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OPTIX study guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the radius of curvature of the central posterior surface of the lens? | Base Curve |
| Expressed diopters of surface power | 42.75D |
| mm of radius of curvature | 7.90 mm |
| T/F.... Base curve has both a radius of curvature and a diameter | True |
| Diameter of the base curve is referred to as | Optical Zone |
| Lies between the base curve and peripheral curve | Secondary curve/Intermediate curve |
| First line of defense in eyeball protection | Lashes |
| Modified cilia | Lashes |
| Located on lid margin | Lashes |
| Sensitive to touch "warning when something approaches the eye and causes to close" | Lashes |
| Important in lubrication due to surrounding sebaceous glands | Lashes |
| Inflammation of lid margin | Blepharitis |
| Dandruf like flakes, itching, swelling, & redness | Blepharitis |
| T/F....Blepharitis is a chronic condition | True |
| Inward turning eyelash | Trichiasis |
| Most visable outer structure of the eye | Eyelids |
| Palpebrae | Eyelids |
| Controls the amount of light to enter the eye | Eyelids |
| Distributes tears across outer surface | Eyelids |
| Multilayerd organ | Eyelids |
| Outermost layer of the eyelids | skin |
| Muscle responsible for lid closure | Orbicularis oculi |
| Densest layer | orbital suptum, muscles & tarsal plate |
| Tissue that separates the fat in the boney orbit from the lid | Orbital septum |
| Raises upper lid | Levator palpebrae seperioris |
| Lowers lid | Contractor muscle |
| Maintains shape of lids | muscle of Muller |
| Runs the length of lids; provides structure and houses meibomian gland | Tarsal plate |
| Clear mucus membrane that covers entire inner layers of lid and upper portion of sclera | Palbebrae conjunctiva |
| What is the average size of the opening between lids & palpebrae fissure? | 10 mm wide & 30 mm long |
| Where the two lids meet | canthi |
| Surrounds a hill of skin called caruncle | Nasal canthus/medial canthus/inner canthus |
| Contains sweat and subaceous glands | Caruncle |