Eye exam

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Visual Acuity

(OD (R)/ OS (L))

best possible


NPL No perception of light

HM Hand movements only

CF Count fingers

20/X


Slit Lamp

Lids and Lashes

  • eversion

Conjunctiva and Sclera

  • injection, hemorrhage, discharge

Cornea

  • fluorescein for abrasions, foreign bodies,  

perforation (staining or pooling)

Ant Chamber

-cell and flare

Iris

Lens


Florecine: pooling or staining (don't say uptake)

Sidel's sign

APD (afferent pupillary defect): affected pupil enlarges in response to light (2/2 optic nerve dysfunction-neuritis vs retinal damage)

==Slit Lamp Abreviations==


L/L (lids/lashes) = nl

C (conjunctiva) = cl

K (cornea) = cl

A/C (anterior chamber) = D/Q (dark/quiet)

I (iris) = R/R (round/reactive)

L (lens) = cl


(cl = clear; nl = normal)

Fundoscopic

-optic disc for cupping/pallor/swelling/hemorr

-central retina for hemor/pallor

-periph retina for vessel appearance/hemorr/detach


Other==


T Tono/Applinator/Schiotz

EOM

Visual fields

Xray with concerns of metal/glass/stone


Source

Adapted from Pani, Donaldson