MDC 1 EXAM 2 COMPREHENSIVE
EXAMINATION TEST FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS VERIFIED COMPLETE
SOLUTION
●● anisocoria
Answer: a condition in which the pupils are unequal in size
●● exophthalmos
Answer: protrusion of the eyeballs, as seen in Graves disease
●● enophthalmos
Answer: sunken eyes, eyeballs are recessed
●● ptosis
Answer: prolapse, downward displacement, dropping
●● - Put in lower conjunctival sac
- Do not drop in center of eye
- Stabilize hands on facial structures (bony prominences)
- Hold the inner eye to avoid systemic effects (punctal occlusion)
,- Do not let dropper touch their eye
- Wash hands before
Answer: Patient education for instilling eye drops
●● punctal occlusion
Answer: Drainage of topical drops from the eye and their systemic
absorption can be prevented by _________ _________?
●● · Blurred vision
· Clouded vision
· Decreased color perception
· May think that glasses are smudged
· Double vision
· Halos around objects
· Problems with ADL'S
· Affects reading and driving
· Impaired night vision
· Frequents changes in eyeglass prescription
· Without surgical intervention blindness follows
Answer: Signs and symptoms of cataracts
●● · Wear dark glasses and avoid bright sunlight
,· Do not drive
· Develop a schedule for the administration of post-op eye drops. Be
sure client or family can demonstrate the correct technique for
administering the drops.
· Report Worsening Vision
· Observe for increasing eye redness
· Decrease in vision
· Floaters
· Sharp, or sudden pain in eye
· Green or yellow drainage on the lids and lashes
***avoid anything that increases IOP like...
· Do no bend at the waist
· Lift more than 10 pounds
· Sneeze or cough
· Blow your nose
· Strain to move bowels
· Have sexual intercourse
· Vomit
· Keep head in a dependent position
· Wear tight shirt collars
Answer: Patient Education for post-op cataract surgery
, ●● glaucoma
Answer: When the intraocular pressure increases it leads to compression
of the retinal blood vessels and photoreceptors and their nerve fibers
resulting in hypoxemia and death of the tissue and permanent loss of
vision
●● - Sudden severe pain around the eyes radiating over the face
- Headache or brow pain
- Nausea and vomiting
- Seeing colored halos around lights
- Sudden blurred vision
- Reddened sclera
- Foggy cornea
- Moderately dilated pupil that does not react to light
- Cupping and atrophy of the optic disc
Answer: Signs and symptoms of glaucoma
●● 10 mm Hg - 21 mm Hg
Answer: What is the normal intraocular range pressure?
●● reduce intraocular pressure
Answer: What is the goal of treatment for glaucoma?
EXAMINATION TEST FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS VERIFIED COMPLETE
SOLUTION
●● anisocoria
Answer: a condition in which the pupils are unequal in size
●● exophthalmos
Answer: protrusion of the eyeballs, as seen in Graves disease
●● enophthalmos
Answer: sunken eyes, eyeballs are recessed
●● ptosis
Answer: prolapse, downward displacement, dropping
●● - Put in lower conjunctival sac
- Do not drop in center of eye
- Stabilize hands on facial structures (bony prominences)
- Hold the inner eye to avoid systemic effects (punctal occlusion)
,- Do not let dropper touch their eye
- Wash hands before
Answer: Patient education for instilling eye drops
●● punctal occlusion
Answer: Drainage of topical drops from the eye and their systemic
absorption can be prevented by _________ _________?
●● · Blurred vision
· Clouded vision
· Decreased color perception
· May think that glasses are smudged
· Double vision
· Halos around objects
· Problems with ADL'S
· Affects reading and driving
· Impaired night vision
· Frequents changes in eyeglass prescription
· Without surgical intervention blindness follows
Answer: Signs and symptoms of cataracts
●● · Wear dark glasses and avoid bright sunlight
,· Do not drive
· Develop a schedule for the administration of post-op eye drops. Be
sure client or family can demonstrate the correct technique for
administering the drops.
· Report Worsening Vision
· Observe for increasing eye redness
· Decrease in vision
· Floaters
· Sharp, or sudden pain in eye
· Green or yellow drainage on the lids and lashes
***avoid anything that increases IOP like...
· Do no bend at the waist
· Lift more than 10 pounds
· Sneeze or cough
· Blow your nose
· Strain to move bowels
· Have sexual intercourse
· Vomit
· Keep head in a dependent position
· Wear tight shirt collars
Answer: Patient Education for post-op cataract surgery
, ●● glaucoma
Answer: When the intraocular pressure increases it leads to compression
of the retinal blood vessels and photoreceptors and their nerve fibers
resulting in hypoxemia and death of the tissue and permanent loss of
vision
●● - Sudden severe pain around the eyes radiating over the face
- Headache or brow pain
- Nausea and vomiting
- Seeing colored halos around lights
- Sudden blurred vision
- Reddened sclera
- Foggy cornea
- Moderately dilated pupil that does not react to light
- Cupping and atrophy of the optic disc
Answer: Signs and symptoms of glaucoma
●● 10 mm Hg - 21 mm Hg
Answer: What is the normal intraocular range pressure?
●● reduce intraocular pressure
Answer: What is the goal of treatment for glaucoma?
