Describe cataracts
Increased capacity of the lens
Describe glaucoma
Intraocular structural damage from elevated intraocular pressure; leads to blindness
Describe macular degeneration
Damaging sharp and central vision. Wet and dry. Wet blood vessels from under the macula. Dry occurs
when the macula thins causing blurring and eventually blindness
P in PERRLA
Pupils
E in PERRLA
Equal
First R in PERRLA
Round
Second R in PERRLA
Reactive
A in PERRLA
Accommodation
PERRLA
Pupils, Equal, Round, Reactive to Light, Accommodation
Describe whisper test
Patient should hear you 1-2 feet away
Describe Rinne test
Air conduction greater than bone conduction 2:1
Describe Weber test
Sound heard equally both ears
Exophthalmos
Eye bulging
How to asses the lymph nodes
-be systematic
Increased capacity of the lens
Describe glaucoma
Intraocular structural damage from elevated intraocular pressure; leads to blindness
Describe macular degeneration
Damaging sharp and central vision. Wet and dry. Wet blood vessels from under the macula. Dry occurs
when the macula thins causing blurring and eventually blindness
P in PERRLA
Pupils
E in PERRLA
Equal
First R in PERRLA
Round
Second R in PERRLA
Reactive
A in PERRLA
Accommodation
PERRLA
Pupils, Equal, Round, Reactive to Light, Accommodation
Describe whisper test
Patient should hear you 1-2 feet away
Describe Rinne test
Air conduction greater than bone conduction 2:1
Describe Weber test
Sound heard equally both ears
Exophthalmos
Eye bulging
How to asses the lymph nodes
-be systematic
