101+Spanish Phrases In Ophthalmology * * Greetings/Courtesy/Understanding Good morning. Good afternoon. Good evening. Buenos días. Buenas tardes. Buenas noches. * * (Mr.Mrs.Ms) Rodrigues, how are you? (Señor/Señora/Señorita) Rodrigues, ¿Cómo está? * * Do you prefer to speak in Spanish or English? ¿Prefiere hablar en español o en inglés? * * I didn’t understand anything you said to me. No entendí nada de lo que me dijo. * * I need a translator — wait a minute.

The ages and sexes of patients have been modified to protect patient information. 5:30- I hear my alarm go off. 5:35- I acutally get up. 5:45- My wife and I go for a stroll around the apartment complex. 6:05- Shower. 6:20- Start making 4 eggs…. exactly no more, no less. 6:55-Head to work. 7:15- Clock in. I look at the schedule and see that I will be doing special testing. This means that I will be doing visual field testing and OCTs (Optical Coherence Tomography) .

Patient Education This sections is the largest and most difficult section. I put this chapter first because it is good to get the largest section out of the way, but in reality the material in this chapter calls in material from chapters that come after it. You may have to jump around the a book a little to get the most out of this chapter. Surgery There are a lot of surgeries that patients have to have in ophthalmology.

When the doctor gets the patient in his room he should be able to understand the patients complaints in seconds. To do this the doctor needs a history that is complete, concise, and relevant. General History A history is obtained by asking specific questions. Try to condense the patient’s story to only include pertinent facts. You need to be like a detective and search for pertinent facts. Some people may be harder to get histories from than others.

Ocular Medicines (Instilling and Identifying) Eye drops are used in ophthalmology to: Dilate the pupil Numbing the eye Treat Bacterial infections Treat allergies Treat viral infections One disadvantage of eye drops is that they do not have long contact with the eye. If the eye requires prolong treatment then an ointment is prescribed. The problem with eye ointment is that it blurs the patients vision. Instilling Drops are instilled by:

Intraocular Lens Power Calculation When a surgeon performs cataract surgery he does not want to put in just any old lens. He needs to make an educated decision on what lens would cause the light to converge on the retina just right. To make this decision the physician needs the following information Refraction – The most current manifest refraction. Keratometry – The curvature of the eye A-constant – A constant that comes with the IOL Master Axial length – The distance between the anterior and posterior poles of the eye.

Slit-Lamp/Anterior Segment Photography The five types of slit-lamp illumination Illumination Meaning Direct Illumination is directly on area of interest Indirect Illumination is on another structure than the structure of interest Diffuse Illuminates entire area (nonspecific) Retroillumination Illuminates structure behind structure of interest Tangential Illuminates area across the surface of a structure Fundus Photography When taking a fundus photo the eye must be dilated and the lens clean.

I had the chance to interview my friend who is going to the OMT (Ophthalmic Medical Technician) program at Pima, which prepares students to become COTs(Certified Ophthalmic Technicians). She was very kind in letting me ask her some questions. I am grateful for the time that she took out of her day to help. Why did you decide to go to become a COT? For the past 8 years I wanted to work in ophthalmology.

Measure Measurements that help the optometrist properly fit contact lenses. Keratometry – This is a measure of the curvature of the eye using a keratometer. Iris Diameter – The diameter of the iris measured in millimeters. Refractive error – This is obtained by using the phoropter. Vertex Distance – This is the distance between the back surface of the glasses and the front of the cornea. Patient Instruction Instructions for patients using soft contact lenses include:

Amsler Grid Amsler Grids are just graph paper with a dot in the middle which the patient is supposed to focus on. Patients cover one eye while looking at the Amsler Grid. It is then the technicians job to ask questions about what they see. Amsler Grids are only used to test the central 20 degrees of a patients field of vision not the peripheral. If a patient is complaining of distortions it is important to use the Grid so that the patient can mark where distortions are seen.