The Ophthalmologic Exam Flashcards
myopia
nearsightedness
hyperopia
farsightedness
describe the directionality of the macula and optic disk
macula is temporal (lateral), optic disk is nasal (medial)
how do you test peripheral vision?
confrontation test (finger wiggle test)
what is the cutoff for legal blindness?
20/200
what is complete blindness?
NLP, no light perception
emmetropia
normal vision
why does presbyopia occur?
lens becomes less fluid muscles of lens become rigid.
where is an image focused if a pt. has hyperopia?
behind the retina
where is an image focused if a pt. has myopia?
in front of the retina
KNOW ANATOMY OF THE EYE!
slide 12 of ophthalmologic exam lecture
what is the diopter on the ophthalmoscope?
illuminating lens indicator shows varying power (diopter) of magnification.
what color lens numbers on ophthalmoscope should you use if you have myopia? hyperopia?
myopia: red
hyperopia: green/black
why would you use the slit aperture setting?
exam of anterior eye; determine elevation of lesions
why would you use the cobalt blue filter?
used w/ fluoroscein dye to view small lesions
what is the purpose of the snellen eye chart?
to assess distance vision
explain the test for peripheral vision
confrontation (finger wiggle test) test eyes separately
limbus
area around iris
bulbar conjunctiva
conjunctiva that covers the eye and lies deep to the eyelid
tarsal plate
area that lies next to conjunctiva under the eyelid
meibomian gland
sebaceous gland at rim of eyelid inside the tarsal plate
what test to you use to evaluate anterior chamber depth?
penlight from the side, don’t need to cover other eye, looking for shadow over the iris
discuss the process of examining the adnexa of the eye
use both ambient and pen light to inspect
what structures do you palpate during the physical exam of the eye?
lacrimal gland, orbit
how do you assess pupillary reaction?
place you hand between the patient’s eyes, bring your light into the field of vision and watch response in direct eye, do the same and look for the same response in indirect eye. repeat with opposite eyes. dark room
how do you test accommodation?
pupil reaction to looking at far objects vs. near objects. look at door, look at penlight.
name the muscles of the eye (from 12 oclock to 12 oclock clockwise)
inferior oblique, medial rectus, superior oblique, inferior rectus, lateral rectus, superior rectus. (all the RECTUS ones make sense, the OBLIQUES don’t)
which ocular muscles are controlled by which CNs?
lateral rectus (CN6), superior oblique (CN4), all the rest CN3