The Eye and How It Works pt 2 Flashcards
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OD
Right Eye.
Oculus dexter: OD
OS
Left Eye.
Oculus sinister: OS.
OU
Both Eyes.
Oculus uterque: OU.
PRN
When necessary/as needed.
Pro re nata: PRN.
STAT
Immediately.
Statim: STAT.
Gtts
Gtts.
Guttae: eyedrops.
SX
Sx.
Surgery. (can also mean symptoms)
Dx
Dx.
Diagnosis
Fusion
two eyes that work together to give one image. Delicate balance!
Binocular vision
Ability of the eyes to fuse two images into a single image.
Balance of motor and sensory function.
-Equal impulses to each eye.
-Contraction of muscle equivalent to relaxation of opposing.
Suppression
Ignoring of the blurred image. Clear image and blurred image cannot be fused.
Overlap
Seeing more with two eyes than one.
Apprrox 35° of vision is overlap
Locking device - Merges peripheral vision to ensure central fusion.
Fixation
Looking straight ahead.
Requires stability and good monocular function (each eye has to work independently).
Fixation can be impacted by (3)
Nystagmus.
Macular Disease.
Strabismus.
What is strabismus?
misalignment of 2 eyes not pointing in the same direction
diplopia
seeing double
What happens in strabismus? (4)
1- diplopia
2 - Amblyopia develops b/c stronger eye takes control
3 - one eye points in a different direction from other
4 - brain is forced to choose an eye to focus with
Fusion
both eyes focusing together
Fixation
One eye focusing
How is fusion disrupted?
by covering an eye
heterophoria
the direction the eyes point at rest
esophoria
eyes turned inward
exophoria
eyes turned outward
hyperphoria
one eye is pointed a little higher than the other