Facharzt FMH Ophthalmologie - independent subject foundations cheat sheet

Use consistent signs, units and correction planes in optical calculations.

Prentice magnitude and prism base direction must be reasoned separately.

A plus lens has prism bases toward its center; a minus lens has bases away.

Visual acuity alone is not a complete functional assessment or localization.

Ulcer severity, location and atypical features influence sampling needs.

Do not delay urgent appropriate treatment through an indiscriminate sampling rule.

Dry-eye mechanisms can coexist despite a normal individual test.

A single tomography or thickness number does not certify surgical safety.

Biometry needs the actual cornea, axial dimensions and surgical history.

No formula guarantees the best result in every eye.

Typical postoperative timing does not independently exclude infection.

Lens choice and procedural planning involve actual functional tradeoffs.

A vitreous detachment and a retinal tear can coexist.

Acute symptomatic retinal arterial occlusion needs urgent systemic assessment.

Historical trial findings must be matched to the actual agents studied.

Specialist uveal melanoma biopsy can have diagnostic or prognostic purposes.

Pressure, structure, function and trajectory all matter in glaucoma.

Topical medicines can have important systemic adverse effects.

Angle closure has several mechanisms with different treatment implications.

Inflammation should be assessed for infectious causes and masquerade processes.

A normal optic disc does not exclude retrobulbar optic neuritis.

Pupil sparing does not infallibly exclude an aneurysm in acquired third-nerve palsy.

Interpret amblyopia trials within their actual age and starting-vision context.

Sight-threatening orbital or thyroid eye disease can require urgent assessment.