Deck 26: Ophthalmic Surgery

Question 1

Surgical removal of the eyeball after the eye muscles and optic nerve have been severed is called _____________.

A) enucleation
B) evisceration
C) exenteration
D) keratoplasty

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of the following statements regarding ophthalmic sutures is true?

A) Sutures are available in sizes 0 to 6-0.
B) Single-armed sutures are used.
C) Sutures should be handled as little as possible.
D) Double-armed sutures are used to close puncture wounds.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

When the surgeon is required to look away from the field, he or she ______________.

A) is able to take questions and discuss the next step
B) loses concentration and the rhythm of the surgery
C) is refocusing in order to carry on
D) is allowing the eyes and mind a short break

Answer 3

B

Question 4

________ is an abnormal inversion of the lower eyelid.

A) Entropion
B) Nausea
C) Evisceration
D) Blepharoptosis

Question 5

Ophthalmic muscle surgery is performed to correct deviation of the eye caused by ______________.

A) blunt trauma
B) paralysis of the levator palpebrae muscle
C) deficient nerve stimulation
D) strabismus

Question 6

Ectropion is the abnormal inversion of the ________.

A) eyelashes
B) bilateral upper eyelids
C) upper eyelid
D) lower eyelid

Question 7

___________________ is performed to create a permanent opening in the tear duct for the drainage of tears.

A) Lacrimal duct probing
B) Dacryocystorhinostomy
C) Dacryocystitis
D) Dacryocystocele

Question 8

A condition in which the crystalline lens of the eye or its capsule, or both, becomes opaque, with consequent loss of vision, is known as ________.

A) capsulorrhexis
B) a cataract
C) glaucoma
D) enucleation

Question 9

The tissue that refracts light rays as they enter the eye is called the ________.

A) retina
B) crystalline lens
C) iris
D) cornea

Question 10

Clear, watery fluid that fills the anterior and posterior chambers in the front of the eye is called ________.

A) vitreous humor
B) choroid
C) aqueous humor
D) enucleation

Question 11

________________ is a procedure performed to treat glaucoma.

A) Keratoplasty
B) Iridectomy
C) Vitrectomy
D) Trabeculectomy

Question 12

A pigmented contractile membrane composed mainly of muscle tissue is known as the _______________.

A) pupil
B) palpebral conjunctiva
C) lacrimal caruncle
D) iris

Question 13

The anterior space in front the lens and iris is called the __________.

A) anterior chamber
B) posterior chamber
C) posterior cavity
D) anterior cavity

Question 14

________ is the inability to coordinate the extraocular muscles, which prevents binocular vision.

A) Strabismus
B) Ophthalmic
C) Keratoconus
D) Conjunctivitis

Question 15

A process in which the lens continually changes shape to maintain the focus of an image on the retina is ________.

A) anatomy
B) ophthalmic
C) accommodation
D) traction

Question 16

An operation performed when the sensory layer of the retina and the pigment epithelium layer become separated from each other is called ________.

A) scleral buckling
B) cataract extraction
C) vitreous replacement
D) keratoplasty

Question 17

Surgery in which the eye muscle is moved back to release the globe is muscle ________.

A) aqueous
B) choroid
C) recession
D) ciliary

Question 18

A common technique to repair a retinal detachment is to produce ________ between the detached layers.

A) vitreous
B) adhesions
C) blood supply
D) nervous intervention

Question 19

______________ is performed to treat an intraocular malignancy such as retinoblastoma and melanoma.

A) Exenteration
B) Blepharoplasty
C) Enucleation
D) Evisceration

Question 20

_______________ is/are made of lint-free cellulose or similar material.

A) Sutures
B) Eye sponges
C) Implants
D) Gauze

Question 21

Most ophthalmic surgery is performed using a regional anesthetic with monitored ________.

A) sleeping
B) position
C) sedation
D) breathing

Question 22

Following a cataract extraction, a(n) ________ vitrectomy may be indicated, which is considered a complication of the surgery.

A) anterior
B) posterior
C) ventral
D) dorsal

Question 23

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
a.Enucleation
b.Evisceration
Complete removal of the eyeball

Question 24

_____________ is the bending of light rays through a transparent medium.

A) Irritation
B) Infraction
C) Refraction
D) Reflection

Question 25

A soft dressing or hard________ may be used to protect the eye after surgery.

A) shield
B) scope
C) patch
D) sponge

Question 26

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
a.Enucleation
b.Evisceration
An implant is inserted to shape the orbital cavity

Question 27

The ________ is a thick, white, fibrous tissue that encloses about three fourths of the eyeball.

A) sclera
B) cornea
C) pupil
D) iris

Question 28

The eyelid margins are cleaned using cotton-tip ________.

A) applicators
B) sponges
C) Q-tips
D) 4 $\times$ 4s

Question 29

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
a.Enucleation
b.Evisceration
The removal of the contents of the eye

Question 30

An intravitreous gas injection is done to create pressure on the retina. The gases used include ________.

A) sulfur hexafluoride and perfluoropropane
B) carbon dioxide and ethylene oxide
C) glutaraldehyde
D) nitrous oxide

Question 31

Glaucoma is classified as ________________________ and then further classified as primary or secondary.

A) anterior chamber or posterior chamber
B) open angle or closed angle
C) OD or OS
D) right angle or left angle

Question 32

Eye sponges are made of lint-free ________ or similar material.

A) absorption
B) latex
C) rubber
D) cellulose

Question 33

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
a.Enucleation
b.Evisceration
Removal of the entire contents of the orbit

Question 34

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
a.Enucleation
b.Evisceration
Leaves the outer shell of the sclera with its muscle attachments intact

Question 35

A(n) _______ is an outwardly turned eyelid.

A) ectropion
B) ptosis
C) canthus
D) presbyopia

Question 36

_______________ requires dexterity and a steady hand.

A) Positioning
B) Microsurgery
C) X-raying
D) Scrubbing

Question 37

The lens lies directly behind the iris in the ________ chamber.

A) projected
B) dorsal
C) posterior
D) anterior

Question 38

Fluorescein angiography is used extensively in the diagnosis and evaluation of ____________ disease.

A) retinal and choroid
B) corneal and Graves
C) keratoconus
D) right and left angle glaucoma

Question 39

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
a.Enucleation
b.Evisceration
Surgical removal of the eyeball after the eye muscles and optic nerve have been severed

Question 40

A ________ is an inflammatory, benign growth that originates in a sebaceous gland of the eyelid.

A) chalazion
B) cyst
C) pterygium
D) strabismus

Question 41

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
a.Anterior chamber
b.Soft tissue
c.Posterior cavity
Repair of entropion

Question 42

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
a.Enucleation
b.Evisceration
Performed to treat intraocular malignancy, such as retinoblastoma and melanoma

Question 43

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
a.Anterior chamber
b.Soft tissue
c.Posterior cavity
Vitreous humor

Question 44

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
a.Anterior chamber
b.Soft tissue
c.Posterior cavity
Cataract

Question 45

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
a.Anterior chamber
b.Soft tissue
c.Posterior cavity
Scleral buckling

Question 46

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
a.Anterior chamber
b.Soft tissue
c.Posterior cavity
Performed when the sensory layer of the retina becomes separated

Question 47

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
a.Anterior chamber
b.Soft tissue
c.Posterior cavity
Dacryocystorhinostomy

Question 48

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
a.Anterior chamber
b.Soft tissue
c.Posterior cavity
Aqueous humor

Question 49

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
a.Anterior chamber
b.Soft tissue
c.Posterior cavity
Performed using a phacoemulsifier