exam 1 Flashcards
why should you never touch a pt untill a visual acuity is documented?
need to establish a base line, (unless a toxin is in the eye, then irrigate emdiatly.
VVEEPP
visual acuity visual fields external exam extra-ocular movements pupillary exam(PERRLA) pressure
what measures eye pressure?
tono- pen
what tool would you use to view the anterior segment of the eye?
slit lamp
Fundoscopic exams look at what part of the eye?
posterior segment
fluorescein staining and wood lamps are used when?
foreign body and corneal exam
anterior segment of the eye includes what?
from 1/3 of eye, structures infront of viterous humor: cornea, iris, ciliary body and lens
posterior segment of the eye includes what?
back 2/3 of eye
vitreous humor, retina, choroid and optic nerve
what is functional loss of vision?
no organic cause for pt loss, “iin your head”
fractures in the medial wall effect what muscle and cast what gaze?
medial rectus muscle, lateral gaze
fractures of the orbital floor effect what muscle and cast what gaze?
inferior rectus muscle, upward gaze
tears come from what gland?
lactimal gland, watery portion of tear
tears drain into?
upper puncta and lower puncta. then into canaliculus
anterior segment of the eye includes?
conjunctiva cornea anterior chamber iris posterior chamber lens ciliary body
posterior segment of the eye includes?
vitreous humor
retina
optic nerve
macula