The terminal end bulb of photoreceptors release this neurotransmitter
What is glutamate?
A toy soldier was thrown into combat, hitting the opponent in the eye. Bullseye! But the game was over when he cried to mommy and had this common ocular trauma
What is a corneal abrasion?
"What's normal, anyways?" Well, Forrest, for IOP anything below this number
What is 22?
WILSON! Wilson's Syndrome is a condition marked by too much of this
What is copper?
Tom Hanks never wore glasses as a child or young adult. Until age 36 when he got his first pair! This means the honorable Mr. Hanks likely has this type of refraction
What is latent hyperopia?
The terminal edge of the retina anteriorly has a jagged region of pars plana known as these
What are oral bays?
Etch a sketch was etching a sketch but the lines were too close for this type of acuity to perceive the image, so it looked like a blob
What is resolution acuity?
"Stupid is as stupid does." Indeed, Forrest and stupid is giving this anticoagulant to a pregnant woman
What is warfarin?
As photoreceptor discs are cast away, this structure is responsible for digestion of the material
What is the RPE?
Tom Hanks recently revealed he has struggled with blood sugar management and diabetes which puts him at risk of this type of retinal detachment
What is tractional?
The terminal between central nervous system neurons is is the site of action for fluoxetine which inhibits this process
What is serotonin reuptake?
The aliens will not stop staring at me, eventually they have to blink or will get this condition - even without thyroid problems!
What is exposure keratopathy?
"Mama always said, dying was a part of life." And Forrest, it is a part of life that comes sooner for those with chronic renal disease, cause most often by this condition
What is diabetes?
The kidney will cast away this in the distal convoluted tubule and reabsorb NaHCO3 to alter the pH of the filtrate
What is H+ ions?
Tom Hanks was one of the first public figures to be diagnosed with COVID-19. He said his symptoms included lethargy, chills, and malaise - like the flu. This nonspecific immune system mechanism is the likely culprit of his symptoms
What is interferon?
The terminal location of Bowman's Membrane and Descemet's Membrane is this anatomical structure
What is the limbus?
Let's see what that neighbor kid is up to! We need this type of telescope, it's small and lightweight makes for good sports scopes too!
What is a Galilean Telescope?
"Mama always had a way of explaining things so I could understand them." Forrest, I agree. That's why knowing that DRVOS conditions can cause glaucoma by doing this is so easy now!
What is neovascularization in the angle?
Proteins and molecules that are cast away from anterior lens cells will end up in this location
What is within the lens?
Tom Hanks is a 65 year old male. This puts him in the highest risk demographic for this condition which leads to painless unilateral vision loss and is marked by mid peripheral hemerrhages
What is ocular ischemic syndrome?
This is the terminal branch of the ophthalmic artery
What is the dorsonasal artery?
AHHH! My Mr. Potato Head is all backwards! His left foot on the right, his right hand on the left! If his insides look like the same he must suffer from this condition
What is situs inversis?
"Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get." Forrest, you're right. But two myopic parents should know that there's this percent chance of a child with myopia
What is 30%?
An island in a sea of blue is an ideal place for a cast away, or a sign of this condition when viewed on topography
What is keratoconus?
Tom Hanks found out he was a 5th cousin of Fred Rogers - who he portrayed onscreen. However, America's Dad doesn't need to worry about glaucoma from the creator of Daniel Tiger - studies have shown this is the relation that is most indicative of risk for glaucoma development
What is siblings?