Oddballs Flashcards
(105 cards)
6/18, 6 means
test done at 6m
6/18, 6 means
test done at 6m
if Snellen test is done at 6m this number goes on the top/bottom?
top
+ prescription means you are
long sighted
minus prescription means you are
near sighted
+3.00/-1.00x180 +2.00
which is the correction for astigmatism in this spectacle prescription?
which is the reading correction for old age?
-1.00x180
+2.00
normal cup ratio =
0.5 to 0.6
Ix for ocular circulation
fluorescein angiography
trabeculectomy =
indication
Sx that causes drainage channel between anterior chamber and subconjunctival space - to control glaucoma if drugs not effective
__-___ = visually impaired
6/18 to 3/60
___ = legally blind
<3/60
6/18
6/30
most common cause of blindness in developed countries
ARMD
phaco emulsification (sutureless small incision) is an Rx for
cataracts
trochoma is prevalent where?
caused by __
features =
Africa, Asia - dry hot climates chlamydia trachomatis scar (white lacy) under eyelid contraction trichiasis
vaccine for trochoma =
azithromycin
river blindness aka
caused by __
onchocerciasis
parasitic fly
keratoconus =
irregular astigmatism - need a rigid contact lens
1 diopter (strength of lens) =
2 =
3=
1 = focal length is 1m 2= 0.5m 3 = 0.33m
elderly need _ve lens to see __
+
nearby
anisometropia
difference between R+L ameteropia
antimetropic =
one eye long and the other is short sighted
ophthaloscopy:
if the observer has no refractive error but the ptnt is myopic then ___ lenses will be required
minus