Ophthalmic Surgical Assistant Questions With Correct Answers

What technique is often used to remove malignant tumors and/or growths from the eyelids? {Ans: Moh's technique}A diamond blade with baked-on protein may be cleaned by inserting the retracted diamond blade into a wet _ _ and working it through incisions in the direction it is designed to cut {Ans: Styrofoam peanut}What type of surgery requires probes and dilators to open obstructed canals? {Ans: Lacrimal}During vitrectomy, where are the sclerotomy incisions made? {Ans: Through the pars plana}What is the abbreviation for phototherapeutic keratectomy? {Ans: PTK}What is the most common use of the YAG laser? {Ans: To open the opacified posterior capsule after cataract surgery}