Slit Lamp Illuminations Flashcards
Diffuse Illumination: Angle
10-70 degrees temporally
Diffuse Illumination: Magnification
Low
Diffuse Illumination: Illumination
Medium-high
Diffuse illumination: Microscope position
Central - normal to the cornea
Diffuse Illumination: Beam Thickness
Wide
Diffuse Illumination: Filter
Diffuse filter
Indirect Illumination: Angle
0-90 degrees
Indirect Illumination: Magnification
Low-high
Indirect Illumination: Illumination
Low-medium
Indirect Illumination: Beam thickness
Narrow-wide
Indirect Illumination: Filter
None needed
Retro-illumination: Angle
0-45 deegrees
Retro-illumination: Magnification
Low-high
Retro-illumination: Illumination
Low-medium
Retro-illumination: Beam thickness
1-4mm
Retro-illumination: Filter
None needed
Specular Reflection: Angle
40-50 degrees
Specular Reflection: Microscope position
Angle equal and opposite to illumination
Specular Reflection: Magnification
Medium-high
Specular Reflection: Illumination
High
Specular Reflection: Beam thickness
Narrow
Specular Reflection: Filter
None needed
Sclerotic Scatter: Angle
40-60 degrees
Sclerotic Scatter: Microscope position
Central to cornea
Sclerotic Scatter: Magnification
Low to medium if required
Sclerotic Scatter: Illumination
High
Sclerotic Scatter: Beam thickness
Narrow
Sclerotic Scatter: Filter
None needed
Parallelepiped: Angle
30-60 degrees
Parallelepiped: Magnification
Low-high
Parallelepiped: Illumination
Medium - increase as needed
Parallelepiped: Beam thickness
up to 2mm
Optic Section: Angle
30-60 degrees
Optic Section: Magnification
Medium - increase as needed
Optic Section: Illumination
Medium-high
Optic Section: Beam thickness
Thinnest possible (0.1-0.4mm)
Conical: Angle
~45 degrees
Conical: Magnification
Medium-high
Conical: Illumination
Maximum
Conical: Beam thickness
1-2mm diameter
Structures Observed: Diffuse (5)
Anterior segment
Bulbar Conjunctiva
Eyelids
Eyelashes
Tarsal Conjunctiva
Structures Observed: Sclerotic Scatter
Cornea
Structures Observed: Optic Section (2)
Cornea
Crystalline Lens
Structures Observed: Parallelepiped
Cornea
Structures Observed: Conical Beam
Anterior Chamber
Structures Observed: Indirect
Cornea
Structures Observed: Specular Reflection (2)
Endothelium
Tear Film
Abnormalities: Diffuse
Conjunctival Hyperaemia
Papillae
Follicles
Blepharitis
MGD
Abnormalities: Sclerotic Scatter
Opacity
Oedema
Scarring
Abnormalities: Parallelepiped
Scarring
Opacities
Vascularisation
Foreign bodies
Infiltrates
Corneal staining
Abnormalities: Conical Beam
Flare
Abnormalities: Indirect
Opacities
Microcysts
Corneal transparency
Nerve fibres
Limbal loops