Ophthalmology - ophthalmic examination questions with correct answers

Patient presents with an abnormal eye (squinty, red). What are the first 3 steps to take? Correct Answer-Clinical history Hands off examination Hands on examination A patient presents with an abnormal eye (red, cloudy). After taking a history, he immediately starts examining the eye with an ophthalmoscope (direct opthalmoscopy). What did he forget to do? Correct Answer-He has neglected to go about it in a logical manner: eyeball + adnexa exam, starting form the outside, progressing to the inside (eyelids --> retina). - Hands off examination, then hands on, followed by tear tis THEN focal light examination (including direct ophthalmoscopy) How would you measure the amount of tear film (aqueous portion) in the eye? Correct Answer-Schirmer tear test 1 (STT1) A dog presents with a sore eye (squinty). Following an initial examination of the eyeball and adnexa, a shrimper tear test in performed. A reading of 8mm/min was recorded in the left eye, and a reading of 19mm/min was recorded in the right eye. Which is ABNORMAL? Correct Answer-The left eye - 8mm/min. 10mm/min or less = LOW reading (abnormal) When performing a retroillumination examination on the eyes of a dog, what can be examined? Correct Answer-Pupilla