Eye Anatomy
This thin outer membrane is detectable at 5-6 weeks of gestation in humans.
What is the lens capsule?
This diseasae is charaterized by visual field loss due to intraocular pressure that causes damage to the optic nerve.
What is glaucoma?
This surgery involves creating a new pathway for fluid to drain out of the eye thus decreaing intraocular pressure
What is a trabeculectomy?
This layer of cells forms a barrier between the retina and the underlying choroid
What is the retinal pigment epithelium?
This complication of diabetes causes damage to blood vessels in the eye leading to swelling and leakage.
What is diabetic retinopathy?
This square shaped implant ensures uniform dilation of the pupil during cataract surgery.
What is a malyugin ring?
The average crystalline lens thinkness.
What is 4.05mm?
This is the most frequent complication that occurs after an uncomplicated cataract surgery, often seen about 6-10 weeks after surgery (not PCO)
What is cystoid macular edema?
This may be implanted into the capsular bag to help stabilize it during cataract surgery.
What is a capsular tension ring?
Trauma or disease may lead to this, which causes lens instability and may complicate cataract surgery.
What is zonular weakness?
Charaterized by irreversible corneal edema this condition can occur after cataract surgery caused by loss of epithelial cells due to surgical trauma.
Pseudophakic Bullous Keratopathy (PBK)
This procedure is performed when vitreous prolapses into the front of the eye such as after cataract surgery complications or trauma.
What is an anterior vitrectomy?
The anatomical line found on the interior surface of the eye's cornea, and delineates the outer limit of the corneal endothelium layer.
What is Schwalbe's line?
This microbe is responsible for about 75% of endophthalmitis cases, a rare but serious complication of cataract surgery.
What is staphylococci?
A partial-thickness cornea transplant procedure that involves selective transplantation of the corneal stroma, leaving Descemet's membrane and endothelium in place.
What is deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK)