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This anatomical structure has four layers: the endothelium, the stroma, the epithelium and Descemet’s membrane.
What is the cornea?
100
Not to be confused with Meals-Ready-to-Eat, an MRE in DVMax stands for this.
What is Medical Record Entry?
100
This disease process is characterized by an erosion of the most superficial layer of the cornea exposing the stroma, and should never be treated with steroids.
What is an ulceration?
100
Ultrasonic waves break apart a cloudy lens before the contents are removed to restore the passage of light into the eye during this surgical procedure.
What is phacoemulsification? (Cataract removal)
100
Cosopt is the brand name of this common anti-glaucoma medication.
What is dorzolamide-timolol?
200
This structure flexes and becomes thicker or thinner, helping the eye to focus on objects within the field of vision.
What is the lens?
200
These shortcuts can save a lot of time (and typos!)
What are Macro Codes?
200
Compromised fluid movement through the eye or decreased aqueous fluid outflow results in this often painful and potentially vision threatening disease process.
What is Glaucoma?
200
During this surgery, a patient's own tissue is harvested and sutured to a corneal defect that is structurally weakened or unlikely to heal with just medical management.
What is a conjunctival graft?
200
This medication aids in alleviating ocular pain, has a long lasting dilating effect, and can cause hypersalivation if it gets into the mouth.
What is Atropine?
300
This structure may become adhered to other structures in the eye, causing synechiae.
What is the iris?
300
Within the scheduling function, a patient that is to be loaded into a room next is set to this color.
What is light green?
300
German Shepherd dogs are the "poster child" breed for this autoimmune disease process which results in brown pigment and neovascularization across the cornea.
What is Chronic Superficial Keratitis or Pannus?
300
A lens that breaks free of its supports and falls into the anterior chamber may become trapped there, causing glaucoma, and requiring this surgical procedure to remove it before permanent vision changes occur
What is an Intracapsular Lens Extraction?
300
This medication, a chelating agent, helps prevent the further deposition of minerals associated with corneal dystrophy/degeneration.
What is EDTA?
400
Photoreceptor cells called rods and cones are responsible for the perception of movement and color, and are contained within this structure of the eye.
What is the retina?
400
Located in the word processing functions, this list is constructed to help clients understand what exactly their pet's drug regimen does for them.
What is a Med Guide?
400
In dogs, this nasty fungal disease can cause severe inflammation leading to retinal detachments along with a host of other systemic problems and is contracted by inhaling the aerosolized spores of the fungus.
What is Blastomycosis?
400
This surgical procedure shortens and tightens the inner corners of the eye, helping prevent proptosis, reduce scleral exposure, and often decreases contact of hair or skin folds to the globe in brachycephalic patients.
What is a Medial Canthoplasty?
400
Not all patients are created equal, so these medications are created in a pharmacy when the appropriate dosage isn’t available in a commercially made medication.
What is a compounded medication?
500
These glands within the eyelid margins produce the oily component of the tear film.
What are meibomian glands?
500
If a client doesn't schedule their next appointment upon check-out from VOS, this must be set so they receive notice ahead of time to call to schedule.
What is a reminder?
500
With this disease process, some dogs can present with a milky white eye after consumption of a fatty meal or treat, due to fat cells depositing within the anterior chamber of the eye.
What is lipemic aqueous?
500
The ciliary body, responsible for fluid production, is ablated with a laser in this procedure intended to lower intraocular pressure long term.
What is an ECP?
500
This synthetic hormone is used in feline ophthalmic patients to treat eosinophilic keratitis, and must be used with care as it can cause diabetes, enlarged mammary glands and liver toxicity.
What is Megestrol Acetate?
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