The Optimal Tech provides information on the many facets of our job as eye care assistants while encouraging techs who may feel overwhelmed. Every subspecialty is broken down to the anatomy of the eye it involves, ailments one would expect to encounter while working with the subspecialty, and what a typical exam looks like for these injuries and diseases. Not only are technicians primed for eventually performing ophthalmic tests or assisting with surgery, but they are provided an explanation of why techs and doctors order all that they do.
Author(s): Keli B. O'Connor
Series: Eye and Vision Research Developments
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 186
City: New York
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Section I
General Eye Care
Chapter 1
Patient Care
“The Customer Is Always Right”
Keeping Patients in the Loop
Soft Skills
Tough Patients
Conclusion
Chapter 2
Anatomy and Physiology
Cornea
Sclera
Anterior Chamber
Vitreous
Retina
Optic Nerve
Extraocular Muscles
Recti Muscles
Oblique Muscles
External Eye
Orbits
Conclusion
Chapter 3
The Exam
Chief Complaint & History
Examination
1. Visual Acuity
2. Pupils
Relative Afferent Pupillary Defects
Anisocoria
3. Extraocular Muscles
Versions and Vergences
4. Cover/Uncover
5. & 6. External and Slit Lamp Exam
7. Tonometry
Conclusion
Chapter 4
Refraction
Starting Point
Retinoscopy
Refinement
Jackson Cross Cylinder
Duochrome
Presbyopia
Difficult Refractions
Conclusion
Chapter 5
Cataracts
Common Types
Special Testing
Conclusion
Chapter 6
Glaucoma
Conclusion
Section II
Subspecialties
Chapter 7
Cornea
Keratoconus
Keratometry
Refractive Surgeries
Corneal Injuries
Corneal Foreign Bodies
Abrasions
Lacerations
Erosion/Corneal Melt
Corneal Degeneration
Ulcers
Globe Ruptures
Damaged Corneas and Transplants
Cornea Defects
Guttata
Fuchs’ Disease
Examination
Conclusion
Chapter 8
Retina
AMD
Retinopathy
Diabetic Retinopathy
Hypertensive Retinopathy
Central Serous Retinopathy
Solar Retinopathy
Eclipse Retinopathy
Laser Retinopathy
HIV Retinopathy
Radiation Retinopathy
Saturday Night Retinopathy
Artery and Vein Occlusions
Artery Occlusions
Vein Occlusions
Detachments
Retinal Detachments and Tears
Posterior Vitreous Detachments
Epiretinal Membranes
Examination
Conclusion
Chapter 9
Neuro-Ophthalmology
Strabismus
Phorias vs Tropias
Directions
Cranial Nerves and Palsies
CN2
Optic Nerve
CN3
Oculomotor Nerve
CN4
Trochlear Nerve
CN6
Abducens Nerve
CN7
Facial Nerve
The Optic Nerve
Examination
History
Conclusion
Chapter 10
Oculoplastics
Lids
Trichiasis and Entropion
Ectropion
Ptosis
Proptosis
Lagophthalmos
Lid Lag
Dermatochalasis
Myokymia and Blepharospasm
Blepharitis
Growths
Chalazia and Styes
Other Growths
Major Surgical Procedures
Examination
Conclusion
Section III
Diagnostic Testing
Chapter 11
Visual Fields
Perimetry
Kinetic
Static
Lenses
Instruction
Results
Peripheral Field Loss
Visual Field Defects
Homonymous vs Heteronymous
Quadrantanopia
Hemianopias
Macular Sparing
Monocular Defects
Chapter 12
Imaging
Optical Coherence Tomography
Instructions
Fundus Photography
Instruction
Stereo Photos
Fluorescein Angiography
External and Corneal Photography
Slit Lamp Photography
External Photography
Anterior Imaging
Anterior OCTs
Specular Endothelial Micrography
Topography
IOL Calcs
A-Scans & B-Scans
Conclusion
Chapter 13
Optics
Glasses
Prism
Glasses Adjustments
Contact Lenses
Conclusion
Conclusion
Appendices
Appendix A: Equipment and Instruments
Handhelds
Instruments
Speculums and Calipers
Forceps
Scissors
Needle Holders
Syringes and Needles
Cautery
Procedure Specific Instruments
Cleaning, Disinfecting and Sterilizing
Appendix B: Surgical Assisting
Injection Prep
Laser Prep
Appendix C: Scribing
Appendix D: Research
References
Additional Resources
About the Author
Index
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