Flashcards on Glaucoma

Here is our list of questions about glaucoma. These flashcards are not in any particular order, but were all created from the information in our glaucoma chapter.

• Question: Describe the aqueous pathway from start to finish.
• Question: How does applanation work?
• Question: How does neovascular glaucoma occur?
• Question: What are some risk factors for closed-angle glaucoma?
• Question: What are some risk factors for open-angle glaucoma?
• Question: What is glaucoma?
• Question: What is pigment dispersion glaucoma?
• Question: What is pseudoexfoliation syndrome?
• Question: What is the “ISNT rule” in glaucoma?
• Question: What’s a normal eye pressure?
• Question: What’s normal corneal thickness and why do we check it?
• Question: What’s the difference between open and closed-angle glaucoma?
• Question: Why can’t we look at the trabecular meshwork directly?
• Question: You have a patient with a corneal thickness of 600 microns, and measured pressure of 15. Do you think his actual pressure is higher or lower than 15?