Eye Exam Flashcards
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visual acuity**
need to document what?
visual acuity**
sudden loss of vision
retinal detachment vitreous hemorrhage central retinal artery occlusion CVA trauma
gradual loss of vision
aging cataracts glaucoma HIV autoimmune diabetes macular degeneration neoplasm pseudotumor cerebri
hyperopia
farsightedness
difficulty seeing near objects
myopia
nearsightedness
difficulty seeing distant objects
presybopia
aging vision
-progressive difficulty seeing near objects
diplopia
double vision
heterophoria
failure of visual axis to remain parallel
-good eye reflects light on retina
esophoria
one eye deviates inward
exophoria
one eye deviates outward
cover test
to evaluate heterophoria
sclera
covered by conjuctiva
cantus
medial and lateral
limbus
border from iris to sclera
lacrimal apparatus
gland superior and lateral
duct medial
-puncta to canaliculi to duct
optic disk
landmark in eye
fovea
most sensitive to light
surrounded by macula
eye exam
visual acuity color blind visual field testing external exam conjunctiva and sclera cornea, lens, pupil extra-ocular movement -opthalmascope exam
far vision
snellen chart 20 feet away
near vision
hand held card - 14 inches
titmus vision tester
comprehensive eye exam
20/100 vision
you can see at 20 feet what normal people see at 100 feet
not good
examination of eye
each eye separatly, then together
-with and without corrective lenses
20/10 vision
you see at 20 feet what most people see at 10 feet
good
right eye
oculus dexter
left eye
oculus sinister
both eyes
oculus uterque
most common form of color blindness
red green
visual field testing
by conformation
bring fingers in from 4 directions