Primary care - the diagnosis and management of ocular disease, refractive error and the comanagement
of oculo-systemic disease in patients 12-100+
Pediatrics age range - typically 6 months to 12 years, sometimes older patients
Pediatrics care - diagnosis and management of infants and children as well as Traumatic Brain Injuries
(TBIs), developmental disabilities, strabismus and amblyopia, binocular vision disorders, accommodative
and ocular motility disorders and vision-related learning problems
vision rehabilitation - examination, treatment, and management of patients with visual impairments
which cannot be fully treatable by medical, surgical or conventional eyewear or contact lenses
vision rehabilitation tools - use of low vision aids such as magnifiers, specialized optical systems,
therapeutic filters, non-optical options, and/or video magnification, and the prescription of
rehabilitation therapy to effectively maximize visual functioning for activities of daily living
contact lenses/cornea - management of anterior segment disease including fitting of specialty contact
lenses for ocnditions including keratoconus, presbyopia, aphakia, high astigmatism, corneal reshaping,
and post-surgical corneas
ocular disease - managment of ocular disease including but not limited to Neuro-opthalmic, Vitreo-
retinal, Glaucoma, and Emergency
components of visual function (the optometry examination) - Optics/Refractive Error, Binocular
Vision/Functional Vision, and Ocular Health
retina - imaging surface of the eye
Prior to reaching the retina, light must first pass through the two main optical elements that focus light
which are ______ and ______. - the cornea and the lens
, cornea - clear front surface of the eye
lens - located immediately behind the pupil
pupil - the aperture, or black opening of the colored iris
What causes refractive errors? - when light entering the eye does not focus on the retina
emmetropia - a condition in which the light passes through the cornea and lens to focus light on the
retina; no rx required; can see clearly
hyperopia - also known as far-sightedness; occurs when the light that enters the eye is too weak and
focuses behind the retina; need convex lens correction
myopia - also known as near-sightedness; occurs when the eye's focusing power is too strong and
focuses in front of the retina; needs concave lens correction
binocular vision/functional vision - alignment of the eyes and focusing ability for close objects
function vision disorder symptoms - asthenopia, headache, blurry vision, double vision, tired eyes,
feeling tired during periods of reading, avoidance of near activities, or dislike of reading
asthenopia - eye strain
Eye health problems can be the result of a problem with the..... (2 things) - anatomical structure of the
eye or due to a systemic medical condition that affects the eye
differential diagnosis (DDx) - group of possible diagnoses that would account for a patient's symptoms
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