Abnormal findings
What is the medical term for drooping of the upper eyelid?
what is ptosis?
What condition results from damage to retinal vessels due to uncontrolled diabetes?
Diabetic retinopathy.
What is enucleation?
Removal of the eye, leaving the muscles and orbital contents intact.
Which condition is characterized by protruding eyes, often seen with hyperthyroidism?
What is exophthalmos?
What finding may indicate hypertensive retinopathy?
AV nicking (arteriovenous crossing changes).
Name one reason enucleation may be performed
Ocular tumor, severe trauma, or blind painful eye.
What is the condition where the lower eyelid rolls inward?
What is entropion?
What unit measures the strength of the ophthalmoscope lenses?
The diopter.
Which abnormal finding involves thickening of the conjunctiva from UV exposure?
What is Pterygium?
What normal finding in older adults may appear as a gray-white arc around the cornea?
Arcus senilis.
What condition involves increased intraocular pressure and damage to the optic nerve?
what is Glaucoma?
What is the red reflex caused by during ophthalmoscopic examination?
Reflection of light off the inner retina.