Lacrimal System Flashcards
1
Q
What fistulizing procedure where a small portion of the trabecular meshwork is surgically removed through a scleral flap, allowing the aqueous to flow out of the anterior chamber?
A
Trabeculectomy
2
Q
What operative procedure is designed to avoid excessive hypotomy (excessively low pressure) of the eye after surgery?
A
The Krupin Valve Implant
3
Q
Inflammation of the lacrimal sac is called?
A
Dacryocystitis
4
Q
Inflammation of the lacrimal gland is called?
A
Dacryadenitis
5
Q
What procedure is done to open the nasal canal?
A
Dacryocystorhinostomy
6
Q
What system consists of lacrimal gland, punctum, canaliculus, lacrimal sac, and nasalacrimal duct?
A
Lacrimal System
