception (need both eyes)
- nystagmus
when the eyes shift involuntary in a rhythmic beating
- belpharitis
chronic infection with inflammation of the lid margins
- basal cell carci-
malignant lid tumor (most common)
- dacryocystitis
inflammation of the lacrimal sac
- keratoconjunc-
dry eye syndrome
- pinguecula vs
pinguecula only grows on the conjunctiva.
pterygium
pterygium grows on the cornea.
- nevi
freckle
- keratitis
inflammation of the cornea
- abrasion
scratch
- laceration
tear
- lesion
break in the tissue
- hypopyon
pus accumulating in the anterior chamber
- dendritic
branch shaped
- keratoconus
degenerative corneal disease of genetic origin. The
- scleritis
inflammation of the sclera
- episcleritis
inflammation of the layer overlying the sclera
- hyphema
blood in the anterior chamber
- glaucoma
malformation/malfunction of structures within the anterior
- visual field
height and breadth of space seen by the eye when it looks
- primary open an-
anterior chamber appears in its normal open position.
gle glaucoma
(most common)
- primary an-
the distance between the iris and cornea is shorter than
gle-closure glau-
normal
- secondary glau-
occurs secondary, or caused by, another disease
- congenital glau-
malformation of anterior chamber angle in infants
- endophthalmitis
infection of the vitreous and adjacent tissues
- retinal detach-
separation of the sensory layers of the retina from the
ment
underlying pigment layer
- cryopexy
freezing the tear
- photocoagula-
welding with light from a laser
- pneuma-
injection of gas into the eye
- scleral buckle
placing a block of silicone or other material on the eye to
- posterior vitrec-
removing the vitreous
- exudative retinal
results from fluid collection in the subretinal space
traction retinal
results from pulling on the retina by a fibrous growth
detachment
(ERM)
- dry AMD
characterized by drusen and atrophic spots (loss of tis-
- retinitis pigmen-
hereditary progressive retinal degeneration that affects
tosa
both eyes, usually in children.
- vascular occlu-
blockage of the blood vessels that serve the retina
- intracranial
inside the skull
- papilledema
swelling of the optic disc with engorged blood vessels due
- optic neuritis
swelling of the optic nerve
- anterior is-
occlusion of the blood supply to the optic nerve. causes
chemic optic
sudden vision loss. no treatment.