Exam 39: Ophthalmic Surgery

Which is a device used to estimate intraocular pressure (IOP)?

Which is a classification of cataracts?

What cleansing product do ophthalmologists recommend to patients with inflamed eyelids?

What extraocular procedure involves removing fat pads and removing extra skinfolds?

What procedure removes a damaged cornea and replaces it with a human donor cornea?

LASIK (laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis)reshapes the corneal surface in order to remove scars or other irregularities.

Which is a method used to attain hemostasis during ophthalmic surgery?

What important aspect of postoperative care should be included in patient education?

What type of retinal detachment occurs when a hole in the retina is present?

What procedure removes scar tissue from the cornea with an excimer laser?

Retrobulbar blocks are injected into the soft tissue superior and inferior to the globe.

Which term best describes a full-thickness corneal transplant?

What solution is used for irrigation during most eye procedures including phacoemulsification?

The two segments of the eyeball include superior and inferior segments.

Who is a candidate for radial keratotomy?

Miotic eye medications are used to constrict the pupil before ophthalmic surgery.

What causes glaucoma?

What is removal of the entire eyeball and the severing of the muscular attachments called?

Geriatric patients receiving diuretics can be at risk for which problem?

The arterial blood supply to the eye comes from a branch of the internal carotid artery.