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what the risks are eye, lateral eye anatomy, fundoscopy, ophthalmoscopy, examination, the back part, the eyeball, fundus, includes the retina, optic disc, choroid, blood vessels, direct ophthalmoscopy, seated, darkened room, examiner performs this common examination by projecting a beam of light, ophthalmoscope, the pupil, to          View the back, the eyeball, an ophthalmoscope, instrument, the size of a flashlight, a light source, a disk of rotating lenses, magnification obtained by using the direct ophthalmoscope occurs, the eye, simple magnifier, rotating lenses incorporated, in the instrument, correct the focusing error, the examiner, patient examined, slit-lamp ophthalmoscopy, seated, same instrument used in, examining the front part, the eye, an additional lens, held close, eye to enable the doctor, the interior part, the eye, fundus, has the advantage of a three-dimensional view in addition, magnification of direct ophthalmoscopy, view is much wider than that of direct ophthalmoscopy, wide, indirect ophthalmoscopy, indirect ophthalmoscopy, either lie, sit, semi-reclining position, examiner performs this examination by holding the eye open, examiner wears an instrument on the head resembling a miner's light, holding the eye open, using a hand-held instrument, examiner shines a very bright light, eye, pressure applied, eyeball using a small, blunt instrument, look in various directions, examination takes between 5, 10 minutes, bright light, uncomfortable, the test is not painful, examination, more skill, time than the other forms of ophthalmoscopy, has the advantage of allowing the doctor, the entire retina, indirect ophthalmoscopy, slit-lamp ophthalmoscopy, performed after eye drops, placed to dilate the pupils, direct ophthalmoscopy, dilation, the pupil, dilating drops, impair focusing, the eyes, several hours, arrangements, someone else to drive, examination, wearing sunglasses, tinted lenses, make the patient, dilated pupils more comfortable, should tell the examiner, allergic to any medications, taking any medications, have glaucoma, a family history of glaucoma, infants, children, physical, psychological preparation, procedure depends on child's age, interests, level of trust, prepare child, they correspond to child's age, infant test, procedure preparation, birth to 1 year, toddler test, procedure preparation, 1 to 3 years, preschooler test, procedure preparation, 3 to 6 years, schoolage test, procedure preparation, 6 to 12 years, adolescent test, procedure preparation, 12 to 18 years, direct ophthalmoscopy, the scope is focused, a clicking sound, heard, bright light shone, eyeball, brief after-images to be, indirect ophthalmoscopy, light is brighter, indirect ophthalmoscopy, sensation of seeing after-images greater, pressure put on the eyeball by the blunt instrument slightly uncomfortable, should not be painful, fundus, cataracts, eyedrops, produce a brief stinging sensation, put, in the eyes, a medicinal taste, in the mouth, medication draining, tear ducts, throat, ophthalmoscopy is performed, routine physical, complete eye examination, used to detect, evaluate symptoms of retinal detachment or eye disease glaucoma, ophthalmoscopy is also performed, diabetes, hypertension, vascular disease is suspected, retina, blood vessels, optic disc should appear normal, examiner, eye diseases, cloudy vitreous, detached retina, optic nerve problems, macular degeneration, glaucoma, detected, diabetes, hypertension, high blood pressure, many systemic diseases, detected, additional conditions under which the test performed, cmv retinitis, hypertensive retinopathy, macular degeneration, melanoma, the eye, noninsulin-dependent, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, type 2, type 1, optic neuritis, retinal detachment test involves no risk, dilating eye drops, rarely produce nausea, vomiting, dryness, the mouth, flushing, dizziness, an attack of narrow-angle glaucoma, latter is suspected, drops generally, not used, detect the initial stages, early effects of many serious diseases, ophthalmoscopy, most valuable test, considered to be 90-95% accurate, specific eye diseases, ophthalmoscopy can detect heart, blood vessel diseases, particularly high blood pressure, brain disease, diabetes, yanoff m, duker js, augsburger jj, et al, eds, ophthalmology, mosby, 1461-1462, ruamviboonsuk p, wongcumchang n, surawongsin p, panyawatananukul e, tiensuwan m, screening, diabetic retinopathy in rural area using single-field, digital fundus images, j med assoc thai, 2005 feb, 88(2), 176-80.