ECR Cranial Nerve and Eye Exam Flashcards
What does HPI include
General physical exam
Visual loss/changes
Diplopia (double vision)
Discharge
Erythema/redness
Eye pain
Related Hx of
Trauma Employment exposure Allergies Corrective lenses Medications
Common presentation of eye problems
vions loss (retina disease/stroke)
Visual distortion (macular degeneration, medication side effect
Itching/foreignbody sensation (foreign body, allergies)
Headache/dizziness (migrain/cerebllar disease)
Eye pain (glaucoa/ sinusitis)
Light sensitivity (coreanl abrasion/ meningities)
What eye chart is used for far vision
Snellen Chart
What eye chart is used for near vision
Rosenbaum card
What is the apporach to exam (3 parts)
- Vision assessment (always document vision PRIOR to and AFTEr exam)
- Inspectin ,palpation, and cranial nerve testing (external eye and ass. structures moving to more internal structures)
- Opthalmoscopic examination (internal eye)
What do you do for vision assessment?
Central Vision
- distance visual acuity
- near visual acuity
Visual fields
Color vision if warranted
What can DM, HTN, AIDs cause in ye?
Retinal changes
What can cause dry eye
Rheuatologic conditions
What can severe medication reaction/ Herpes Zoster cause
Red/eye conjunctivitis
Thyroid disease can cause
Proptosis/exopthalamos
Multiple sclerosis/ inc. intracranial pressure
Optic nerve changes/ body of eye; mc”
liver/biliary/pancreatic disease
scleral icterus
What is an Amsler Grid?
Used for central vision deficits like MACULAR DEGENERATION
stare at center dot to see if lines are croooked or bent
What does it mean if you see crooked lines or liens missing?
Macula degeneration!
What does the macula do?
macula of retina
How do you give external eye exam?
INspect surrounding areas
Eyebows for size, extension, hair texture
Orbial area for edema, exopthalamos (protudig troauma0
eyelids
lacrimal apparatus
How do you assess external pupil reaction ?
Direct
Consensual
Accomodation
What does it mean to do direct pupil exam
shine light to left eye–> left pupil constricts
Consensual pupil exam
Shind light to left eye, right pupil will contract
Accomodation
constriction of pupil and CHANGE OF SHAPE of lens to assist focusing on a lose object
Accomodation
constriction of pupil and CHANGE OF SHAPE of lens to assist focusing on a lose object
How do you test Extraocular muscles
muscle alignment/balance with penlight
movement using 6 cardinal fileds f gaze (H)
Conjugate (workign togehter) or dysconjugate
Assess convergence (follow fingers as you move it towards bridght of nose)
Observe for nystagmus
What is nystagmus
fine rhythmic oscillation of eyes