What is NOT important when documenting the history of an ocular injury? - ANSWER
presence of others when the injury occurred
When evaluating a patient for cataract surgery, which of the following systemic illness is
LEAST important? - ANSWER urinary incontinence
Which one of the following ocular conditions will LEAST likely present in a patient's family
history? - ANSWER conjunctivitis
Which symptoms might suggest angle-closure glaucoma? - ANSWER rainbow colored ha-
los around lights
what is the correct interpretation of 1gtt tid OU - ANSWER one drop to both eyes three
times a day
A history of corticosteroid use of LEAST importance when ascertaining which condition? -
ANSWER macular degeneration
A visual acuity of 20/200 obtained at a distance of 4 feet should be recorded as - AN-
SWER 4/200
If a patient's visual acuity measures 20/70 with correction and pinholes to 20/25, which of
the following is MOST likely? - ANSWER the patient needs distance correction
the lines of optotypes are what size in comparison to entire optotype - ANSWER 1/5
1
,Reduced visual acuity without any detectable organic cause is referred to as - ANSWER
amblyopia
What is the metric equivalent of 20/40 visual acuity? - ANSWER 6/12
A 55-year-old patient has worn glasses since childhood. Without glasses, the uncorrected vi-
sion improves when looking through an occluder with perforation. This phenomenon is
know as the - ANSWER pinhole effect
Dynamic visual acuity refers to - ANSWER kinetic or moving vision
Measuring visual acuity with a potential acuity meter is useful for patients with - AN-
SWER catarcts
Near vision charts should be held how many inches from the eye? - ANSWER 14-16
If poor vision is simply due to refractive error, the acuity should improve with use of a(n) -
ANSWER pinhole disc
What is the recommended distance for assessing visual acuity? - ANSWER 20'
If a person can clearly see an object at 20 feet that can be seen at 60 feet by a person with
no refractive error, their visual acuity is said to be - ANSWER 20/60
If a patient is unable to distinguish the largest letter on a Snellen chart, the assistance should
- ANSWER determine if the patient can count fingers at a given distance
2
, In visual assessment, an infant would be expected to reach for toys by the age of - AN-
SWER 4-6 months
The visual defect in which there is a complete type of nerve fiber bundle defect emanating
from the blind spot, arching over central fixation, and ending on the horizontal line is a - AN-
SWER Bjerrum scotoma
Homonymous congruous visual field defects with macular sparing are located in what part of
the visual pathway? - ANSWER occipital cortex
The normal visual field is determined by the size of the test object employed and the dis-
tance at which the test was made. With a 3 mm white target on the perimeter of a 330-de-
gree radius, the average peripheral limit is about - ANSWER 95 degrees outward, 75 de-
grees downward, 60 degrees inward and 60 degrees upward
What type of patient generally requires a threshold 24-degree central field test? - AN-
SWER glaucoma
the MOST widely used method of visual field screening, requiring no special equipment, is -
ANSWER confrontation testing
Scotomas located immediately nasal or temporal to fixation are known as - ANSWER pa-
racentral
The purpose of the swinging flashlight test is to compare - ANSWER direct response in
the stimulated eye and the consensual response in the other eye
In ordinary room light, the diameter of the normal adult pupil is - ANSWER 3-5 mm
A difference in pupil size is referred to as - ANSWER anisocoria
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presence of others when the injury occurred
When evaluating a patient for cataract surgery, which of the following systemic illness is
LEAST important? - ANSWER urinary incontinence
Which one of the following ocular conditions will LEAST likely present in a patient's family
history? - ANSWER conjunctivitis
Which symptoms might suggest angle-closure glaucoma? - ANSWER rainbow colored ha-
los around lights
what is the correct interpretation of 1gtt tid OU - ANSWER one drop to both eyes three
times a day
A history of corticosteroid use of LEAST importance when ascertaining which condition? -
ANSWER macular degeneration
A visual acuity of 20/200 obtained at a distance of 4 feet should be recorded as - AN-
SWER 4/200
If a patient's visual acuity measures 20/70 with correction and pinholes to 20/25, which of
the following is MOST likely? - ANSWER the patient needs distance correction
the lines of optotypes are what size in comparison to entire optotype - ANSWER 1/5
1
,Reduced visual acuity without any detectable organic cause is referred to as - ANSWER
amblyopia
What is the metric equivalent of 20/40 visual acuity? - ANSWER 6/12
A 55-year-old patient has worn glasses since childhood. Without glasses, the uncorrected vi-
sion improves when looking through an occluder with perforation. This phenomenon is
know as the - ANSWER pinhole effect
Dynamic visual acuity refers to - ANSWER kinetic or moving vision
Measuring visual acuity with a potential acuity meter is useful for patients with - AN-
SWER catarcts
Near vision charts should be held how many inches from the eye? - ANSWER 14-16
If poor vision is simply due to refractive error, the acuity should improve with use of a(n) -
ANSWER pinhole disc
What is the recommended distance for assessing visual acuity? - ANSWER 20'
If a person can clearly see an object at 20 feet that can be seen at 60 feet by a person with
no refractive error, their visual acuity is said to be - ANSWER 20/60
If a patient is unable to distinguish the largest letter on a Snellen chart, the assistance should
- ANSWER determine if the patient can count fingers at a given distance
2
, In visual assessment, an infant would be expected to reach for toys by the age of - AN-
SWER 4-6 months
The visual defect in which there is a complete type of nerve fiber bundle defect emanating
from the blind spot, arching over central fixation, and ending on the horizontal line is a - AN-
SWER Bjerrum scotoma
Homonymous congruous visual field defects with macular sparing are located in what part of
the visual pathway? - ANSWER occipital cortex
The normal visual field is determined by the size of the test object employed and the dis-
tance at which the test was made. With a 3 mm white target on the perimeter of a 330-de-
gree radius, the average peripheral limit is about - ANSWER 95 degrees outward, 75 de-
grees downward, 60 degrees inward and 60 degrees upward
What type of patient generally requires a threshold 24-degree central field test? - AN-
SWER glaucoma
the MOST widely used method of visual field screening, requiring no special equipment, is -
ANSWER confrontation testing
Scotomas located immediately nasal or temporal to fixation are known as - ANSWER pa-
racentral
The purpose of the swinging flashlight test is to compare - ANSWER direct response in
the stimulated eye and the consensual response in the other eye
In ordinary room light, the diameter of the normal adult pupil is - ANSWER 3-5 mm
A difference in pupil size is referred to as - ANSWER anisocoria
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