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Eye Flashcards

1
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Mydriasis

A

enlarging of the pupil due to a dim light

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2
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Miosis

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decreasing of the pupil size due to a bright light

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3
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What is another name for the optic disc?

A

the blind spot

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4
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Normal refractive condition of the eye

A

Emmetropia

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5
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Another name for nearsightedness

A

Myopia

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6
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Define Myopia

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a condition in which the light rays focus in front of the retina

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7
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Another name for farsightedness

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Hyperopia

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8
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Define Hyperopia

A

the light rays focus behind the retina

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9
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At what age does 20/20 vision occur?

A

age 7

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10
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At what age do the color of the eyes begin to change to a more permanent shade?

A

3rd mo of age

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11
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Another term for vision in both eyes

A

binocular vision

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12
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At what age do the eyes reach adult size?

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8 yrs of age

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13
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While examining the eye you notice a glowing red color filling the pupil, what is this called?

A

red reflex

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14
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You examine the eye of another child and notice the red reflex is actually white, what does this indicate?

A

congenital cataracts

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15
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What disease is associated with infants and preschool children that have a “white glow” in the pupil?

A

retinoblastoma

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16
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Why do preggerz women describe visual changes?

A

shifting fluid in the cornea

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17
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How do the eyes change in the older adult?

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  1. Xanthelasma
  2. Pingueculae
  3. Pyterygium
  4. Prebyopia
  5. Arcus sensilis
  6. Macular degeneration
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18
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Xanthelasma

A

soft, yellow plaques on lids at inner canthus

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19
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Pingueculae

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yellowish nodules, thickened areas of bulbar conjunctive

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20
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Causes of Pingueculae

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Prolong sun exposure to sun, wind, and dust

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21
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Ptyergyium

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opacity of bulbar/ocular conjunctiva

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22
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What is the difference between Pingueculae and Pyyergyium?

A

pingueculae does not grow over the cornea and the pterygium

23
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What is you technique for assessment if the eye?

A
  1. inspection

2. palpation

24
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How do you inspect the external eye?

A
  1. Distances between palpebral fissures and equal

2. Eyelids symmetrically cover the eyeballs when closed

25
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Normal findings of the irises

A

round and same color

26
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Normal findings of the lens

A

clear and sclera white

27
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Normal findings of the conjunctiva

A

moist and clear with small blood vessels

28
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How do you inspect the cornea?

A

shine penlight from the side across the cornea

29
Q

What about the eyebrows is related to hypothyroidism?

A

absence of lateral 3rd of eyebrow

30
Q

What does the absence of eyelashes indicate?

A

plucking or pulling assoc. with OCD

31
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What causes edema in the eyelids?

A
  • allergies
  • <3 disease
  • kidney disease
32
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What does the inability to move the eyelids indicate?

A

dysfxn of NS including facial nerve paralysis

33
Q

What does it mean if the illuminated pupil fails to constrict?

A

theres a defect in the direct pupillary response

34
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What does it mean if the unillluminated pupil fails to constrict?

A

there is a defect in the consensual response controlled by CN II

35
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How do you palpate the eye?

A
  1. close both eyes
  2. Using 2 to 3 fingers, palpate lacrimal sacs, eyelids, and erythematous areas
  3. Confirm no swelling, tenderness, and eyeballs feel firm
36
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What does the denominator mean in the Snellen test?

A

distance at which a person w/ normal vision can read the 1st line

37
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What does the numerator mean in the Snellen test?

A

a numerator is the distance from the chart (20ft)

38
Q

What is the purpose of the Rosenbaum Chart?

A

testing near vision

39
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What is the purpose of the Confrontation test?

A

measures peripheral vision compared to examiner. Assuming the examiner has normal vision

40
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What is the extraocular movements?

A

testing the 6 fields of cardinal gaze

41
Q

What is the weakness extraocular muscles or CN III called?

A

nystagmus

42
Q

What is the purpose of the Cover/uncover test?

A

determines the balance mechanism (fusion reflex)

43
Q

Blepharitis

A

inflammation of the eyelids by stap infxn leading to red, scaly and crusted lids

44
Q

Chalazion

A

firm nontender nodule on the eyelid; not painful unless inflamed

45
Q

This is the result of a staph infxn of hair follicles

A

hordeloum or stye

46
Q

Refraction of light spread over a wide area rather than a distinct point on the retina

A

Astigmatism

47
Q

Adie’s Pupil

A

sluggish pupillary response due to PS nerves that innervate the eye

48
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Argyll Robertson

A

small irregular pupils occurring with CNS disorder (tumor, syphilis, narcotic use)

49
Q

unequal pupillary size eyes either normal or CNS disease

A

Anisocoria

50
Q

What is the result cranial nerve III damage?

A

results in a unilateral dilated pupil, no rxn to light and ptosis

51
Q

Horner’s Syndrome

A

blockage of SNS stimulation causing ptois and anhidrosis

52
Q

If a pt has an eye longer than normal what should you consider?

A

myopia

53
Q

If a pt has a shorter eye than normal what should you consider?

A

hyperopia

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