PRELIM REVIEW Flashcards
THE PROCESS OF BENDING LIGHT TO PRODUCE A FOCUSED IMAGE ON THE RETINA
REFRACTION
MULTIPLE FOCAL POINTS RESULTS IN BLURRY IMAGE
ASTIGMATISM
VISUAL IMAGE IS FOCUSED BEHIND THE RETINA
HYPEROPIA
VISUAL IMAGE IS FOCUSED IN FRONT OF THE RETINA
MYOPIA
THE LENS IS CONTROLLED BY THE MUSCLE
CILIARY
SEGMENT HEIGHT IS THE
DISTANCE FROM THE NEAR VISION PORTION OF THE LENS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE LENS IN MILLIMETERS
LASIK MEANS
LASER IN SITU KERATOMILEUSIS
THE LIGHT SENSITIVE TISSUE AT THE BACK OF THE EYE. IT CONVERTS LIGHT INTO ELECTRICAL IMPULSES THAT ARE SEND TO THE BRAIN THROUGH THE OPTIC NERVE
RETINA
MAIN REFRACTIVE MEDIUM OF THE EYE
LENS
A PERSON WHO IS PROFICIENT IN THE SCIENCE OF OPTICS
OPTICIAN
SUB-SPECIALTY IN OPTOMETRY THAT EMPHASIZES VISUAL TRAINING AS A WAY TO IMPROVE THE WAY A PATIENT USES HIS OR HER EYES
BEHAVIORAL OPTOMETRY
SUB-SPECIALTY IN OPTOMETRY THAT FOCUSED ON AGE-RELATED EYE CARE PARTICULARLY THE OLD
GERIATRIC OPTOMETRY
SUB-SPECIALTY IN OPTOMETRY THAT IS CONCERNED WITH THE EFFICIENT AND SAFE VISUAL FUNCTIONING OF AN INDIVIDUAL WITHIN WORKPLACE
OCCUPATIONAL OPTOMETRY
CX MEANS
WITHOUT CORRECTION
PROVIDES 2/3 OF THE EYE’S REFRACTING POWER
CORNEA
POSTERIOR 2/3 PORTION OF THE OUTERMOST LAYER
SCLERA
INNERMOST LAYER OF THE CORNEA
ENDOTHELIUM
IT IS CONTROLLED BY THE DILATOR AND THE SPHINCTER MUSCLES
IRIS
STRUCTURE BETWEEN THE IRIS AND THE CHOROID
CILIARY BODY