ASSESSMENT
Test used to measure visual acuity
What is Snellen chart?
“Curtain” over vision
What is retinal detachment?
Test for central vision distortion
What is Amsler grid?
Key teaching after cataract surgery (activities)
What is avoid bending/straining?
Age-related hearing loss
What is presbycusis?
Assess’s corneas, lens, anterior chamber. Used to detect catracters, corneal injuries, adn infections
What is a slit lamp microscopy
disorder characterized by increased IOP and its consequences, optic nerve atrophy, and peripheral visual field loss.
What is glaucoma?
As ilicoen band is placed around the eye to push retinaback into position. Used for retinal detachment
what is Sceral Buckling ?
a special dye is injected into a vein, and pictures are taken of the retina to evaluate blood flow and detect leaks, blockages, or damage in retinal vessels.
what is Fluorescein Angiography
Test where the tuning fork is placed on the forehead, checks for sound location
What is Weber tests?
Measures the curvature of the cornea.Helps detect astigmatism. Used when fitting contact lenses
What is Keratometry?
Causes central vision loss. Symptoms include blurred vision and blind spots. Treated with injectable medications that slow disease progression.
What is Macular Degeneration (AMD)?
used to determine the correct lens prescription.
What is Refractometry?
a condition in which a person cannot consistently focus both eyes simultaneously on the same object.
What is Strabismus?
often done with a tympanoplasty to remove infected portions of the mastoid bone. Removal of tissue stops at the middle ear structures capable of conducting sound.
What is Mastoidectomy
Examines the internal structures of the eye (retina, optic nerve, blood vessels).
what is Ophthalmoscopy?
The entire eye, including the globe, is removed, but the orbital contents are left in place
what is Enucleation
Provides relief for chemical or thermal burns and removes nonembedded foreign materials in the eye
What is a Morgan lens?
Drooping of the upper eyelid. May partially block vision and can be caused by muscle weakness or nerve damage.
What is Ptosis?
Diagnostic test for hearing
What is audiometry?
Measures intraocular pressure (IOP) inside the eye.
What is Tonometry?
absence of the lens in the eye, usually after cataract removal.
what is Aphakia
A test that measures how the eardrum responds to air pressure changes.
What is Tympanometry?
A patient reports tinnitus and balance problems. The medication that may be responsible is
a. digoxin.
b. warfarin.
c. furosemide.
d. Acetaminophen.
What is furosemide?
a progressive disorder leading to an accumulation of endolymph in the membranous labyrinth.
What is Ménière Disease?