All of the following are important to document in the history of an ocular injury, EXCEPT:
A. How the injury occurred
B. Presence of others when the injury occurred
C. Time injury occurred
D. Treatment received since injury occurred - ANSWER B. Presence of others when injury
occurred
Sudden loss of vision in one eye MOST likely indicates:
A. Amblyopia
B. Cataract
C. Central retinal artery occlusion
D. Retinitis pigmentosa - ANSWER C. Central retinal artery occlusion
Globe rupture following blunt injury should always be suspected when:
A. Chemosis, hemorrhages, and low intraocular pressure are present
B. Diplopia is a major symptom
C. Lid ecchymosis is the major finding
D. Proptosis is present - ANSWER A. Chemosis, hemorrhages, and low intraocular pres-
sure are present
Which one of the following ocular conditions will least likely present a positive family his-
tory?
A. Keratoconus
B. Nystagmus
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,C. Conjunctivitis
D. Retinitis pigmentosa - ANSWER C. Conjunctivitis
Taking the history of a patient with diabetes mellitus should include which of the following
questions?
A. Do you exercise daily
B. Do you have frequent episodes of "pink-eye"?
C. Do you have allergies?
D. Have you ever experienced double vision? - ANSWER D. Have you ever experienced
double vision?
When evaluating a patient for cataract surgery, which of the following systemic illnesses is
LEAST important?
A. Cardiac problems
B. Diabetes
C. Hypertension
D. Urinary incontinance - ANSWER D. Urinary incontinance
Penicillin is used primarily for which one of the following conditions?
A. Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis
B. Gonococcal conjunctivitis
C. Herpes simplex conjunctivitis
D. Ocular histoplasmosis - ANSWER B. Gonococcal conjunctivitis
The physician prescribes Diamox for a patient recently diagnosed to have glaucoma. It is im-
portant to check the patient's history for:
A. Allergy to penicillin
B. Allergy to sulfas
C. Family history of glaucoma
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, D. Hypertension - ANSWER B. Allergy to sulfas
Which age group represents the smallest proportion of those becoming partially sighted?
A. Children
B. Young adults
C. Middle-aged
D. Elderly - ANSWER B. Young adults
In the case of a one year old child with an infantile left estropia and deep left amblyopia, the
following notation would BEST denote their visual acuity:
A. CSM
B. CSUM
C. CUSM
D. UCSUM - ANSWER D. UCSUM
The MOST common form of color vision defect is:
A. Absence of blue color recognition
B. Complete color blind
C. Deficient red-green color recognition
D. Deficient yellow-blue color recognition - ANSWER C. Deficient red-green color recogni-
tion
A patient who has a TOTAL deficiency of the red visual pigment is classified as:
A. Deuteranomalia
B. Deuteranopia
C. Protanomalia
D. Protanopia - ANSWER D. Protanopia
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A. How the injury occurred
B. Presence of others when the injury occurred
C. Time injury occurred
D. Treatment received since injury occurred - ANSWER B. Presence of others when injury
occurred
Sudden loss of vision in one eye MOST likely indicates:
A. Amblyopia
B. Cataract
C. Central retinal artery occlusion
D. Retinitis pigmentosa - ANSWER C. Central retinal artery occlusion
Globe rupture following blunt injury should always be suspected when:
A. Chemosis, hemorrhages, and low intraocular pressure are present
B. Diplopia is a major symptom
C. Lid ecchymosis is the major finding
D. Proptosis is present - ANSWER A. Chemosis, hemorrhages, and low intraocular pres-
sure are present
Which one of the following ocular conditions will least likely present a positive family his-
tory?
A. Keratoconus
B. Nystagmus
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,C. Conjunctivitis
D. Retinitis pigmentosa - ANSWER C. Conjunctivitis
Taking the history of a patient with diabetes mellitus should include which of the following
questions?
A. Do you exercise daily
B. Do you have frequent episodes of "pink-eye"?
C. Do you have allergies?
D. Have you ever experienced double vision? - ANSWER D. Have you ever experienced
double vision?
When evaluating a patient for cataract surgery, which of the following systemic illnesses is
LEAST important?
A. Cardiac problems
B. Diabetes
C. Hypertension
D. Urinary incontinance - ANSWER D. Urinary incontinance
Penicillin is used primarily for which one of the following conditions?
A. Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis
B. Gonococcal conjunctivitis
C. Herpes simplex conjunctivitis
D. Ocular histoplasmosis - ANSWER B. Gonococcal conjunctivitis
The physician prescribes Diamox for a patient recently diagnosed to have glaucoma. It is im-
portant to check the patient's history for:
A. Allergy to penicillin
B. Allergy to sulfas
C. Family history of glaucoma
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, D. Hypertension - ANSWER B. Allergy to sulfas
Which age group represents the smallest proportion of those becoming partially sighted?
A. Children
B. Young adults
C. Middle-aged
D. Elderly - ANSWER B. Young adults
In the case of a one year old child with an infantile left estropia and deep left amblyopia, the
following notation would BEST denote their visual acuity:
A. CSM
B. CSUM
C. CUSM
D. UCSUM - ANSWER D. UCSUM
The MOST common form of color vision defect is:
A. Absence of blue color recognition
B. Complete color blind
C. Deficient red-green color recognition
D. Deficient yellow-blue color recognition - ANSWER C. Deficient red-green color recogni-
tion
A patient who has a TOTAL deficiency of the red visual pigment is classified as:
A. Deuteranomalia
B. Deuteranopia
C. Protanomalia
D. Protanopia - ANSWER D. Protanopia
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