Deck 39: Ophthalmic Surgery

Question 1

What type of retinal detachment occurs when a hole in the retina is present?

A)Primary
B)Secondary
C)Tertiary
D)Quaternary

Answer 1

A
Primary retinal detachment is characterized by a hole in the retina.Secondary detachment results when blood,fluid,or a tumor gets behind and displaces the retina.

Question 2

What procedure removes a damaged cornea and replaces it with a human donor cornea?

A)Dacryocystorhinostomy
B)Keratoplasty
C)Evisceration
D)Vitrectomy

Answer 2

B
Keratoplasty removes a damaged cornea and replaces it with a healthy cornea from a human donor.Keratoplasty is the most successful transplantation procedure because the cornea is avascular and has less rejection.

Question 3

What solution is used for irrigation during most eye procedures including phacoemulsification?

A)Balanced salt solution (BSS)
B)Normal saline
C)Glycine
D)Vitreous humor

Answer 3

A
Balanced salt solution is the most common solution used for eye irrigation.

Question 4

Which is a device used to estimate intraocular pressure (IOP)?

A)A corneal trephine
B)A Geissen eye ruler
C)An air-puff device
D)A phacoemulsifier to measure fluid pressure

Question 5

The two segments of the eyeball include superior and inferior segments.

Question 6

Which is the mucous membrane that lines the inner eyelid and the exposed surface of the sclera except the cornea?

A)Lens
B)Conjunctiva
C)Cataract
D)Cornea

Question 7

Which term best describes a full-thickness corneal transplant?

A)LASIK
B)Lamellar graft
C)Epikeratophakia
D)Penetrating keratoplasty

Question 8

Retrobulbar blocks are injected into the soft tissue superior and inferior to the globe.

Question 9

What procedure removes scar tissue from the cornea with an excimer laser?

A)Refractive keratoplasty
B)Phototherapeutic keratoplasty
C)Radial keratotomy
D)Keratophakia

Question 10

What is removal of the entire eyeball and the severing of the muscular attachments called?

A)Innervation
B)Enucleation
C)Exenteration
D)Extirpation

Question 11

What important aspect of postoperative care should be included in patient education?

A)Do not bend over
B)Report pain and swelling
C)Avoid coughing
D)All of the above

Question 12

Which is a method used to attain hemostasis during ophthalmic surgery?

A)Prolene suture
B)Suction cautery
C)Bipolar cautery
D)Argon gas beam coagulator

Question 13

Which is a classification of cataracts?

A)Congenital
B)Intermediate
C)Opaque
D)Full thickness

Question 14

What cleansing product do ophthalmologists recommend to patients with inflamed eyelids?

A)Dish soap
B)Alcohol
C)Antibiotic ointment
D)Diluted baby shampoo

Question 15

Who is a candidate for radial keratotomy?

A)Farsighted individuals
B)Blind individuals
C)Nearsighted individuals
D)Individuals with cataracts

Question 16

Miotic eye medications are used to constrict the pupil before ophthalmic surgery.

Question 17

Geriatric patients receiving diuretics can be at risk for which problem?

A)Impaired vision
B)Urinary urgency
C)Blindness
D)Blinking too much

Question 18

What causes glaucoma?

A)Corneal laceration
B)Eye laceration
C)Increased intraocular pressure
D)Eyelid malformation.

Question 19

What type of cataract removal procedure may involve the use of phacoemulsification?

A)ECCE
B)ACCE
C)PCCE
D)IOL

Question 20

What extraocular procedure involves removing fat pads and removing extra skinfolds?

A)Ptosis
B)Chalazion removal
C)Blepharoplasty
D)Orbital decompression

Question 21

The arterial blood supply to the eye comes from a branch of the internal carotid artery.

Question 22

LASIK (laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis)reshapes the corneal surface in order to remove scars or other irregularities.