Diagnosis and treatment Flashcards
Canthotomy
Surgical division of a canthus
Cystotome
Instrument for incising the lens capsule
Electroretinography (ERG)
Study of the retina’s electrical response to light stimulation
Enucleation
Surgical removal of the eyeball
Gonioscopy
(GOH-nee-OS-koh-pee)
Examination of the angle between the cornea and the iris (anterior chamber angle) in which fluids flow out of the eye.
Keratometer
An instrument for measuring the curvature of the cornea
Mydriatic
A drug that causes dilation of the pupil
Phorometer
An instrument for determining the degree and kind of strabismus (eye misalignment/deviation)
Skiascope/Retinoscope
An instrument used to determine refractive errors of the eye
Slit-lamp Biomicroscope
An instrument for examining the eye under magnification
Snellen Chart
A chart printed with letters of decreasing size to test visual acuity
Tarsorrhaphy
Suturing together of all of or part of the upper and lower eyelids
Tonometer
An instrument used to measure fluid pressure in the eye