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ophthalmic surgery Fuller's/ch 24

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