Ophthalmoscopy

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Introduction 3 More General Terms 4 Additional Terms 5 References

More Specific Terms

• binocular indirect ophthalmoscopy (BIO)
• direct ophthalmoscopy (DO); direct fundoscopic examination (DFE)

Introduction

• Examination of the fundus of the eye using a device for studying the interior of the eye through the pupil.

• Corneal examination: set at +15 diopters
• Temporal pallor of the optic nerve ( disk) is seen in conditions that damage the optic nerve; i.e., glaucoma, brain tumors, inflammation of the optic nerve

More General Terms

• clinical procedure

Additional Terms

• binocular indirect ophthalmoscopy (BIO)
• direct ophthalmoscopy (DO); direct fundoscopic examination (DFE)

References

1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995
2. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998

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