Saturday, February 12, 2005

 

Eye, Aye!

Tuesday we had ophthalmology lab, so we once again we got to work with the cute doggies that the 3rd year students spayed and neutered (and yes, they are up for adoption--

Tiffani restrains this very tolerant puppy as Joyce rinses flourescein dye out of its eye (the orange dye is from the strip of paper in her right hand). Joyce will examine the cornea with a special light to see if there are any ulcers that picked up the dye.












Jim examines the retina of this playful black pup. The light in his right hand reflects off the back of the eye, and the lens in his other hand helps magnify the image.








Kim uses a magnifying loupe (like the ones jeweler's use) to examine the external parts of the eye: the lids, conjuntiva and glands, for inflammation and abnormalities.






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