Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Path - Test 1
Ocular Path test 1
83
Medical
Graduate
09/18/2011

Additional Medical Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Hypoethesia
Definition
decreased sensation
Term
Lagophthalmos
Definition
inablility to close eyelids (abnormal condition in which an eye cannot close completely)
Term
Epiphoria
Definition
excessive tearing
Term
Ecchymosis
Definition
brusing 1cm to 3cm
Term
Purpura
Definition
brusing 3mm to 1cm
Term
Petechiae
Definition
brusing less than 3mm
Term
Hypoesthesia
Definition
impairment of tactile sensitivity, decrease of sensitivity
Term
Hyperemia
Definition
an excess of blood in the vessels supplying an organ or other part of the body
Term
Dacryocystitis
Definition
an infection of the nasolacrimal sac, frequently caused by nasolacrimal duct obstruction
Term
Epiphoria
Definition
excess tearing
Term
Pediculosis
Definition
infestation with lice
Term
Poliosis
Definition
whitening of eye lashes
Term
Trichiasis
Definition
inward turning of lashes
Term
Madarosis
Definition
loss of lashes
Term
Entropion
Definition
inversion of lid margin
Term
Dermatochalasis
Definition
superior eyelid (skin) overhang
Term
Xanthelasma
Definition
fat buildup under skin, older adults with high blood lipids
Term
Erythema
Definition
superficial reddening of the skin
Term
Telangiectasia
Definition
dilation of the superficial blood vessels
Term
Symblepharon
Definition
a partial or complete adhesion of the palpebral conjunctiva of the eyelid to the bulbar conjunctiva of the eyeball
Term
Concretions
Definition
small, hard yellow-whitish deposits commonly seen in the palpebral conjunctiva
Term
Hypotonic aqueous layer
Definition
water flows into cornea
Term
Hypertonic aqueous layer
Definition
water flows out of the cornea
Term
Keratoconjunctivitis sicca
Definition
hyposecretion of tears
Term
Xerostomia
Definition
hyposecretion of tears, vitamin A deficiency
Term
Schirmer’s Test 1
Definition
without anesthetic, measures total tears (basal + reflex), >15 mm in 5 min normal, <5mm diagnostic of aqueous-deficient dry eye
Term
Schirmer’s Test 2
Definition
with anestheic, measures basal tears only, >10mm in 5 min normal, <3mm diagnostic for dry eye
Term
TCR
Definition
tear clearance rate, based on the intensity of staining on the strip, <96 = dry eye, < 34 = sjogren’s syndrome
Term
TFI
Definition
tear function index, value of Schirmers/TCR
Term
[staining] inferior band pattern (3)
Definition
poor lid closure, incomplete blink, exposure
Term
[staining] diffuse pattern (3)
Definition
general ocular conditions, allergic, toxic
Term
[staining] four and eight o’clock (2)
Definition
staph or seborrheic blepharitis
Term
[staining] interpalpebral conjunctival staining (1)
Definition
aqueous deficient dry eye
Term
[staining] focal (3)
Definition
damage or loss from lid lesions, previous trauma, corneal epithelial disorders or damage
Term
dry eye osmolarity
Definition
>312mOsm/Kg
Term
Pachymetry
Definition
ultrasound that measures corneal thickness
Term
Cornea measurements
Definition
11.5mm dia, .5-.6 CT, .6-.8 peripheral thickness
Term
Shagreen
Definition
corneal degeneration
Term
Vogt’s limbal girdle
Definition
corneal degeneration
Term
Arcus
Definition
corneal degeneration
Term
Hudson-Stahli line
Definition
Fe+ deposition deep epithelium with cobalt blue filter, lower 1/3rd of cornea, aging
Term
Stocker’s line
Definition
Fe+ deposition on leading edge of pterygium
Term
Ferry’s line
Definition
Fe+ deposition associated wit filtering bleb
Term
Fleischer’s line
Definition
Fe deposition on base of cone in keratoconus
Term
Posterior embryotoxin
Definition
prominent schwalbe’s line, anterior segment dysgenesis, axenfeld’s anomaly, reiger’s syndrome, peter’s anomaly
Term
Dellen
Definition
