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inspection
palpation
visual acuity tests
opthalmoscope |
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visual acuity
visual fields by confrontation
position and alignment of eyes
eyebrows
eyelids
lacrimal apparatus
conjunctiva and sclera
cornea and lens
pupils
extraocular movements
opthalmascope exam |
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far vision
near vision
color vision
peripheral vision
test of central vision using Snellen chart |
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impaired far vision (nearsidedness)
condition in which the light rays focus in front of the retina |
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impaired near vision (farsidedness)
light rays focus behind the retina |
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eyelid
eyeball
conjunctiva
iris
pupil
lens |
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| position and alignment of eyes |
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stand in front of pt
survey eyes for position and alignment with each other
abnormality: protrusion with graves' disease or ocular tumor |
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inspect eyebrows: quantity, distribution, scaliness of underlying skin
abnormality: seborrhiec dermatitis; sparesness-hypothyroidism |
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inspect eyelids:
width of palpebral fissure
edema of lids
color of lids
condition and direction of eyelashes
adequacy of eyelid closure (facial paralysis; stroke)
lesions |
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| inflammation of eyelids along lid margins |
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inspect and palpate lacrimal gland and lacrimal sac
swelling
excessive tearing
excessive drying |
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| horeolum-infected hair follicle on margin |
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| chronic beady nodule-inside margin (caused by debris in eye) |
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inspect sclera and palpebral conjunctiva
color, vascular pattern against sclera
nodules and swelling
palpate by asking pt to look up while examiner depresses lower lids with thumbs |
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| conjunctivitis (pink eye) |
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use penlight
inspect cornea for opacities in lens that may be visible through pupil..should be clear |
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| thin gray white arc around edges of cornea |
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| problem with chrystalin lens (oldest protein in the bodyu) |
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| triangular thickness from nasal to cornea (occurs in farmers) |
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| looks like it has pressure pushing it forward |
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| pupil less than 3mm, may be a tumor |
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| pupil larger than 5mm, occurs in coma, or due to medication |
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| pupil constricts in same eye |
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| pupil constricts in opposite eye |
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| pupils equal, round, react to light, and accomodations |
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| rapid fluttering of the eyeball, occurs at completion of rapid lateral eye movement |
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result of sudden increase in intraocular pressure resulting from blocked flow or fluid from the anterior chamber
cornea appears cloudy and steamy
decrease in vision and halos around light |
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