II Lecture Chapter 16 Certification Style Quiz

During ophthalmic procedures the CST must periodically irrigate the eye using ________ to prevent corneal drying.

BSS

The __________________surgical instrument is essential for the surgeon in resection or recession of the extrinsic eye muscle.

Castroviejo caliper

Use of the phaco handpiece and phacoemulsification should associated with the following surgical intervention?

Cataract extraction

The patients diagnosis was opacified lens OD, the CST should expect the surgical schedule to reflect the following surgical intervention?

Cataract extraction, right eye

The pathology associated with the surgical intervention iridectomy is _______?

Glaucoma

The CST scrubbed on the ___________ ophthalmic procedure must ensure that the donor tissue is in the room prior to patient intubation.

Keratoplasty

During ophthalmic procedures, once gowned & gloved the CST should ensure that the surgeon?

Removes any powder from his gloves

For most ophthalmic procedures the anesthesiologist will perform a _______ Block.

Retrobulbar

A patient diagnosed with a misalignment or deviation of the eyes, might be scheduled for the following surgical intervention?

Strabismus

For Ophthalmic surgical interventions the CST should know that the anterior chamber of the eye contains ___________and the posterior chamber contains _______.

aqueous humor, vitreous humor