APEA EENT - Adanced H&P Questions with
Correct Answers | Latest 2026
Assessment of a patient's visual acuity resulted in 20/200 using the Snellen eye chart. This
means that:
at 20 feet the patient can read printed information that a person with normal vision could read at
200 feet.
A 60-year-old patient presents with severe, deep left eye pain. Findings reveal dilated and
fixed left pupil and the cornea is cloudy.
There is no ocular discharge noted. These findings are most likely consistent with:
acute angle closure glaucoma.
Round or oval shaped lesions surrounded by erythematous mucosa and noted on an area of
the oral mucosa may be:
aphthous ulcers.
On ophthalmoscopic exam of the older adult, there is an increased cup-to-disc ratio: This
finding is suggestive of:
open angle glaucoma.
A condition of the sclera that appears as localized ocular inflammation of the episcleral
vessels is most likely:
episcleritis.
, Ophthalmoscopic examination of the fundus reveals blood anterior to the retina and
obscuring retinal vessels. These findings are consistent with:
preretinal hemorrhages.
A 30-year-old patient presents with a moderate "aching" in his right eye. Findings reveal a
small and irregular shaped right pupil. The cornea appears cloudy with a slight
erythematous area around the corneal limbus. There is no ocular discharge noted. These
findings are consistent with:
acute iritis.
A fine rhythmic oscillation of the eyes is termed:
nystagmus
Findings following assessment of a person's left eye gaze include impaired movements when
attempting to look upward, downward, or inward. This condition is most consistent with:
left cranial nerve Ill (oculomotor)
paralysis
A patient presents with complaints of burning, itching, tearing, and some pain in the eye.
Findings reveal red, scaly, greasy flakes and thickened, crusted lid margins. This would be
suggestive of:
blepharitis.
The patient complains of seeing floating spots. This is consistent with:
a detached retina.
Correct Answers | Latest 2026
Assessment of a patient's visual acuity resulted in 20/200 using the Snellen eye chart. This
means that:
at 20 feet the patient can read printed information that a person with normal vision could read at
200 feet.
A 60-year-old patient presents with severe, deep left eye pain. Findings reveal dilated and
fixed left pupil and the cornea is cloudy.
There is no ocular discharge noted. These findings are most likely consistent with:
acute angle closure glaucoma.
Round or oval shaped lesions surrounded by erythematous mucosa and noted on an area of
the oral mucosa may be:
aphthous ulcers.
On ophthalmoscopic exam of the older adult, there is an increased cup-to-disc ratio: This
finding is suggestive of:
open angle glaucoma.
A condition of the sclera that appears as localized ocular inflammation of the episcleral
vessels is most likely:
episcleritis.
, Ophthalmoscopic examination of the fundus reveals blood anterior to the retina and
obscuring retinal vessels. These findings are consistent with:
preretinal hemorrhages.
A 30-year-old patient presents with a moderate "aching" in his right eye. Findings reveal a
small and irregular shaped right pupil. The cornea appears cloudy with a slight
erythematous area around the corneal limbus. There is no ocular discharge noted. These
findings are consistent with:
acute iritis.
A fine rhythmic oscillation of the eyes is termed:
nystagmus
Findings following assessment of a person's left eye gaze include impaired movements when
attempting to look upward, downward, or inward. This condition is most consistent with:
left cranial nerve Ill (oculomotor)
paralysis
A patient presents with complaints of burning, itching, tearing, and some pain in the eye.
Findings reveal red, scaly, greasy flakes and thickened, crusted lid margins. This would be
suggestive of:
blepharitis.
The patient complains of seeing floating spots. This is consistent with:
a detached retina.
