procedures

Question 1

fluorescein angiography

Answer 1

intravenous injection of fluorescein (a dye) followed by serial photographs of the retina through dilated pupils

Question 2

ophthalmoscopy

Answer 2

visual examination of the interior of the eye

Question 3

slit lamp microscopy

Answer 3

examination of anterior ocular structures under microscopic magnification

Question 4

visual acuity test

Answer 4

clarity of vision assessed patient reads from a snellen chart

Question 5

visual field test

Answer 5

measurement of the area within which objects are seen when the eyes are fixed looking straight ahead without movement of the head

Question 6

enucleation

Answer 6

removal of the entire eyeball

Question 7

keratoplasty

Answer 7

surgical repair of the cornea

Question 8

laser photocoagulation

Answer 8

intense precisely focused light beam (argon laser) creates an inflammatory reaction that seals retinal tears and leaky retinal blood vessels

Question 9

LASIK

Answer 9

use of an excimer laser to correct errors of refraction (myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism)

Question 10

phacoemulsification

Answer 10

ultrasonic vibrations break up the lens, which then is aspirated through the ultrasonic probe

Question 11

scleral buckle

Answer 11

suture of a silicone band to the sclera over a detached portion of the retina