Glaucoma: Clinical Evaluation

Question 0

Shagreen patch, adenoma sebaceum, ash leaf sign

Answer 0

three cutaneous findings in tuberous sclerosis

Question 1

vitreous hemorrhage, retinal detachment, neovascularization

Answer 1

In the disease associated with the finding above, glaucoma may occur via three mechanisms

Question 2

upper lid plexiform neurofibroma

Answer 2

NF type 1 finding that is highly associated with glaucoma

Question 3

juvenile xanthogranuloma

Answer 3

name this glaucoma-predisposing syndrome

Question 4

oculodermal melanocytosis

Answer 4

pigmentation condition that predisposes to glaucoma

Question 5

Axenfeld-Reiger syndrome

Answer 5

name this glaucoma-predisposing condition

Question 6

Axenfeld-Reiger syndrome

Answer 6

name this glaucoma-predisposing condition

Question 7

hyperemia

Answer 7

conjunctival response to acutely elevated IOP

Question 8

size, height, vascularization, integrity

Answer 8

four parameters of a filtering bleb that should be measured

Question 9

Haab’s striae

Answer 9

identify the finding in this child with congenital glaucoma

Question 10

microcystic corneal edema

Answer 10

corneal response to acutely elevated IOP

Question 11

keratic precipitates

Answer 11

corneal sign of uveitic glaucoma

Question 12

iridodonesis

Answer 12

the vibration or agitated motion of the iris with eye movement, such as in lens subluxation and aphakia

Question 13

steep, regular, queer

Answer 13

three peripheral iris configurations in the Spaeth system

Question 14

patchy

Answer 14

pattern of trabecular pigmentation in PEX

Question 15

Sampaolesi line

Answer 15

line of pigment anterior to Schwalbe’s line in PEX

Question 16

PEX

Answer 16

identify the sydrome (abbreviated)

Question 17

abnormally wide ciliary body band, increased prominence of scleral spur, torn iris processes

Answer 17

gonioscopic criteria for diagnosing angle recession

Question 18

inferior

Answer 18

first quadrant that should be examined in gonioscopy

Question 19

circle of Zinn-Haller

Answer 19

a non-continuous arterial circle within the sclera surrounding the optic nerve and supplied by the short posterior ciliary arteries that feeds the prelaminar and often laminar optic nerve

Question 20

central retinal artery

Answer 20

blood supply of the NFL of the optic nerve head

Question 21

false

Answer 21

TRUE or FALSE: the peripapillary choriocapillaris is often continuous with the capillaries of the optic nerve head

Question 22

central retinal vein

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venous drainage of the optic nerve head

Question 23

laminar

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histological portion of the anterior optic nerve where glaucomatous damage begins (one word)

Question 24

expansion of the scleral ring

Answer 24

optic nerve finding in glaucoma in children

Question 25

true

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TRUE or FALSE: splinter hemorrhages, an important herald of subsequent visual field loss, are more commonly seen in normal-tension glaucoma

Question 26

color, contour

Answer 26

two means of measuring cup-disc ratio by observation

Question 27

SWAP

Answer 27

form of perimetry that uses blue stimuli on a yellow background to increase sensitivity

Question 28

M cells

Answer 28

ganglion cells preferentially targeted in FDT

Question 29

SITA

Answer 29

perimetry method that employs forecasting to make testing more efficient

Question 30

2 dB

Answer 30

normal fluctuation in sensitivity at a given point in the visual field

Question 31

3 dB

Answer 31

normal fluctuation in sensitivity at a point in the visual field with mild glaucomatous damage

Question 32

4 dB

Answer 32

normal fluctuation in sensitivity at a point in the visual field with moderate glaucomatous damage

Question 33

5 dB

Answer 33

two or more points depressed more than this is suspicious

Question 34

10 dB

Answer 34

one point depressed more than this is suspicious

Question 35

true

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TRUE or FALSE: the superior field is usually suppressed 1-2 dB with respect to the inferior field

Question 36

2

Answer 36

baseline minimum number of visual fields that should be obtained in glaucoma

Question 37

miosis, cataract

Answer 37

two nonglaucomatous causes of increased generalized depression on a visual field

Question 38

monitoring end-stage visual field loss, documenting defects outside the central 30 degrees

Answer 38

two purposes for which manual perimetry is still useful