Glaucoma miotics - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What carries blood away from the heart? CORRECT ANSWERS: arteries what causes myocardial ischemia? CORRECT ANSWERS: lack of adequate oxygen supply to the heart What is glaucoma? CORRECT ANSWERS: increased intraocular pressure what meds treat glaucoma? CORRECT ANSWERS: miotics, beta blocker what is the action of miotics CORRECT ANSWERS: decreases eye pressure What are cataracts? CORRECT ANSWERS: secondary infection, congenital disorder, reaction to medicafions or chemical toxicity what are sympto...

______________ & sympathomimetics decrease pupil size, facilitate outflow of___________________ & lower IOP, but they also cause ________________. - miotics aqueous humor altered focus __________________ is farsightedness. __________________ is nearsightedness. - hyperopia myopia ____________________ is used to inspect the optic nerve. - ophthalmoscopy ____________________ measures the angle & depth of the anterior angle of the eye. - gonioscopy A group of ocular disorders r/t damage to...

What carries blood away from the heart? : arteries what causes myocardial ischemia? : lack of adequate oxygen supply to the heart What is glaucoma? : increased intraocular pressure what meds treat glaucoma? : miotics, beta blocker what is the action of miotics : decreases eye pressure What are cataracts? 2 | P a g e : secondary infection, congenital disorder, reaction to medicafions or chemical toxicity what are symptoms of cataracts? : gradual blurring of vision, milky white pup...

What carries blood away from the heart? - Answer-arteries what causes myocardial ischemia? - Answer-lack of adequate oxygen supply to the heart What is glaucoma? - Answer-increased intraocular pressure what meds treat glaucoma? - Answer-miotics, beta blocker what is the action of miotics - Answer-decreases eye pressure What are cataracts? - Answer-secondary infection, congenital disorder, reaction to medicafions or chemical toxicity what are symptoms of cataracts? - Answer-gradual blurrin...

What carries blood away from the heart? - ANSWER arteries what causes myocardial ischemia? - ANSWER lack of adequate oxygen supply to the heart What is glaucoma? - ANSWER increased intraocular pressure what meds treat glaucoma? - ANSWER miotics, beta blocker what is the action of miotics - ANSWER decreases eye pressure What are cataracts? - ANSWER secondary infection, congenital disorder, reaction to medicafions or chemical toxicity what are symptoms of cataracts? - ANSWE...

Rosh Review-HEENT; Questions and Answers 100% Solved What presents with patient entering a dark room or movie theater complaining of acute unilateral painful vision loss, vomiting, and seeing halos around lights, with cloudy cornea and fixed mid-dilated pupil? Dx and Tx? Correct answer Acute Angle Closure Glaucoma Dx: Labs show increased IOP >21 mmHg Tx: Topical ßBs: (TIMOLOL) Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors: (Acetazolamide) Steroids: (Prednisolone) Miotics: (PILOCARPINE)

The increase in pressure is d/t an imbalance in the formation and drainage of ____ humor from the anterior chamber : Aqueous Glaucoma affects (one/both) eyes, usually : Both (it is a bilateral disease) The most common visual field defect in glaucoma is ___ : Central vision (loss of peripheral vision - also called tunnel vision) What are 2 types of glaucoma? : Open-angle, closed angle Open-angle glaucoma is seen most commonly in ___ life : Later Open-angle glaucoma is (painless/painfu...

What carries blood away from the heart? - Answer arteries what causes myocardial ischemia? - Answer lack of adequate oxygen supply to the heart What is glaucoma? - Answer increased intraocular pressure what meds treat glaucoma? - Answer miotics, beta blocker what is the action of miotics - Answer decreases eye pressure What are cataracts? - Answer secondary infection, congenital disorder, reaction to medicafions or chemical toxicity what are symptoms of cataracts? -...

What carries blood away from the heart? - ans-arteries what causes myocardial ischemia? - ans-lack of adequate oxygen supply to the heart What is glaucoma? - ans-increased intraocular pressure what meds treat glaucoma? - ans-miotics, beta blocker what is the action of miotics - ans-decreases eye pressure What are cataracts? - ans-secondary infection, congenital disorder, reaction to medicafions or chemical toxicity what are symptoms of cataracts? - ans-grad...

What carries blood away from the heart? - Answer-arteries what causes myocardial ischemia? - Answer-lack of adequate oxygen supply to the heart What is glaucoma? - Answer-increased intraocular pressure what meds treat glaucoma? - Answer-miotics, beta blocker what is the action of miotics - Answer-decreases eye pressure What are cataracts? - Answer-secondary infection, congenital disorder, reaction to medicafions or chemical toxicity what are symptoms of cataracts? - Answer-gradual blurrin...