NUR1212C FINAL
Health Belief Model - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Belief that one may become ill leads
to positive behaviors
Ex: smoking may lead to lung cancer, so the person quits smoking
Slit Lamp - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔patient places chin in chin rest and
ophthalmologist uses light and microscope to examine eye
Cornea, lens, and anterior vitreous humor
,Corneal Staining - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Fluorescein (dye) placed in the
conjunctival sac and outlines irregularities on the corneal surface.
Abrasions, ulcer, trauma or foreign bodies
Tonometry - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Measures IOP - puff of air in the eye
Normal range: 10-21 mm/Hg
Fluoresein Angiography - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Detailed image of eye circulation
& rapidly takes pictures
Helps assess problems of retinal circulation
Myopia - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Nearsighted (can only see near)
Light refracts BEFORE the retina
Tests: Snellen chart, tumbling E chart
,Tx: contacts, glasses or laser surgery
Hyperopia - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Farsightedness (can only see far away)
Light refracts AFTER retina
Tests: Snellen & Tumbling E
Correction: Contacts, glasses, laser surgery or ocular implants
Presbyopia - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔AGE-RELATED farsightedness
Cataracts - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Cloudy area in the lens of the eye
faded color, double vision, halos, trouble seeing at night
Tx: SURGERY
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, Cataract Surgery - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Pre-op: Rx eye drops, arrange
transportation, stop blood thinners, no makeup, lotions or perfumes, NPO 8
hrs before
Post-op: wear a clear plastic shield, do not rub your eyes, antibiotic and
anti-inflammatory drops, do not bend down, do not lift heavy objects, avoid
ANYTHING that ^ IOP
Corneal abrasion - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Scrape or scratch on the cornea.
Caused by trauma, a foreign body, contacts, malnutrition, dry eye
syndrome, and some cancer therapies.
Tx: ASAP to avoid ulceration
Gentamicin or prednisolone drops
Laser surgery
Corneal transplant
Artificial cornea
Health Belief Model - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Belief that one may become ill leads
to positive behaviors
Ex: smoking may lead to lung cancer, so the person quits smoking
Slit Lamp - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔patient places chin in chin rest and
ophthalmologist uses light and microscope to examine eye
Cornea, lens, and anterior vitreous humor
,Corneal Staining - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Fluorescein (dye) placed in the
conjunctival sac and outlines irregularities on the corneal surface.
Abrasions, ulcer, trauma or foreign bodies
Tonometry - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Measures IOP - puff of air in the eye
Normal range: 10-21 mm/Hg
Fluoresein Angiography - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Detailed image of eye circulation
& rapidly takes pictures
Helps assess problems of retinal circulation
Myopia - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Nearsighted (can only see near)
Light refracts BEFORE the retina
Tests: Snellen chart, tumbling E chart
,Tx: contacts, glasses or laser surgery
Hyperopia - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Farsightedness (can only see far away)
Light refracts AFTER retina
Tests: Snellen & Tumbling E
Correction: Contacts, glasses, laser surgery or ocular implants
Presbyopia - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔AGE-RELATED farsightedness
Cataracts - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Cloudy area in the lens of the eye
faded color, double vision, halos, trouble seeing at night
Tx: SURGERY
3
COPYRIGHT©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, Cataract Surgery - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Pre-op: Rx eye drops, arrange
transportation, stop blood thinners, no makeup, lotions or perfumes, NPO 8
hrs before
Post-op: wear a clear plastic shield, do not rub your eyes, antibiotic and
anti-inflammatory drops, do not bend down, do not lift heavy objects, avoid
ANYTHING that ^ IOP
Corneal abrasion - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Scrape or scratch on the cornea.
Caused by trauma, a foreign body, contacts, malnutrition, dry eye
syndrome, and some cancer therapies.
Tx: ASAP to avoid ulceration
Gentamicin or prednisolone drops
Laser surgery
Corneal transplant
Artificial cornea
