CST Ophthalmology Exam Review

CST Ophthalmology Exam Review Q&A A+ A sponge used in brain surgery is - Answer-Cottonoid patt A sponge that is cotton-filled gauze with a cotton thread attached is a - Answer-tonsil In cataract surgery, a vesicoelastic drug sometimes used to occupy space in the posterior cavity of the eye is - Answer-Healon A miotic drug is - Answer-Pilocarpine What topical anesthetic is used most frequently for preoperative ocular instillation? - Answer-Tetracaine The drug added to a local ophthalmic anesthetic to increase diffusion is - Answer-Hyaluronidase A solution used for eye irrigation is - Answer-Balanced salt solution A synthetic local anesthetic that is effective on the mucous membrane and is used as a surface agent in ophthalmology is - Answer-Tetracaine Dilating eye drops are called - Answer-Mydriatics Which of the following uses ultrasonic energy to fragment the lenses in extracapsular cataract extraction? - Answer-Phacoemulsifier A chalazion is a chronic inflammation of the - Answer-meibomian gland What procedure is done for chronic darcoystitis? - Answer-Dacrocystorhinostomy A procedure to treat retinal detachment is - Answer-Scleral buckling Sagging and Eversion of the lower lid is - Answer-Ectropion Removal of the entire eyeball is - Answer-enucleation A noninvasive process to treat glaucoma by means of a slit lamp is a/n - Answer-Argon of Nd: YAG laser Removal of a portion of an ocular muscle with reattachment is called - Answer-resection Opacity of the vitreous humor is treated by performing a - Answer-vitrectomy Miochol solution is prepared for a cataract procedure no more than (how many) minutes before the actual instillation. - Answer-30 Molteno implants are used surgically to reduce intraocular pressure during - Answer-trabeculectomy A drug used as a lubricant and as vesicoelastic support to maintain separation of tissues before removal of lens during cataract surgery is - Answer-Healon A drug used to contract the sphincter of the iris during an intracapsular cataract extraction is - Answer CONTINUES...