RT Book, Section
A1 Chang, David F.
A2 Riordan-Eva, Paul
A2 Cunningham, Emmett T.
SR Print(0)
ID 55780793
T1 Chapter 2. Ophthalmologic Examination
T2 Vaughan & Asbury's General Ophthalmology, 18e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-163420-5
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55780793
RD 2024/04/24
AB Of  all  the  organs  of  the  body,  the  eye  is  most  accessible  to  direct  examination.  Visual  function  can  be  quantified  by  simple  subjective  testing.  The  external  anatomy  of  the  eye  is  visible  to  inspection  with  the  unaided  eye  and  with  fairly  simple  instruments.  With  more  complicated  instruments,  the  interior  of  the  eye  is  visible  through  the  clear  cornea.  The  eye  is  the  only  part  of  the  body  where  blood  vessels  and  central  nervous  system  tissue  (retina  and  optic  nerve)  can  be  viewed  directly.  Important  systemic  effects  of  infectious,  autoimmune,  neoplastic,  and  vascular  diseases  may  be  identified  from  ocular  examination.