BIO324 Ophthalmology Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| What is retina pigmentosa? | breakdown and loss of cells in the retina; changes to retina's response to light, makes it hard to see |
| What is the leading cause of blindness for people over 60 years old? | glaucoma |
| What is dry age related macular degeneration? | An accumulation of proteins that cause retinal cells above them to lose function |
| What is wet age related macular degeneration? | Leaky blood vessels in the retina |
| Which is worst, wet or dry AMD? | wet |
| How is AMD checked for? | optical coherence tomogram - let's the doctor see behind the eye |
| What does glaucoma do? | damage to the optic nerve, usually as a result of increased pressure in the front of the eye |
| What happens with open angle glaucoma? | Eye doesn't drain as well as it should, painless, no vision changes at first, gradual |
| What happens with closed angle glaucoma? | Iris is close to drainage angle in eye; drainage angle becomes completely blocked ad eye pressure rises quickly; acute attack! can lose sight within hours |
| What are signs of closed angle glaucoma? | sudden blurry vision, headache, halos around lights, n+v |
| What is the treatment for glaucoma? | damage is permanent, treatment to prevent further damage (surgery and medications) |
| What are the two stages of diabetic retinopathy? | non-proliferative DR and proliferative DR |
| What is diabetic retinopathy? | high blood sugars cause damage to blood vessels in retina |
| what is non-proliferative DR? | tiny blood vessels leak and make the retina swell |
| What is proliferative DR? | retina grows new blood vessels that bleed and scar tissue formed can lead to retinal detachment |
| What are symptoms of DR? | increased number of floaters, blurry vision, poor night vision; usually occur in both eyes |
| What is the difference between glaucoma and DR? | glaucoma affects one eye; DR affects both |
| How is DR prevented? | see eye doctor yearly, control blood sugars |
| What is strabismus? | both eyes don't look at the same place at the same time = cross eyed |
| When does an eye doctor examine a child whose eyes do not appear to be straight all the time? | any child older than 4 months |
| What are risk factors for strabismus? | family hx, refractive error (farsighted), down syndrome, CP, stroke |
| What is an important symptom of strabismus for kids? | tilting the head to look at things |
| Which type of strabismus is most common? | esotropia (inward turning) |
| What is anterior uveitis? | swelling of uvea near the front, sudden |
| What is intermediate uveitis? | swelling of uvea in middle of the eye; cycles of good and bad |
| What is posterior uveitis? | swelling of uvea toward the back, gradual |
| What causes uveitis? | shingles, herpes, syphilis, lyme disease, parasited, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, eye injury, or smoking |
| What are symptoms of uveitis? | red eye with or w/o pain, asymmetrical pupil, oblong area |
| Who is at highest risk for retinopathy of prematurity? | babies born before 31 weeks and 1250 grams or less, but can happen in any premature baby |
| What is important for a baby with ROP? | they must have a followup after leaving the hospital |
| What is amblyopia? | lazy eye; breakdown btw eye and brain and brain can't recognize site from the one eye; leads to one eye becoming stronger than the other |
| What is the most common cause of vision loss in kids? | amblyopia |
| What are treatments for amblyopia? | Glasses -> patch -> eye drops |
| What are cataracts? | lens becomes cloudy |
| What are symptoms of cataracts? | seeing bright colors as faded or yellow, having blurry vision, seeing double, trouble seeing at night |
| What is the most common cause of cataracts? | aging |
| What is retinoblastoma? | eye cancer |
| What are symptoms of retinoblastoma? | pupil looks white with light, redness, swelling, appear to look in different directions |
| What signals a need for eye exams? | family history of retinoblastoma |
| What is the goal for retinoblastoma treatment? | Preserve vision |
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