Enucleation and Exenteration — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Total ophthalmoplegia is seen in _____ syndrome and Cavernous sinus thrombosis

Answer: Orbital apex

Flashcard 2: _____: measures protrusion of the apex of cornea from the outer orbital margin (with the eyes looking straight ahead).

Answer: Exophthalmometry

Flashcard 3: Extra-ocular spread (extension into the orbit) of uveal malignant melanoma necessitates _____

Answer: Exenteration (Orbital exenteration)

Extra: Orbital exenteration involves the surgical removal of the globe and all orbital contents (muscles, nerves, fat). It is indicated when a uveal malignant melanoma has extended through the sclera into the orbital tissues (extra-ocular extension).

Flashcard 4: Pulsating vascular lesions, causing pulsatile proptosis include: _____ (most common), and saccular aneurysm of the ophthalmic artery

Answer: Caroticocavernous fistula

Flashcard 5: Complete Loss of vision is seen in _____, which is a cause of acute inflammatory proptosis

Answer: panophthalmitis

Flashcard 6: Which mode of USG is used in ophthalmology and orbital biometry ?_____

Answer: A mode

Flashcard 7: The following image demonstrates _____

Answer: Luedde exophthalmometer

Flashcard 8: The following image demonstrates _____

Answer: Hertel's exophthalmometer

Flashcard 9: A ruptured dermoid of the eye will present as a pain_____, rapidly-growing proptosis

Answer: ful