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  2. Fluorescein (medical use) - Wikipedia

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    Fluorescein (medical use) Fluorescein is used to help in the diagnosis of a number of eye problems. [ 3] When applied as a drop or within a strip of paper to the surface of the eye it is used to help detect eye injuries such as foreign bodies and corneal abrasions. [ 4][ 5] When given by mouth or injection into a vein it is used to help ...

  3. Dilated fundus examination - Wikipedia

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    Dilated fundus examination ( DFE) is a diagnostic procedure that uses mydriatic eye drops to dilate or enlarge the pupil in order to obtain a better view of the fundus of the eye. [ 1] Once the pupil is dilated, examiners use ophthalmoscopy to view the eye's interior, which makes it easier to assess the retina, optic nerve head, blood vessels ...

  4. List of optometric abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Description ( notes ) AC. Anterior chamber. fluid-filled space between the iris and the endothelium. AC 4/4. Grade 4 anterior chamber angle. open angle between cornea and iris. AC 3/4. Grade 3 anterior chamber angle.

  5. Handing out needles, drug test kits: NJ expands harm ... - AOL

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    PATERSON — One by one, the unhoused drug users living in an encampment along freight railroad tracks in the city's 4th Ward trudged through a hole in the fence when they saw the harm reduction ...

  6. Drug test - Wikipedia

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    Drug test. MeSH. D015813. A drug test (also often toxicology screen or tox screen) is a technical analysis of a biological specimen, for example urine, hair, blood, breath, sweat, or oral fluid/saliva —to determine the presence or absence of specified parent drugs or their metabolites. Major applications of drug testing include detection of ...

  7. How Does Drug Testing Work for the Olympics? What to Know ...

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    How Does a Drug Test Work? The athlete is notified and accompanied by a doping control officer. They will either be tested through urine or a blood test. The completed test is sent to the lab and ...

  8. Electroretinography - Wikipedia

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    Electroretinography measures the electrical responses of various cell types in the retina, including the photoreceptors ( rods and cones ), inner retinal cells ( bipolar and amacrine cells), and the ganglion cells. Electrodes are placed on the surface of the cornea (DTL silver/nylon fiber string or ERG jet) or on the skin beneath the eye ...

  9. Tropicamide - Wikipedia

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    Tropicamide, sold under the brand name Mydriacyl among others, is a medication used to dilate the pupil and help with examination of the eye. [ 3] Specifically it is used to help examine the back of the eye. [ 4] It is applied as eye drops. [ 3] Effects occur within 40 minutes and last for up to a day.