Week 5 - Color Lenses, & Extended Wear Flashcards

1
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Do NOT assume the people in case study examples are lying. T/F

A

TRUE

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What are handling tints?

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these are tints added to a normal cl so they can be seen if dropped

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What are handling tints also known as? 2

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‘lens visibility tints’
‘locator tints’

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4
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What does a cosmetic tint do?

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designed to beautify an otherwise normal appearance

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5
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What are prosthetic tinted lens meant to do?

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to normalize an otherwise
abnormal appearance.

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6
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How does a Performance Enhanced Tinted Lens work?

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enhancing contrast between objects like ball and the environment

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7
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What is the purpose of prophylactic tints?

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To prevent injury or disease of the eye

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What is the purpose of a theatric tinted lens?

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Create dramatic or theatrical effects. (Halloween)

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What is the purpose of a therapeutic tinted lens?

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A lens that is designed to treat an underlying defect or disease.

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10
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How do prophylactic tints protect the eye? 3

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  • Protection from excessive UV light
  • Use photosensitizing drugs
  • Exposed to artificial UV source
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11
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Who do prophylactic tints help? 2

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  • Outdoor lifestyle/exposed to high levels of UV
  • Aphakic px
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How can therapeutic tinted lenses help someone with andiridia or other pupil anomalies?

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by reducing excessive photophobia and glare

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13
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What are the 3 types of cosmetic tints?

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enchanched tints
opaque tints
combination tints

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14
Q

Why is frequently replacing extended wear lenses beneficial and increase EW success?

A

restricts exposure of the eye to accumulated
aged or denatured protein build ups by controlling the deposit build up

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15
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What can accumulated aged or denatured protein on an extended wear lens cause (conditions 2)?

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-contact lens pappilary conjunctivitis (CLPC)/(GPC)
-infiltrative keratitis.

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16
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What are the 3 types of prosthetic tinted lenses?

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-Painted iris and clear pupil
-painted iris and opaque pupil
-clear iris and opaque pupil

17
Q

Who benefits from a prosthetic tinted lens that is a painted iris and clear pupil?

A

sighted eye with a disfigured iris

18
Q

Who benefits from a prosthetic tinted lens that is a painted iris and opaque pupil?

A

a nonsighted eye

19
Q

Who benefits from a prosthetic tinted lens that is a clear iris and opaque pupil?

A

a nonsighted eye with a dense cataract

20
Q

What are 4 common conditions that can arise from extended wear cls? 4

A

-corneal hypoxia
-Capillary conjunctivitis
-Microbial conjunctivitis
-Infiltrate keratitis

21
Q

What symptoms can be a sign of adverse effects of extended wear cls? 5

A

-redness/ inflammation
-decrease in vision
-unusual discharge
-pain/discomfort
-photophobia

22
Q

What are the 5 different categories of wearing schedules?

A

-frequent replacement lenses
-flexible lenses
-extended wear lenses
-continous wear lenses
-disposable lenses

23
Q

What are frequent replacement lenses?

A

they are regular replacement of soft cls at a predetermined interval every 1 to 3 months

24
Q

What is an advantages of frequent replacement lenses?

A

less portein deposits and debris which reduces the risk of inflammation and infection

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What are flexible lenses?
intermittent use of cls overnight or during sleep
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Who are flexible wear lenses suitable for?
people who need to sleep in their lenses every so often but not all the time
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What are extended wear lenses?
regular use of cls overnight or during sleep for periods of up to 1 month
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Who are extended wear lenses suitable for?
pxs who prefer to not remove lenses every night
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What are continous wear lenses?
use of cls without the removable of periods exceding 1 month
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Why are continous wear lenses uncommon? 2
high risk of microbial keratitis high risk corneal hypoxia
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What are disposable lenses(most common)?
-soft lenses designed for single use or short term tear
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What are the different types of disposable lenses? 4
-daily disposable -weekly disposable -biweekly/fortnighly disposable -monthly disposable