Glaucoma — Flashcards

Flashcard 111: Goldmann tonometer is a type of _____ tonometer

Answer: Applanation

Flashcard 112: _____ optic atrophy will present with features such as cupping, nasal shifting of vessels and bayonetting

Answer: Glaucomatous

Flashcard 113: In Shaffer's grading of angle width, which grade corresponds to an angle that is closed due to iridocorneal contact?

Answer: 0 (Closed)

Extra: Shaffer’s Grading System for the Anterior Chamber Angle: - **Grade 4 (35–45°):** Wide open; closure impossible. - **Grade 3 (20–35°):** Open; closure impossible. - **Grade 2 (20°):** Moderately narrow; closure possible. - **Grade 1 (10°):** Extremely narrow; closure probable. - **Grade 0 (0°):** Closed due to iridocorneal contact.

Flashcard 114: What is the most common type of primary congenital glaucoma?_____

Answer: Infantile

Flashcard 115: Molteno implant is a _____ based episcleral implant used as a glaucoma drainage device

Answer: silicone and polypropylene

Flashcard 116: Initial treatment of malignant glaucoma is with _____

Answer: cycloplegics (atropine 1%)

Flashcard 117: _____ is a non-invasive technique for determining the facility of aqueous outflow.

Answer: Tonography

Flashcard 118: Pneumatic tonometer is a type of _____ tonometer

Answer: Applanation

Flashcard 119: _____ gonioprism: provides a mirror image of the opposite angle

Answer: Indirect

Flashcard 120: The concept of applanation tonometry was given by _____

Answer: Goldmann