OPHTHALMIC SURGICAL ASSISTANT TEST
BANK BUNDLED TESTS SOLVED
QUESTIONS EXPERT CERTIFIED 100
PERCENT CORRECT
⩥ congenital entropion.
Answer: due to the hypertrophy of the oculi muscle, which causes the
eyelid margin to be pushed superiorly and again the globe
⩥ needle tip Bovie; Stevens tenotomy scissors; smooth tissue forceps;
Weck-Cel sponges; 4-0 or 5-0 nonabsorbable suture (for reattaching the
tarsus of the eyelid to the lateral canthal tendon and the lower lid fascia
to the orbicularis); 6-0 or 7-0 nonabsorbable suture (for closing the skin
incision).
Answer: equipment, instruments, and supplies unique to the surgical
repair of entropion
⩥ iris.
Answer: a thin, circular muscle suspended in the aqueous humor
between the cornea and crystalline lens; it is continuous with the ciliary
body and connected to the cornea by the pectinate ligament; divides the
space between the lens and cornea into the anterior and posterior
chambers; contracts and relaxes to regulate the amount of light entering
the eye through the pupil
,⩥ anterior chamber.
Answer: a space located between the cornea and iris; aqueous fluid
flows through the space to provide nourishment to the tissues of the eye
and maintain the shape of the eye; the fluid exits at the angle where the
cornea and iris meet through the canal of Schlemm and the trabecular
meshwork
⩥ iridectomy.
Answer: the removal of a section of iris tissue; performed to reestablish
communication between the anterior and posterior chambers, relieving
pupillary block, and to reestablish the outflow of aqueous humor through
the canal of Schlemm
⩥ angle closure glaucoma.
Answer: refers to the inability of the aqueous fluid to exit the eye at the
correct angle due to blockage by the iris; this raises the intraocular
pressure (IOP), creating the condition known as glaucoma
⩥ acute closure glaucoma.
Answer: can damage the optic nerve and retinal blood supply, resulting
in loss of vision
⩥ three types of iridectomy procedures.
, Answer: peripheral; radial; and sector; often performed at the same time
as a trabeculectomy
⩥ laser iridectomy.
Answer: can be performed for treating angle closure glaucoma; the laser
beam creates a small hole in the peripheral portion of the iris to connect
the posterior and anterior chamber of the eye; this permits the iris to fall
back away from the trabecular meshwork, opening the angle of the
anterior chamber to allow the outflow of the aqueous fluid through the
Schlemm canal
⩥ common side effects of laser iridectomy.
Answer: increased intraocular pressure (IOP) and anterior uveitis
⩥ headrest; loupes; ophthalmic microscope; microscope drape;
disposable eye knife; #57 beaver blade; 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU);
mytomycin; Barraquer eye speculum; tonometer; 6-0 Vircryl or silk
suture (placed at the limbus for traction); toothed colibri forceps;
Westcott scissors; Vannas or iridectomy scissors; Jameson muscle hook;
10-0 nylon (closure of scleral flap); 8-0 polyglactin (closure of the
Tenon capsule and conjunctival flap); BSS.
Answer: equipment, instruments, and supplies unique to an iridectomy
⩥ extrinsic muscle of the eye.
BANK BUNDLED TESTS SOLVED
QUESTIONS EXPERT CERTIFIED 100
PERCENT CORRECT
⩥ congenital entropion.
Answer: due to the hypertrophy of the oculi muscle, which causes the
eyelid margin to be pushed superiorly and again the globe
⩥ needle tip Bovie; Stevens tenotomy scissors; smooth tissue forceps;
Weck-Cel sponges; 4-0 or 5-0 nonabsorbable suture (for reattaching the
tarsus of the eyelid to the lateral canthal tendon and the lower lid fascia
to the orbicularis); 6-0 or 7-0 nonabsorbable suture (for closing the skin
incision).
Answer: equipment, instruments, and supplies unique to the surgical
repair of entropion
⩥ iris.
Answer: a thin, circular muscle suspended in the aqueous humor
between the cornea and crystalline lens; it is continuous with the ciliary
body and connected to the cornea by the pectinate ligament; divides the
space between the lens and cornea into the anterior and posterior
chambers; contracts and relaxes to regulate the amount of light entering
the eye through the pupil
,⩥ anterior chamber.
Answer: a space located between the cornea and iris; aqueous fluid
flows through the space to provide nourishment to the tissues of the eye
and maintain the shape of the eye; the fluid exits at the angle where the
cornea and iris meet through the canal of Schlemm and the trabecular
meshwork
⩥ iridectomy.
Answer: the removal of a section of iris tissue; performed to reestablish
communication between the anterior and posterior chambers, relieving
pupillary block, and to reestablish the outflow of aqueous humor through
the canal of Schlemm
⩥ angle closure glaucoma.
Answer: refers to the inability of the aqueous fluid to exit the eye at the
correct angle due to blockage by the iris; this raises the intraocular
pressure (IOP), creating the condition known as glaucoma
⩥ acute closure glaucoma.
Answer: can damage the optic nerve and retinal blood supply, resulting
in loss of vision
⩥ three types of iridectomy procedures.
, Answer: peripheral; radial; and sector; often performed at the same time
as a trabeculectomy
⩥ laser iridectomy.
Answer: can be performed for treating angle closure glaucoma; the laser
beam creates a small hole in the peripheral portion of the iris to connect
the posterior and anterior chamber of the eye; this permits the iris to fall
back away from the trabecular meshwork, opening the angle of the
anterior chamber to allow the outflow of the aqueous fluid through the
Schlemm canal
⩥ common side effects of laser iridectomy.
Answer: increased intraocular pressure (IOP) and anterior uveitis
⩥ headrest; loupes; ophthalmic microscope; microscope drape;
disposable eye knife; #57 beaver blade; 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU);
mytomycin; Barraquer eye speculum; tonometer; 6-0 Vircryl or silk
suture (placed at the limbus for traction); toothed colibri forceps;
Westcott scissors; Vannas or iridectomy scissors; Jameson muscle hook;
10-0 nylon (closure of scleral flap); 8-0 polyglactin (closure of the
Tenon capsule and conjunctival flap); BSS.
Answer: equipment, instruments, and supplies unique to an iridectomy
⩥ extrinsic muscle of the eye.