thinning of cornea due to dehyration
Term
Herbert’s pits
Definition
late stage trachoma (originate from limbal follicles)
Term
Corneal opacities [density]
Definition
nebula
Term
SPK
Definition
superficial punctate keratitis, caused by hypoxia, uv, solutions, mechanical
Term
[punctate staining] diffuse (2)
Definition
toxic, contact lens over-weartoxic, contact lens over-wear
Term
[punctate staining] central
Definition
adenovirus
Term
[punctate staining] upper third
Definition
SLK (superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis), vernal, inclusive conjunctivitis, trachoma
Term
[punctate staining] lower (4)
Definition
staph blepharitis, lagophthalmos, entropion, acne rosacea
Term
[punctate staining] linear streak
Definition
foreign body (FB)
Term
[punctate staining] negative staining (3)
Definition
dystrophy/degeneration, keratokonus, map-dot-fingerprint dystrophy
Term
map-dot-fingerprint dystrophy
Definition
epithelial basement membrane dystrophy
Term
infiltrates
Definition
accumulation of WBCs within cornea, inflammation or infection (viral stains NaFl
Term
Dendritic ulcer
Definition
herpes simplex kerititis
Term
Neurotrophic keratopathy
Definition
CNV affected, herpes simplex, CNV palsy, DM, medication toxicity
Term
Guttata
Definition
between endothelium and Descements membrane (PLL), wart-like, anvil-shaped or mushroom-shaped excrescences (distinct outgrowth)
Term
Arlt’s triangle
Definition
keratic precipitates (KP), leukocytes deposited on the endothelium which occur as a result of inflammation of the iris or ciliary body.
Term
Ectasia
Definition
dilatation, expansion, or distention
Term
Reis-Buckler
Definition
corneal dystrophy of bowman’s lawyer, ring-shaped gray-white opacifications, “ground-glass” appearance
Term
Lattice dystrophy
Definition
most common stromal dystrophy – autosomal dominant
Term
Fuch’s dystrophy
Definition
women, late-onset, guttata, haze
Term
Band keratopathy
Definition
subepitheial interpalpebral calcium deoposits, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, gout, hypercalcemia, severe dry eye
Term
Salzmann’s
Definition
nodular degeneration
Term
Terrien’s
Definition
marginal degeneration
Term
Pellucid
Definition
marginal degeneration
Term
Posterior lenticonus
Definition
conical deformity at posterior pole - Lowe’s syndrome – X-linked disease of aminoaciduria, acidosis, mental retardation with congenital cataracts and glaucoma
Term
Anterior lenticonus
Definition
Alport’s syndrome, associated with renal failure and neuronal deafness
Term
Spherophakia
Definition
short radius of curvature and usually small, marchesani syndrome – short stature, stubby fingers and toes, myopia 10-20D
Term
Homocystinuria
Definition
downward subluxed lens, autosomal recessive, methionine metabolism disorder, mental retardation, chest deformitites, myopia
Term
Marfan’s
Definition
upward subluxed lens, autosomal dominant, fibrillin deficiency, effects eye skeleton and heart
Term
Mittendorf’s dot
Definition
remnant of tunic vasculosa
Term
Coronary cataract
Definition
located in the cortex, down’s syndrome
Term
Sutural cataract
Definition
stellate cataract
Term
Cerulean cataract
Definition
a coronary cataract characterized by the presence of tiny dot-like or flake like opacities, organized in concentric layers with some central radially arranged lesions contributing to crown configuration
Term
Coralliform
Definition
coral-like sutural cataract
Term
Spear or Christmas tree cataract
Definition
aculeiform cataract
Term
Pulverulent
Definition
powder like “pulverized” appearance of cataract, any location
Term
Nuclear Sclerotic cataract (NS)
Definition
“yellowing” or brunescence, opacification
Term
Posterior subcapsular cataract (PSC)
Definition
– not age related
Supporting users have an ad free experience!