Identifier |
wh_ch15_p732_2 |
Title |
Walsh & Hoyt: Examination |
Creator |
Kathleen B. Digre, MD |
Affiliation |
Professor of Neurology and Ophthalmology, Director of Neuro-Ophthalmology, John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah School of Medicine |
Subject |
Autonomic Nervous System; Pupil; Accommodation, Ocular; Tears; Diagnoses; Examinations; Examination |
Description |
The examination of a patient with a disturbance of lacrimation is directed toward three main abnormalities: decreased tear production, increased tear production, and partial or complete obstruction of the lacrimal drainage apparatus. Lid function is critical to spreading the tear film and should be assessed in any patient suspected of having an abnormality of tear function. Disturbances of eyelid structure and function can be detected both by simple external examination and by slit-lamp biomicroscopy. Slit-lamp examination can also detect punctate staining of the inferior cornea related to dry eyes, exposure (lagophthalmos), or a lid abnormality. |
Date |
2005 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Source |
Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 6th Edition |
Relation is Part of |
Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology |
Collection |
Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu |
Publisher |
Wolters Kluwer Health, Philadelphia |
Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E SLC, UT 84112-5890 |
Rights Management |
Copyright 2005. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6r53097 |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_whts |
ID |
186481 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6r53097 |