Ophthalmoscopy Flashcards
Instrument designed for the examination of the interior of the eye.
Ophthalmoscope
Two types of Ophthalmoscope
Direct and Indirect Ophthalmoscope
An instrument about the size of a small flashlight with several lenses that can magnify up to about 15x and a field of view of about 6.5degrees.
Direct Ophthalmoscope
Image seen in D.O
Virtual and Erect
Ophthalmoscope accessories
Large light
Medium
Small
Half light
Red free
Slit
Blue light
Grid
Used for gauging convexity or concavity of a retinal lesion.
Vertical slit
decrease the amount of reflex pupillary constriction
Large and small apertures
decrease reflected glare from the cornea and anterior lens.
Little window of a polarizing glass
Used to measure vessel size
Grid
color is violet for making evaluation of the pattern of fitting contact lenses.
Cobalt blue filter
Used in contrasting red color of the blood vessels.
Red free filter
Contrast between vessels and background was great heightened and aberrations were diminished.
Yellowish-green filter
Test Target:
Gross target
Test Distance:
20ft or 6m
Illumination:
DIM