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| What order should the following ophthalmic tests be performed? 1. corneoconjunctival smear and scraping 2. schirmer tear test 3. tonometry 4. corneocunjunctival culture 5. corneal staining |
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| 1.Schirmer Tear test 2. Corneocunjunctival culture 3. Corneal staining 4. Corneocunjunctival smear and scraping 5. Tonometry |
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| Proparacaine, a topical ophthalmic anesthetic is stored where? |
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| What does the Schirmer test tell you? |
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| Test 1 measures reflexive and basal tear production in each eye and test 2 only measures the basal production |
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| What is used to stain the corneas and why? |
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| Fluorescein-impregnated strips or fluorescein ophthalmic solution to look for corneal ulcers also to determine if the nasolacrimal duct is patent |
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| What should you warn owners about if you do a fluorescein stain test? |
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| Green may come out of the animals nose |
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| Name two tools used to measure intraocular pressure. |
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| Schiotz tonometer and Tono-pen |
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| After checking the calibration of the Schitz tonometer or Tono-pen, instill 1-2 drops of topical anestetic at the ______ position on the globe and wait __-__ minutes. |
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| How many times do you perform the procedure when using a Schiotz tonometer? |
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| How many valid measurements does the Tono-pen take before it beeps? |
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| The Tono-pen must read at least with ___ % accuracy or it has to be repeated? |
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| The Tono-pen read in __ of mercury |
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