Lom Ch 17 Clinical Procedures And Abbrev.

Front 1

fluorescein angiography

Back 1

intravenous injection of fluorescein (a dye) followed by serial photographs of the retina through dilated pupils

Front 2

ophthalmoscopy

Back 2

visual examination of the interior of the eye

Front 3

slit lamp microscopy

Back 3

examination of anterior structures under microscopic magnification

Front 4

visual acuity test

Back 4

clarity of vision is assessed

Front 5

visual field test

Back 5

measures the area within which objects are seen when the eyes are fixed, looking straight ahead without looking ahead

Front 6

enucleation

Back 6

removal of the entire eyeball

Front 7

keratoplasty

Back 7

surgical repair of the cornea

Front 8

laser photocoagulation

Back 8

intense,precisely focused light beam(argon laser) creates an inflammatory reaction that seals retinal tears and leaky retinal blood vessels

Front 9

LASIK

Back 9

use of an eximer laser to correct errors of refraction
(myopia,hyperopia,and astigmatism)

Front 10

phacoemulsification

Back 10

ultrasonic vibrations break up the lens,which is then aspirated through the ultrasonic probe

Front 11

scleral buckle

Back 11

suture of silicone band to the sclera over a detached portion of the retina

Front 12

vitrectomy

Back 12

removal of the vitreous humor

Front 13

AMD

Back 13

age related macular degeneration

Front 14

IOL

Back 14

intraocular lens

Front 15

IOP

Back 15

intraocular pressure

Front 16

LASIK

Back 16

laser in situ keratomileusis

Front 17

OD

Back 17

right eye

Front 18

OS

Back 18

left eye

Front 19

OU

Back 19

both eyes

Front 20

PERRLA

Back 20

pupils equal,round,reactive to light and accomodation

Front 21

POAG

Back 21

primary open-angle glaucoma

Front 22

VA

Back 22

visual acutiy

Front 23

VF

Back 23

visual field