Use of an instrument called a gonioscope to examine the anterior chamber of the eye to determine ocular motility and rotation.
Examination of the anterior chamber angle using corneal contact lenses that allow visualization of the angle structures including the trabecular meshwork. F G I J K L NO PQ RS TU VWXYZ Acronyms
Use of a special lens to look at the eye's aqueous drainage area. This can be thought of as looking at the drain of the eye to see if it's plugged up. Go to Top
examination of the anterior-champer angle structures of the eye, including the trabecular meschwork.
(goh-nee-AHS-koh-pee). Examination of the anterior chamber angle through a goniolens (special type of contact lens).
examination of the drainage angle of the eye using special lenses
In this test, a contact lens that contains a mirror is gently placed on the eye. The mirror lets the doctor look sideways into the eye to check whether the angle where the iris meets the cornea is open or closed. This helps the doctor decide whether open angle or angle closure glaucoma is present.
Gonioscopy describes the use of a goniolens (also known as a gonioscope) in conjunction with a slit lamp or operating microscope to gain a view of the iridocorneal angle, or the anatomical angle formed between the eye's cornea and iris. The importance of this process is in diagnosing and monitoring various eye conditions associated with glaucoma.