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Which eye disorder is related to damage to the optic nerve due to rising pressure?
Glaucoma
What kind of vision loss is present in patients with macular degeneration?
Central vision loss
Which diagnostic test would help in the diagnosis of retinopathy?
Fluorescein angiography
LASIK is a treatment for which eye disorder?
Myopia, hyperopia, presbyopia (errors of refraction)
What disorder is caused by an infection of the meibomian glands and may require surgical removal?
Chalazion
Stiffening of the lens can lead to which age related eye disorder?
presbyopia
A patient complains of blurred vision, decreased color perception, photophobia, difficulty with night vision, frequent need for eyeglass prescription change and has an opaque lens. What do these findings suggest?
Cataracts
Which diagnostic test can be performed by having a patient follow your finger with their gaze?
extraocular muscle function test
What do the medications for glaucoma do?
Decrease the amount of aqueous humor being produced
What is the white part of the eye called?
Sclera
Which disease is caused by uncontrolled blood sugar or blood pressure levels?
retinopathy
Patient complains of seeing floating spots in their vision and that it looks like a curtain has fallen over their field of view. What do these findings suggest?
Retinal Detachment
which diagnostic test administers a puff of air onto the cornea?
Non-contact tonometry (test for glaucoma) A type of intraocular pressure test
which disease is treated with prostaglandin agonists?
glaucoma
yellow spots of debris found in patients with macular degeneration are called what?
Drusen
Which disease is caused by an occlusion of the trabecular network?
Closed-angle glaucoma
Patient complains of blurred vision, distortion of shapes, size and color, and reports that their peripheral vision is unaffected but that their central vision is failing. What do these findings suggest?
Macular degeneration
Which diagnostic test would be the most useful to determine whether or not a patient has suffered a corneal abrasion?
Corneal staining with fluorescein dye
What treatment option is available for chalazion?
warm compresses or surgical removal if necessary
which part of the eye is responsible for constricting and dilating the pupil?
the iris
which disorder is caused by a deficiency of tear production or meibomian gland dysfunction?
dry eye
Patient complains of tearing, blurred vision, eye aching, bloodshot sclera, and small nonreactive pupil. What do these findings suggest?
Uveitis
How do you diagnose Glaucoma?
Test the IOP (intraocular pressure) with a tonometer
What treatment is done to correct entropion?
surgical correction or splinting/taping the lid
An Amsler grid is useful in the diagnosis of which disease?
Macular degeneration