OPTOMETRISTS Flashcards
RE/O.D
right eye
LE/O.S
left eye
OS
prescription eye glasses
Tx
treatment
EYE HEALTH CONDITIONS
long sightedness
see from dist but not close
EYE HEALTH CONDITIONS
short sightedness
see close but not far
EYE HEALTH CONDITIONS
macular degeneration
loss in the centre of vision
EYE HEALTH CONDITIONS
WET macular degeneration
leaky blood vessels grow under retina
EYE HEALTH CONDITIONS
DRY macular degeneration
centre of retina deteriorates
EYE HEALTH CONDITIONS
glucoma
nerve that connect eye to brain is damaged bc of ▲ eye pressure = blindness
CONSENT
informed
person agrees based on full disclosure of risks + benefitsthruwriteenand
signed and writtenconsent
CONSENT
implied
inferred by individual but not explicitly informed verbally
AHC system
medicare -
eye tests
PBS -
meds for gulcoma or macular degeneration
PHI -
glasses