Eyes Flashcards
Light focused posterior to the retina
hyperopia
light focused anterior to retina
myopia
light not focused in all directions, cornea spherical
astigmatism
decreasing near vision due to decreased ability to accomodate
presbyopia
When do you start to get presbyopia?
40
How far away is snellen chart?
20 ft
How far away is visual acuity card?
14 in
What is the first test you do?
visual acuity
What is legal blindness?
20/200
How many fields per eye in visual fields?
4 - nasal, temporal, superior, inferior
Loss of temporal fields
Caused by pituitary tumor compressing optic chiasm
bitemporal hemianopsia
loss of half visual field
hemianopsia
total loss of vision
blind eye
Visual loss in similar fields
Optic tract, optic radiation or occipital cortex1
Common after stroke
homonymous hemianopsia
Pie in the sky, lower optic radiation or lower occipital region
quadrantoanopsia
What is rhythmic motion of eye?
nystagmus
Oral, raised irregular yellow-tinted lesions on periorbital tissues
Lipid deposits representing abnormal lipid metabolism
xanthelasma
What causes periorbital edema?
thyroid, allergies, renal disease
drooping of eyelid
ptosis
inability to completely close the eye caused by thyroid disease or bells palsy
lagophthalmos
Blocked meibomian gland
chalazion
staph infection of eyelash follicle
hordeolum
Dehiscence in the sclera without inflammatory changes
scleromalacia perforans
What is seen in wilson’s disease?
Kayser-Fleischer ring - dark ring around iris
What is the most common injury of the eye?
corneal abrasion