Fundoscopy Flashcards
(29 cards)
What do you call the dial at the sides?
Dipoter dial
What does the diopter dial do?
Adjusts the lens
What is the dial that is at the back, at the top?
Aperture dial
What do you do with the aperture dial?
Set it to zero
What do you do with the diopter dial?
Set the lens to a large size
What do you use to dilate the pupil?
Tropicamide
What are the side effects?
Blurry and sensitive vision
Driving
When is tropicamide contraindicated and why?
Contraindicated in close angle glaucoma as the
General inspection of eyes
Lumps Oedema Cellulitis Eyelash Loss Trichiasis Discharge Hyphema Hypopyon Ectropion Foreign body Corneal abrasion Ulcers
What is hyphema?
Miniscus in pupil with WBC
What is ectropion?
Inturning of eye lid
What is hypopyon?
Miniscus in pupil with blood
General inspection of pupils
Size
Shape
Symmetry
What do you call asymmetry of the eye?
Aniscoria
Large pupil would suggest?
Occulomotor nerve palsy
Small pupil would suggest?
Horner’s
General inspection of eyelid
Position Lid margins Plebitis Cellulitis Conjunctivitis
What would lack of a red light reflex suggest?
Cataracts
Vitrious Haemorrhage
Retinal detachment
Retinoblastoma (children)
What reflection of light would suggest pathology?
White reflection
What do you look for after the red light reflex?
Scan the anterior section of the eye
What do you do with the fundoscope to look at the anterior chamber?
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What do you look for first at the back of the eye?
Optic disk
Follow the blood vessels back
What do you look for when examining the optic disk?
Colour (should be pink)
Contour
Cup to disk ratio
