Miotics and Mydriatics

Question 1

a rare condition where you have two rows of eyelashes

Answer 1

dystichiasis

Question 2

what does fluorescence stain diagnosis

Answer 2

traditional ulcers

Question 3

what is lissamine green used to diagnose

Answer 3

cornea damage
tear production

Question 4

what is phenol red thread used to diagnose

Answer 4

tear production

Question 5

what is rose bengal used to diagnose

Answer 5

viral keratitis

Question 6

what is the schirmer tear test used to diagnose

Answer 6

tear production

Question 7

four uses of ocular topical anesthetics

Answer 7

Anesthesia of the surface of the cornea
Facilitate the removal of a foreign body
Allow examination behind the third eyelid
Facilitate use of a Schiotz tonometer or TonoPen

Question 8

preferred topical ocular anesthetic

Answer 8

proparacaine

Question 9

how long will anesthesia last with proparacaine

Answer 9

5 - 10 mins

Question 10

where does proparacaine live and why

Answer 10

in the fridge - to keep the solution thicker

Question 11

which topical ocular anesthetic is more irritating

Answer 11

tetracaine

Question 12

what can topical anesthetics do to healing

Answer 12

may delay it

Question 13

produce pupillary constriction

Answer 13

miotics

Question 14

what nervous system induces miosis

Answer 14

parasympathetic

Question 15

two ways that miotics reduce IOP

Answer 15

increase the outflow of aqueous humor

increase tear production

Question 16

primary use of miotics

Answer 16

glaucoma

Question 17

second use of miotics

Answer 17

KCS

Question 18

Answer 18

miosis

Question 19

primary miotic drug used for glaucoma and post cataract removal

Answer 19

carbachol

Question 20

miotic drug not commonly used because it is more irritating

Answer 20

pilocarpine

Question 21

miotic drug that reduces glaucoma IOP for up to 48 hours

Answer 21

demecarium bromide

Question 22

do not use demecarium bromide in what kind of animals

Answer 22

pregnant animals

Question 23

an agent that dilates the pupil

Answer 23

mydriatics

Question 24

what are mydriatics known as

Answer 24

alpha 2 agonist

Question 25

what nervous system induces a mydriatic response

Answer 25

sympathetic

Question 26

what do mydriatic drugs decrease

Answer 26

IOP

Question 27

Answer 27

mydriasis

Question 28

mydriatic drug that decreases aqueous humor production (glaucoma)

Answer 28

apraclonidine (Iopidine)

Question 29

what mydriatic drug is longer duration and less irritating

Answer 29

brimonidine (alphagan)

Question 30

which mydriatic drug is given as an intracameral injection

Answer 30

epinephrine

Question 31

what does epinephrine help to prevent

Answer 31

bleeding from intraocular surgical procedures

Question 32

injection directly delivers the drug into the anterior chamber of the eye

Answer 32

intracameral injection