CLASSROOM ACTIVITY 1
DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS FOR EYE DISORDERS
The assessment and evaluation of EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT disorders involves a
variety of diagnostic techniques and tests to determine the health and functionality of these
organs. Find the following diagnostic procedures and its use in diagnosis of disease conditions
related to eye, ear, nose and throat.
DIAGNOSTIC AND EVALUATION TOOLS FOR EYE DISORDERS
1. Visual Acuity Test.:
2. Refraction Test:
3. Slit Lamp Examination:
4. Tonometry:
5. Ophthalmoscopy (Fundoscopy):
6. Gonioscopy:
7. Visual Field Test:
8. Electroretinography (ERG):
9. Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT):
10. Fluorescein Angiography:
11. Ultrasound:
12. Corneal Topography:
13. Color Vision Testing
14. Pachymetry:
15. Schirmer's Test:
16. Retinal Imaging:
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DIAGNOSTIC AND EVALUATION TOOLS FOR THE EAR DISORDERS
1. Audiometry:
2. Tympanometry:
3. Otoscopy:
4. Acoustic Reflex Testing:
5. Electronystagmography (ENG) or Videonystagmography (VNG):
7. Electrocochleography (ECochG):
8. Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials (VEMP
9. High-Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI):
10. ENG/VNG Caloric Testing:
11. Posturography:
12. Otoacoustic Emissions (OAEs):
13. Speech Discrimination Tests:
DIAGNOSTIC AND EVALUATION TOOLS FOR THE NOSE AND THROAT DISORDERS
1. CT Scan (Computed Tomography):
2. MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging):
3. Biopsy:
4. Barium Swallow:
5. Pulmonary Function Tests:
6. Sleep Studies (Polysomnography):
7. Laryngoscopy:
8. Throat Culture:
9. Throat Ultrasound:
10.Barium Swallow:
11. Laryngoscopy:
12. Throat Culture:
13. Throat Ultrasound:
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