Basic Sciences as Related to Eye — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: lux is the unit for _____

Answer: illumination of light 

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Flashcard 2: Aqueous flare in anterior uveitis can be demonstrated on _____, and is based on brownian movement/tyndall phenomenon of particles.

Answer: slit lamp examination

Flashcard 3: Ability to percieve depth is known as grade _____ of binocular vision, also called stereopsis

Answer: III

Flashcard 4: Retinal vessels reach _____ ora at approximately 36 weeks of gestation.

Answer: nasal

Flashcard 5: Remnant of the anterior end of the hyaloid artery is called as _____ and seen in anterior PHPV

Answer: Mittendorf's dot

Flashcard 6: Localization of intraocular mass is determined using _____-scan

Answer: B

Flashcard 7: Depth of the anterior chamber _____ with age.

Answer: decreases

Flashcard 8: _____ layer is the innermost layer of the tear film

Answer: Mucin

Flashcard 9: _____ layer is the outermost layer of the tear film

Answer: Lipid

Flashcard 10: Radial ridges of the bulbar conjunctiva at the limbus form the _____, the likely reservoir of corneal stem cells

Answer: palisades of Vogt

Flashcard 11: _____ theory states that regular arrangement of corneal lamellae is responsible for the corneal transparency

Answer: Maurice

Flashcard 12: Posteriorly, Cloquet s canal opens into a funnel-shaped region anterior to the optic disc, which is known as the _____.

Answer: area of Martegiani

Flashcard 13: _____ layer provides lubrication to the eye surface

Answer: Aqueous