eye exams Flashcards
1
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sequence of eye testing
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snellen chart, fingers, motion, light/no light, pinhole
2
Q
two types of pupillary response
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direct (same eye) and consensual (opposite eye changes to same degree
3
Q
APD: test? meaning?
A
afferent pupil defect; swinging flashlight; diseased optic nerve perceives less light than normal nerve (pupil more dilated)
4
Q
double vision that goes away when one eye is covered
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binocular diplopia
5
Q
ectropion
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outward turning of eyelid
6
Q
proptosis
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eye protrusion
7
Q
Optical coherence tomography (OCT)
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echo delay time of light. gives x-sectional image
8
Q
flourescein angiography
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dye injected in arm and used to check eye perfusion and blood retinal barrier
9
Q
components of blood retinal barrier
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endothelium of retinal vasculature and tight jxn of RPE cells
