Anterior Segment
The bony landmarks of the face where an eye shield should be secured.
What is braced against the brow and the cheek?
The leading cause of preventable blindness, worldwide.
What are cataracts?
Testing done in the field that should be recorded in the event of a traumatic eye injury.
What is a rapid field test of visual acuity with documented findings?
The term used to describe the earliest form of cataract surgery.
What is couching?
Type of irrigation system for the eye in the case of a chemical injury.
What is a Morgan lens?
This is the #1 infectious cause of blindness worldwide.
What is Trachoma?
This is the pH range that must be attained to assume neutralization after irrigation of a chemical injury.
What is 7-7.5?
This percentage of Ebola survivors have ocular manifestations.
What is 50%?
An iris irregularity and clinical sign of an open globe. This irregularity commonly "points" to the area of concern.
What is a peaked or irregular pupil?
The parasitic disease known as River Blindness or Onchocerciasis has this vector.
What are blackflies?
These cells found in the amacrine and ganglion cell layers can sometimes be damaged in ocular trauma/blast TBI impacting circadian rhythm.
What are ipRGCs (intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells)?