Triage This
Name 3 eye emergencies.
Name the 2 retinal photoreceptors.
Rods and cones
African Americans
What does ON OCT stand for?
Optic Nerve Optical Coherence Tomography
Transpose the following prescription:
-2.00 sph
-2.00 sph
These are subjective, and describe how the patient feels.
Symptoms
Name 2 layers of the retina.
Choroid, sclera, RPE layer
Name 3 risk factors for POAG.
elevated IOP, advancing age, race, +family history, high myopia, thin pach, sleep apnea
What subspecialty consistently orders MAC OCTs?
Retina
Transpose the following prescription:
plano-1.00x180
-1.00+1.00x090
These are objective and things that can be seen or measured.
Symptoms
This type of ocular disorder has symptoms of occasional flashes and floaters, but no retinal detachment is involved.
Posterior vitreous detachment
What occurs to the optic nerve when a patient has POAG?
progressive thinning
Name an imaging machine that would be used for cataract consultations.
Pentacam, OCT, Lenstar, Immersion
Transpose the following prescription:
-2.75+3.50x029
+0.75-3.50x119
What is the difference between urgent and emergent?
Urgent = within 24-48 hours
Emergent = NOW
red, green, blue
What is it called when a patient's eye pressure varies through the day.
Diurnal variation
What kind of refraction do you get from an auto-refractor?
Objective
Transpose the following prescription:
+8.75-5.25x011 ADD: +2.50
+3.50+5.25x101 ADD: +2.50
When a patient comes in for a triage visit with flashes and floaters, what must that patient ALWAYS have performed during an exam?
a DFE
What retinal disease is known to cause a breakdown rods in the eye first.
Retinitis pigmentosa
Name 2 types of treatment for POAG.
Drops, SLT, Trab, Tube Shunts, MIGS
What does a fluorescein angiogram show during the test?
retinal blood flow
Transpose the following prescription:
-1.00+2.50x045
Then advise what number will be left on the power drum after reading these glasses.
+1.50