Biomicroscopy Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Slit lamp biomicroscopy Why slit lamps are essential - considered to be the gold standard for the assessment of the anterior segment of the eye in clinical practice Gold standard because... - Excellent image quality Stereoscopic image Flexible illumination Flexible magnification Use on their own for - Routine examination of anterior segment Problem-based examination of anterior segment Contact lens evaluation Assessment of anterior chamber depth and angle Routine examinatio...

When recording chief complaint the assistant should include - Answer only facts stated by patient close examination of the lids, lashes, cornea, and lens can be accomplished with - Answer biomicroscopy in the snellen acuity recording chart the reading 20/100 the number "100" represents - Answer distance in feet at which a normal eye can see a particular line on the chart If pinhole acuity test is for to improve a patients poor visual acuity the patient potentially has - Answe...

Glaucoma- Clinical Examination Qs&As A+ methods to view anterior chamber angle - ANS-- ultrasound biomicroscopy - gonioscopy when to perform gonio? - ANS-- all glaucoma suspects, glaucoma patients, and narrow angle patients - key to obtaining the correct diagnosis of the type of glaucoma present grade 4 angle (Schaefer) - ANS->20 degrees grade 3 angle (Schaefer) - ANS-10-20 degrees grade 2 angle (Schaefer) - ANS-<10 degrees grade 1 angle (Schaefer) - ANS-partially/completely clos...

CPO EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+. VERIFIED. What is another word for retroscopic angle? Tilt What is the benefit of biomicroscopy? Provides highly magnified view of structure of the eye, lids & lashes What are some of the treatments for dry eye? 1. Artificial Tears 2. Lubricants Corneal Edema When water is retained & swelling occurs in the cornea Accounting provides.. quantitative information about finances Cones the photoreceptors that provide color vision Conven...

NCLE Study Questions with Correct Answers annular bifocal contact - Answer-A lens with distance portion ground into the center of the lens and the near portion ground into the periphery aphakic lenses - Answer-lenses designed for post-cataract fitting apical zone of cornea - Answer-the central portion of the cornea with a constant radius of curvature. Also called the corneal cap. artificial tears - Answer-medications, many of them over the counter, to treat dry eyes aspheric lens ...

COA Practice test When recording chief complaint the assistant should include only facts stated by patient close examination of the lids, lashes, cornea, and lens can be accomplished with biomicroscopy in the snellen acuity recording chart the reading 20/100 the number "100" represents distance in feet at which a normal eye can see a particular line on the chart If pinhole acuity test is for to improve a patients poor visual acuity the patient potentially has a refractive error Jaeg...

When recording chief complaint the assistant should include - only facts stated by patient close examination of the lids, lashes, cornea, and lens can be accomplished with - biomicroscopy in the snellen acuity recording chart the reading 20/100 the number "100" represents - distance in feet at which a normal eye can see a particular line on the chart If pinhole acuity test is for to improve a patients poor visual acuity the patient potentially has - a refractive error Jaeger notations, s...

COA Practice test When recording chief complaint the assistant should include only facts stated by patient close examination of the lids, lashes, cornea, and lens can be accomplished with biomicroscopy in the snellen acuity recording chart the reading 20/100 the number "100" represents distance in feet at which a normal eye can see a particular line on the chart If pinhole acuity test is for to improve a patients poor visual acuity the patient potentially has a refractive error Jaeg...

A 32-year old female is seen at your office complaining of a recent onset of blurred vision, only at a distance. A thorough case history reveals that she recently began taking a new medication which you correctly assume has induced myopia. Which of the following medications is MOST likely to be the culprit? - correct answer Isotretinoin, birth control pills, and diuretics, among many other drugs, can cause myopia in some patients. Myopia mostly likely results from corneal swelling, which steep...

annular bifocal contact - A lens with distance portion ground into the center of the lens and the near portion ground into the periphery aphakic lenses - lenses designed for post-cataract fitting apical zone of cornea - the central portion of the cornea with a constant radius of curvature. Also called the corneal cap. artificial tears - medications, many of them over the counter, to treat dry eyes aspheric lens - A non-spherical lens, in which the radii of curvature increase towards th...