AT ABOUT 3 MONTHS OF AGE, BABIES CAN FOCUS ABOUT THIS MANY INCHES FROM THEIR FACE.
What is 8-10 INCHES?
100
ONE OF THE FIRST TASKS IN THE MORNING, IT IS DONE TO LET PATIENTS GET IN TOUCH DIRECTLY WITH OUR OFFICE.
What is TURN THE PHONES BACK?
100
THESE PHOTORECEPTORS ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE MACULA AND EXTEND ALL THE WAY TO THE OUTER EDGE OF THE RETINA. THEY ALLOW US TO DETECT MOTION AND SEE IN DIM LIGHT OR AT NIGHT.
What ARE RODS?
100
READING IN DIM LIGHT IS HARMFUL TO YOUR EYES.
What is MYTH?
200
APD
What is AFFERENT PUPILLARY DEFECT?
200
DEPTH PERCEPTION, WHICH IS THE ABILITY TO JUDGE IF OBJECTS ARE NEARER OR FARTHER AWAY THAN OTHER OBJECTS, IS NOT PRESENT AT BIRTH. IT IS NOT UNTIL THIS MANY MONTHS THAT THE EYES ARE CAPABLE OF WORKING TOGETHER TO FORM A 3-D VIEW OF THE WORLD.
What is 5-6 MONTHS OLD?
200
DONE TO LET PATIENTS KNOW THAT THEY HAVE AN UPCOMING APPOINTMENT.
What is CONFIRM APPOINTMENTS?
200
THESE PHOTORECEPTORS, CONCENTRATED IN THE MACULA, PROVIDE US WITH CLEAR, SHARP VISION AS WELL AS DETECT COLORS AND FINE DETAIL.
What ARE CONES?
200
SITTING CLOSE TO THE TV CAN HARM YOUR EYES.
What is MYTH?
300
PRK
What is PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY?
300
BY THIS "TERRIBLE" AGE, A CHILD'S EYE-HAND COORDINATION AND DEPTH PERCEPTION SHOULD BE WELL DEVELOPED.
What is AGE TWO?
300
DONE UP TO A WEEK IN ADVANCE, BUT CONTINUALLY UPDATED AS THE DAYS PASS. THIS GETS THE PATIENT INFORMATION ORGANIZED FOR THEIR UPCOMING APPOINTMENT.
What is PREP CHARTS?
300
A SCRATCH ON THE CLEAR PART OF THE FRONT OF THE EYE. PAIN, LIGHT SENSITIVITY OR A FOREIGN BODY SENSATION ARE OFTEN ITS SYMPTOMS.
What is A CORNEAL ABRASION?
300
OLDER PATIENTS DEVELOPING "SECOND SIGHT" MAY BE DEVELOPING CATARACTS.
What is FACT?
400
UNG
What is OINTMENT?
400
OFTEN APPLIED IMMEDIATELY AFTER BIRTH, THIS IS USED TO PREVENT INFECTION OF THE EYES FROM BACTERIA FOUND IN THE BIRTH CANAL.
What is ANTIBIOTIC OINTMENT?
400
A COURTESY TO MILITARY PATIENTS, THEY ARE NOT CHARGED FOR THIS PART OF THE EXAMINATION.
What is REFRACTION OR CONTACT LENS CHECK?
400
A THICKENED CONJUNCTIVAL MASS USUALLY ON THE INNER (NASAL) PART OF THE EYEBALL. IT MAY COVER A PART OF THE CORNEA, CAUSING VISION PROBLEMS.
What is A PTERYGIUM?
400
EATING CARROTS IMPROVES YOUR VISION.
What is MYTH?
500
GAT
What is GOLDMANN APPLANATION TONOMETRY?
500
IT CAN RESULT FROM A FAILURE TO USE BOTH EYES TOGETHER. IT IS OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH STABISMUS OR A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN RX BETWEEN THE EYES. IT OCCURS WHEN THE NERVE PATHWAY FROM THE EYE TO THE BRAIN DOES NOT FULLY DEVELOP. TREATMENTS INCLUDES SPECTACLE RX, VISION THERAPY AND/OR PATCHING.
What is AMBLYOPIA?
500
MAKING THE NEXT APPOINTMENT OR PUTTING THE PATIENT IN RECALL, PUTTING ADDENDA IN CHART, AND/OR HANDING PATIENT CHART NOTE. ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE DONE AT THIS PART OF THE PATIENTS APPOINTMENT.
What is THINGS YOU DO AT CHECK OUT?
500
BLEEDING INTO THE FRONT OF THE EYE, BETWEEN THE CORNEA AND THE PUPIL. IT IS USUALLY CAUSED BY TRAUMA.
What is A HYPHEMA?
500
LAZY EYE IS OFTEN TREATED BY PATCHING THE STRONGER EYE THEREBY FORCING THE WEAKER EYE TO WORK.