Eye Ex Flashcards
What gland in the eyelid provides oils to the tear film?
Meibomian
What produces tears?
Lacrimal gland
Tears flow over the cornea and drain via what to the lacrimal sac?
Canaliculi
During pregnancy tears contain an increased level of what?
Lysozyme
Testing visual acuity is essentially a measurement of what?
Central vision
How far is the patent to stand from the snellen chart ?
20
When is vision not correctable and is considered legal blindness
20/200
Blurred vision represents a problem with what?
Visual acuity
Monocular diplopia is a _______problem
Optical
Binocular diplopia is a _______problem
Alignment
Can motivation and interest, intelligence and attention span affect visual acuity test ?
Yes
What is used to test near vision?
Rosenbaum pocket
How far away should you hold the rosenbaum pocket ?
14 inches
The confrontation test meaures what?
Peripheral vision
What will be the result of a pinhole occluded test?
It will make the patient be able to see better
Short eyebrows is a sign of what?
Hypothyroidism
What are flat, irregular, yellow tinted lesions on the perorbital tissues?
Xanthelasma
Fasiculations or tremors of the eye lids is a symptom of what?
Hyperthyroidism
With ptosis what CN is affected?
III (occulomotor)
When the lower lid is turned away from the eye what is it called>?
Ectropion
What is it called when the lids do not completely cover the globe?
Lagophthalmos
What is an obnormal growth of conjunctiva that extends over the cornea from the limbus?
Pterygium
Can a pterygum interfere with vision ?
Yes