Dr. Moore Flashcards
What happens to the eye when you have a blow out fracture?
Inophthalmos
If you see someone with proptosis, what do you do to test for pseudoproptosis
Look at pictures from the past to see if its always been there (the white under the iris) and make sure its not a orbital tumor or Graves’ disease
Measurement of pupil size and can be done in various lighting
Pupilometry
Pupil size is relative to what
Cognitive load
What do we use to measure the pupil size
PD stick
What is considered to be a significant difference in pupil sizes
2mm or more
What are the two things we need to look for when checking pupils
A difference of 2mm and a +MG pupil
What ar the cognitive skills that use pupilometry
Audiology
Neurology
Psychology
What disease can cause exophthalmos
Graves
What do you do when you see white under the iris?
Could indicate disease or it could be something that was born with. Check old pictures to see if its always been that way
What causes enophthalmos
Blow out fracture
What do you record in NFC and PFC
Blur break and recovery
If there is no break what do you record in NFC and PFC
Break and recovery
What happens if the image just moves on the patient in NFC and PFC, there is no blur or break
Suppression, document which eye is suppressing
When do you do NRA and PRA at distance
Never
