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When taking a fundus photo and you see a blue gray halo around the eye, you should move
the camera - ANSWER closer



For the slit lamp photography, in order for an image to be produced in each ocular and in the
camera, a is necessary. - ANSWER Beam Splitter



As flurescein dye circulates throughout the eye and sequential pictures are taken,this is
known as - ANSWER Angiograms



The reticule in the slit lamp and fundus camera is to compensate for the refractive error -
ANSWER photographer's



To Set the camera eyepiece, you should keep eye(s) in dim light or darkness - ANSWER
both , open



What are the two types of fluorescence? - ANSWER hyper fluorescence- an increase in
fluorescence or in the amount of dye, hypo-fluorescence- a decrease in fluorescence



To eliminate crescent shaped and linear defects when aligning a patient, you would move
the camera in the direction - ANSWER opposite



How many phases to a fluorescein angiogram? - ANSWER Prearterial ( choroidal phase),
arterial, arteriovenous , venous, recirculation, and late



Contraindications for retinal fluorescein angiography are - ANSWER Pregnancy, a previous
histor of reaction, multiple allergies, and adverse reaction of fluorescein dye


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,When taking a picture, what term is used to indicate how much of the picture will come into
sharp focus? - ANSWER depth of field



What pictures are generally taken using color film? - ANSWER fundus photos-macula,op-
tic nerve, external photos and slit lamp photos



In order to achieve sharply focused photographs, the first step you should do is set the - AN-
SWER reticule



Slit lamp photography is used to document conditions affection the - ANSWER cornea,
anterior chamber and lens



Specluar microscopy is a method of photographing and evaluating the - ANSWER Endo-
thelial surface of the corneal



pictures of the posterior pole are obtained by what method? - ANSWER fundus photog-
raphy



During fluorescein angiography, which two filters are used? - ANSWER Barrier and exciter
filters



Injection of sodium fluorescein in the vein has an average arm-to-eye time of - ANSWER
8-15 seconds



What is the name of the mechanical device that controls the duration of light that strikes the
film in the camera - ANSWER shutter



A 35mm camera with a commonly used lens has a focal length of - ANSWER 50mm




2

,with all ophthalmic camera lenses , the higher the magnification ( focal length) the narrower
the - ANSWER angle of tview



An F number refers to - ANSWER F stop or lens aperture



film sensitivity to light is referred to as - ANSWER film speed or ISO ( international stand-
ards organization) number - the higher the number the more sensitive, or "faster "the film .



what film is generally used for fluorescein angiograms - ANSWER black and white film-
ISO400



What is Rose Bengal used for - ANSWER A red dye that stains nonviable epithelial cells



How do Fluorescein and Rose Bengal differ? - ANSWER Fluorescein stains living cells
where as Rose Bengal stains NON-living cells



Rose Bengal is used in making the diagnosis of what corneal condition? - ANSWER Kera-
toconjunctivitis Sicca



True or false- Eye drops penetrate the eye directly through the corneal into the anterior
chamber ? - ANSWER True



What are some Clinical uses for Miotic agents? - ANSWER Open angle glaucoma, angle
closure glaucoma, management of convergent strabismus and management of accommoda-
tive insufficiency.



A wide fluorescein pattern on a Goldman applanation tonometry indicates there is - AN-
SWER to much fluorescein and tears




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, a wide fluorescein pattern will produce a pressure reading that will be much than the actual
pressure - ANSWER higher



If there are too little tears or fluorsecein, the applanation pressure reading may be too - AN-
SWER low



If the prism is not aligned properly at the axis of the minus cylinder, in incorrect IOP reading
may be obtained if the cornea has of astigmatism or more - ANSWER three Diopters



To obtain an accurate reading when 3 Diopters of astigmatism or more is present the prism
axis in minus cylinder is set at a - ANSWER 43 degree mark or red line



Uncorrected induced astigmatism will cause blurring in - ANSWER one meridian



using the correction device in the fundus camera is used to compensate for - ANSWER
high corneal astigmatism or induced astigmatism.



When photographing a diabetic, how many fields of view are taken? - ANSWER seven
overlapping fields of view



What is the primary area of interest when photographing a patient with macular degenera-
tion? - ANSWER The Macula



To take a photo of the cornea with the fundus camera, change the diopter setting to - AN-
SWER Plus ( +)



To obtain a sharp picture of an aphakic eye, you should change the - ANSWER diopter
compensation device




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