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Retinal Vein Occlusion Learning Center

Color vision; Examination of the retina after dilating the pupil; Fluorescein angiography; Intraocular pressure; Pupil reflex response; Refraction test; Retinal photography; Slit lamp examination; Testing of side vision (visual field examination)
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Date:April 22, 2008
A complete physical evaluation is recommended for CRVO and BRVO, including complete blood tests, and glucose tolerance test (for non-diabetics). In the case of a head injury when bleeding around the optic nerve is a possibility, an MRI may be perf...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Ophthalmoscopy is an examination of the back part of the eyeball (fundus), which includes the retina, optic disc, choroid, and blood vessels.
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Date:January 21, 2009
A standard ophthalmic exam is a series of tests done to check your vision and the health of your eyes. See also: Refraction test
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Date:February 22, 2007
An eye examination is a series of tests performed by an ophthalmologist or an optometrist to determine if there are any pre-existing or potential problems with a patient's vision .
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
During a physical examination, a health care provider studies a patient's body to determine the presence or absence of physical problems. A typical physical examination includes: Inspection (looking at the body; Palpation (feeling the body with ha...
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Date:February 23, 2009
The health status of populations and of individuals is assessed for many reasons. Assessing needs for care helps guide the allocation of resources— diagnostic assessments guide treatment, prognostic assessments contribute to planning, and assessin...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
Fluorescein angiography is an eye test that uses a special dye and camera to look at blood flow in the retina and choroid.
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Date:August 22, 2008
Electroretinography is a test to measure the electrical response of the eye's light-sensitive cells, called rods and cones.
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Date:August 22, 2008
The visual acuity test is used to determine the smallest letters a person can read on a standardized chart or card held 14 - 20 feet away.
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Date:January 21, 2009
An eye examination is a series of tests that measure a person's ocular health and visual status, to detect abnormalities in the components of the visual system, and to determine how well the person can see.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Tonometry is a test to measure the pressure inside your eyes. The test is used to screen for glaucoma.
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Date:August 22, 2008
An arteriogram is an imaging test that uses x-rays and a special dye to see inside the arteries. It can be used to see arteries in the heart, brain, kidney, and many other parts of the body. The procedure is often called angiography. See also: Aor...
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Date:May 2, 2009
Angiography is the x-ray (radiographic) study of the blood vessels. An angiogram uses a radiopaque substance, or contrast medium, to make the blood vessels visible under x ray. The key ingredient in most radiographic contrast media is iodine. Arte...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Angiography is the x-ray (radiographic) study of the blood vessels . An angiogram uses a radiopaque substance, or contrast medium, to make the blood vessels visible under x ray. The key ingredient in most radiographic contrast media is iodine. Art...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Angiography is the x-ray (radiographic) study of the blood vessels. An angiogram uses a radiopaque substance, or contrast medium, to make the blood vessels visible under x ray. The key ingredient in most radiographic contrast media is iodine.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Angiography is the x-ray study of the blood vessels. An angiogram uses a radiopaque substance, or dye, to make the blood vessels visible under x ray. Arteriography is a type of angiography that involves the study of the arteries.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Angiography is the x-ray study of the blood vessels. An angiogram uses a radiopaque substance, or dye, to make the blood vessels visible under x ray . Arteriography is a type of angiography that involves the study of the arteries. An angiogram of ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
A venogram is a way to look at veins in your body using x-rays and a special dye called contrast. It is most often use to look at veins in the legs and belly area (abdomen. Veins are not normally seen in an x-ray. That is why the special dye is us...
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Date:June 8, 2009
Venography is an x-ray test that provides an image of the leg veins after a contrast dye is injected into a vein in the patient's foot.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Phlebography is an x ray test that provides an image of the leg veins after a contrast dye is injected into a vein in the patient's foot.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Phlebography is an x-ray test that provides an image of the leg veins after a contrast dye is injected into a vein in the patient's foot.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
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