1 / 8

2.4.2. Visual Perception

2.4.2. Visual Perception. Eye Careers and Exams. Optometrist . Eye Careers. ~$105,000/year Employment outlook GOOD B.S. and then Doctor of Optometry Program (another 4 years)

alayna
Download Presentation

2.4.2. Visual Perception

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. 2.4.2. Visual Perception Eye Careers and Exams

  2. Optometrist Eye Careers • ~$105,000/year • Employment outlook GOOD • B.S. and then Doctor of Optometry Program (another 4 years) • See patients all day, usually in small office—give eye exams and prescribe glasses, may refer people to ophthalmologist

  3. Ophthalmologist Eye Careers • ~$297,000/year • Medical doctors with a specialty in eyes • See patients for complicated eye disorders and PERFORM SURGERY

  4. What is glaucoma? • Excess pressure due to aqueous humor not draining properly (cause unknown) • Damages optic nerve

  5. Refraction Assessment • Done to determine prescription for lenses • Doctor switches lenses until the best lens is found

  6. Slit Lamp Examination • Done to look at all eye structures (pupils must be dilated first) • Helps check for: • Infection of or injury to cornea • Cataracts, conjunctivitis, iritis, gluacoma, macular degeneration • To check for metal fragments • To detect eye problems from diabetes or rheumatoid arthritis

  7. Indirect Ophthalmoscopy • Examination of back of eye using bright light (pupil widened 1st) • Done to check for retinal detachment or glaucoma • May be done if you have symptoms of a disorder that can cause eye problems (i.e. high blood pressure, diabetes, etc)

  8. Applanation Tonometry • Measures the intraocular pressure by determining how much force it takes to flatten the cornea • Used to check for glaucoma

More Related