EPS Study Guide for Tech Skills Quiz 2.0

What is the abbreviation for three times per day?

TID

What color top does latanoprost have?

Teal

When checking visual acuity, what vision requires you to perform a pinhole?

20/40 or worse

What does the abbreviation ung represent?

Ointment

What does the abbreviation CVF stand for?

Confrontational Visual Fields

What test is performed on ALL patients with AMD to check their central vision?

Amsler Grid

What color top do dilation drops (a.k.a mydriatics) have?

Red

What are the names of the 2 drops that make up the combination dilation drops? And what are their percentages?

Tropicamide 1% and Phenylephrine 2.5%

What eye condition causes loss of peripheral vision?

Glaucoma

What does the abbreviation AMD (a.k.a ARMD) stand for?

Age Related Macular Degeneration

When checking and recording vision what does CC represent?

With correction

What eye condition causes loss of central vision?

AMD

How many green bubbles are required on the hpi section for insurance?

Four

How long does the standard dilation last for?

4-6 hours

What color hall lights are assigned to Dr. Shah?

Red and Green

What specialty is Dr. Pooja Patel?

Optometry

What abbreviation is used to represent HIV+ in the treatment notes of a patients chart?

OOH-

What test is performed to check for an APD?

Swinging light test

Which doctors are located in hallway two? And what are their specialties?

1.Dr. Shah- Glaucoma

2.Dr. Menon- General ophthalmology

3.Dr Ronak Patel- Glaucoma

What are the two things you are required to ask a HIV+ patient about every visit?

1. Viral Load: Is it detectable or undetectable

2.CD4 counts: Are your counts stable?

What four things are we required to ask diabetic patients?

1.BSL (Blood super levels) and if fasting/not fasting

2.A1C: Number and when labs were done

3.Any diagnosis of kidney disease or decreased kidney function

4.Neuropathy- Any tingling/numbness and if so what areas of the body

What do the three times listed in the top corner of a patients router (a.k.a encounter form) represent?

1.Appointment time

2.Time of arrival at the office

3.Time the patient was checked

Define lensometry

Reading a glasses prescription

What is the name of the piece of equipment used to perform a manifest refraction (MR)?

Phoropter

What is the name of the vision quality assessment questionnaire done for every patient when working with Dr. Bealer?

VF-14

What is the drop Restasis used for?

Treating Dry Eye Syndrome

Medications that end in -statin treat what diagnosis?

High Cholesterol

What are the two boxes you must check off in the hpi section for all patient visits?

1.Mental status

2.Systemic meds reviewed (located under the drop section)

Which number exam rooms are assigned to Dr. Dhingra?

Room 4 and Room 5

Typically how long does the standard dilation take to take before it is fully effective?

Approximately 10mins

What does the abbreviation GTT represent?

Drop

When you have a new glaucoma exam what is the name of the testing performed to measure corneal thickness?

Pachymetry

What drop is instilled before performing handheld tonometry?

Proparacaine HCL 0.5%

What is the term for someone who has a + power Rx?

Hyperopia

When someone complains of glare what test must be performed?

BAT (Brightness acuity test)

When checking motility if someone's eye has a constant outward drift what term describes this?

Exotropia

When checking motility if someone's eye has a latent inward drift what term describes this?

Esophoria

What is the medical term for cataracts?

Nuclear sclerosis

If someone has vision loss in the entire lower half of their vision how is this notated?

Inferior loss

What does the Schirmer tear test measure? And how long do you leave the tear flow strips in for?

Tear production and 5 mins

What are the 3 types of glasses?

1.Bifocals

2.Progressives

3.Single vision

What factor is used to determine someone's add power?

Their age using the add power age chart

What is the name of the questionnaire LAB requires for patients with new or worsening Dry Eye complaints?

DESQ or speed score

How many times per day is the drop Rocklatan used?

Once at bedtime

What is the name of the white part of the eye?

Sclera

Where in the chart do you put in height and weight for pre-ops?

Special testing under HPI

What is the name of the combination drop we sell to patients to use for their cataract surgery? What color is the top?

PMN (Pred-Moxi-Nevanac) or PMB (Pred-Moxi-Bromfenac) and Purple

What are the 3 post-op appointments patients have after cataract surgery?

-1 day PO

-1 week PO

-1 month PO

In the surgical history portion of the exam if a patient has never had any surgeries what do you put?

Negative

If a patient has no medical diagnoses and takes no medications, what do you put for the past medical history?

Good health and the date their last physical was done

What are the 4 diagnoses you are required to ask for family history?

1.Glaucoma

2.AMD

3.Diabetes

4.Retinal Detachment

What color light is assigned to Dr. Bealer?

Yellow

What does the PF stand for in PF Tears?

Preservative Free

What do you have to make sure to change if someone is in the exam room with a patient during their work up?

The history source and add the persons name/relationship to the patient in the extended HPI

What is the difference between these type of reactions MR Dry, MR wet, and CR?

MR = Manifest refraction (Manifest means performed manually)

MR Dry- Refraction done before dilation drops are instilled

MR Wet- Refraction done after standard dilation drops are instilled

CR (Cycloplegic Refraction)- Refraction done after standard dilation and Cyclo drops have been used.

When checking pupils what are we examining?

1. Reaction

2. If APD is present

3.Shape

4.Size

5.Size in bright light

For prescriptions/glasses, what is a plano lens?

A lens with zero prescription power, Written as: Plano (PL)

(No correction for distance or near vision)

For prescriptions/glasses, what is a balance lens?

A lens made to match the appearance and weight of the prescription lens in the other eye (Does NOT correct vision, but is made to "balance" the glasses)

When checking vision what does the term eccentric (ecc) mean?

The patient has to use their peripheral vision to read the screen/near card

What does the term F/F mean?

Fix and Follow- the patient can track something with their gaze

What is the difference between these two vision charts: Allen Chart vs Snellen Chart?

Allen Chart- Pictures are used vs Snellen Chart-Numbers & Letters are used

What does the term transposing mean?

The process of converting an eyeglass prescription between plus and minus cylinder notations without changing the total refractive power.