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Distance Visual Acuity
- measure of the ability to see the details & shape of identifiable objects from a specified distance (usually 20 feet)
- - typically uses a Snellen Chart
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Fluorescein Angiography
visualization & photography of retinal & choroidal vessels made as fluorescein dye, which is injected into a vein, circulates through the eye
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Opthalmoscopy
use of an opthalmoscope to visualize the interior of the eye
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Refraction
measurement of refractive errors using a phoropter to determine best corrected vision prescription for eyeglasses or contact lenses
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Phoropter
instrument that holds corrective lenses in front of the eye to determine optical correction
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Slit-Lamp Biomicroscopy
use of a tabletop microscope to examine the eye, especially the cornea, lens, fluids, & membranes
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Sonography
use of high-frequency sound waves to detect pathology within the eye such as foreign bodies or a detached retina
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Tonometry
use of a tonometer to measure intraocular pressure, which is elevated in glaucoma
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Blepharoplasty
- operative term
- - surgical repair of an eyelid
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Cataract Extraction
- operative term
- - excision of a cloudy lens from the eye
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Cryoretinopexy, Cryopexy
- operative term
- - use of an intense cold to seal a hole or tear in the retina
- - used to treat retinal detachment
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Dacrocystectomy
- operative term
- - excision of a lacrimal sac
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Enucleation
- operative term
- - excision of an eyeball
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Iridectomy
- operative term
- - excision of a portion of iris tissue
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Iridotomy
- operative term
- - incision
into the iris (usually with a laser) to allow for drainage of aqueous humor from the posterior to anterior chamber - - used to treat a type of glaucoma
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Keratoplasty
- operative term- corneal transplant
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replacement of a diseased or scarred cornea with a healthy one from a matched donor
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Laser Surgery
- operative term
- - use of a laser to make incisions or destroy tissues
- - uses: to create fluid passages, to obliterate tumors or aneurysms
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Laser-Assisted in Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK)
- operative term
- - technique using the excimer laser to reshape the surface of the cornea to correct refractive errors such as myopia, hyperopia, & astigmatism
- - (smileusis- carving)
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Intraocular Lens Implant (IOL)
- operative term
- - implantation of an artificial lens to replace a defective natural lens
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Phacoemulsification
- operative term
- - use of ultrasound to shatter & break up a cataract with aspiration & removal
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Scleral Buckling
- operative term
- - surgery to treat retinal detachment by placing a band of silicone around the sclera to cinch it toward the middle of the eye & relieve pull on the retina
- - often combined with other techniques to seal retinal tears such as cryoretinopexy
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Trabeculectomy
- operative term
- - removal of a portion of the trabecular meshwork to increase the flow of aqueous humor from the eye
- - used to treat: acute glaucoma or glaucoma not treatable with medication
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Contact Lens
- therapeutic term
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small plastic curved disk with optical correction that fits over the cornea - - used to correct refractive errors
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Eye Instillation
- therapeutic term
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introduction of a medicated solution in the eye
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Eye Irrigation
- therapeutic term
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washing of the eye with water or other fluid
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Antibiotic Opthalmic Solition
- drug classification
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antimicrobial agent in solution - - use: to treat bacterial infections (ie, conjunctivitis, corneal ulcers)
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Cycloplegic
- drug classification
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agent that paralyzes the ciliary muscle & powers of accommodation - - use: pediatric eye exams
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Mydriatic (dilation of pupil)
- drug calssification
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agent that causes dilation of the pupil (for certain eye exams)
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Miotic
- drug classification
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agent that causes the pupil to contract- (mio= less)
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LASIK
laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis
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