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ophthalmic surgery
ophthalmic surgery Fuller's/ch 24
Question | Answer |
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What procedure is performed to treat an intraocular malignancy such as retinoblastoma or melanoma? | enucleation |
Vitreous is normally | Clear and gel-like |
Trabeculectomy is a procedure done to treat ___? | glaucoma |
When should the operating microscope be damp dusted with disinfectant? | Before use |
What kind of anesthesia is always used in pediatric ophthalmic surgery? | general |
in ophthalmic surgery, an increase in anxiety in the patient may cause ___? | hemmorrhage |
The goal of ophthalmic procedures is to produce a ____? | good cosmetic effect |
Orbital decompression is most commonly indicated for ___? | Grave's disease |
Entropion is the abnormal inversion of the ___? | lower eyelid |
In preparation for the entropian procedure, what should the scrub have on hand? | Chalazion clamp |
ophthalmic muscle surgery is performed to correct deviations in the eye caused by ___? | strabismus |
What procedure is performed to create a permenant opening in the tear duct for the drainage of tears? | dacryocystorhinostomy |
the tissue that refracts light rays as they enter the eye is the ___? | cornea |
If the patient's arms are tucked at their sides improperly, this can cause ___? | nerve and tissue injury |
In ophthalmic surgery, the scrub passes the needle holder to the surgeon as though it were a ___? | pencil |
What is the solution most frequently used to irrigate the eye? | BSS |
An ophthalmic post-op infection can lead to ___? | permenent blindness |
the pigmented contractile membrane composed mainly of muscle tissue is the ___? | iris |
the large posterior cavity of the eyeball is filled with ___? | vitreous humor |
the fluid filled space between the back of the iris and the front of the lens is the ___? | posterior chamber |
Surgical removal of the eyeball after the muscles have been cut is ___? | enucleation |
the condition in which the crystalline lens of the eye or its capsule, or both, becomes opaque is___? | cataract |
a common technique to repair a retinal detachment is to produce ___ between the layers. | adhesions |
the procedure to reconnect the sensory layer of the retina and the pigmented epithelial layer is called ___? | scleral buckling |
Healon is a ___? | viscoelastic |
A complication of externation may be a puncture of the bony orbit where a ___ leak may occur. | CSF |
Evisceration is contraindicated in malignancy and blind, painful eyes because it leaves the ___. | ciliary nerves |
the most common cause of vitreous opacity is ___? | hemmorrhage |
the clear, watery fluid that fills the anterior and posterior chambers at the front of the eye is ___? | aqueous humor |
whose responsibility is it to determine the correct operative site? | entire surgical team |
before the procedure begins, the scrub should check all instruments for ___? | function |
whose responsibility is it to maintain irrigation over the eye during surgery? | scrub |
is entropion or ectropion the abnormal sagging of the lower eyelid? | ectropian |
the most common sign of an abnormality of the lacrimal system is infection and ___? | constant tearing |
following a cataract extraction, an ___ may be indicated; it is considered a complication. | anterior vitrectomy |
an intravitreous gas injection is used to create pressure on the retina; the gases used include ___? | sulfur hexafluoride |
complete removal of the eyeball is ___? | enucleation |
removal of the content of eye while leaving the sclera intact is ___? | evisceration |
surgical removal of the eyeball after the muscles and nerves have been severed is ___? | enucleation |
removal of the entire contents of the orbit is ___? | externation |