MedSurg 1 - Ear/Eye Exam Questions and
Answers with Verified Solutions | Latest
Updated 2026
eye assessment history: personal and family
- vision problems
- night blindness
- color blindness
- glaucoma
nutrition
eye trauma
eye trauma rust ring from metallic objects impaled in
cornea
Vitamins for eye function Vitamin A
Vitamin C
Vitamin E
Lutein
Vitamin A maintain retinal function
decrease causes dry eyes and
keratomalacia
keratomalacia drying and clouding of cornea, blindness
,Vitamin C & E strong antioxidants that protect eye against
free
radical damage
- agents against cataracts and macular
degeneration
Lutein found in retina
helps against cataracts and macular
degeneration
eye inspection wash hands
use gloves
exophalmos bulging of eye
ex: hyperthyroidism, tissues around eye
become
inflamed
ptosis drooping of the eyelids
levator muscle stretches or separates from
eyelid
- aging or eye injury
can be congenital
enopthalmos "sunken" eye
traumatic/local/systemic conditions:
- alterations in body orbit
- orbital fat atrophy
- retraction
Aniscoria unequal pupil size
- can be normal, 20% of population
, aniscoria - causes can be normal
nervous system problem
eye damage
stroke
viral infection
snellen chart legally blind if the best CORRECTED
vision (with
glasses or contacts) is 20/200 or worse
normal vision: 20/20
Rosenbaum Pocket Vision Assess "near" vision for patients unable to
Screener read with
& Jaeger Test Card magnification. Held 14 inches from eyes.
14/14
Ishihara Chart color vision
color blindness
color blindness cannot distinguish red/green or blue/yellow
8% of males and 1% of females
confrontation test - Pt and examiner sit face to face
- Pt covers left eye and examiner right
- Pt moves the test object from outside the
visual
field towards midline
- Instruct pt to indicate appearance of the
object
Use your peripherals!
strabismus eye misalignment
Answers with Verified Solutions | Latest
Updated 2026
eye assessment history: personal and family
- vision problems
- night blindness
- color blindness
- glaucoma
nutrition
eye trauma
eye trauma rust ring from metallic objects impaled in
cornea
Vitamins for eye function Vitamin A
Vitamin C
Vitamin E
Lutein
Vitamin A maintain retinal function
decrease causes dry eyes and
keratomalacia
keratomalacia drying and clouding of cornea, blindness
,Vitamin C & E strong antioxidants that protect eye against
free
radical damage
- agents against cataracts and macular
degeneration
Lutein found in retina
helps against cataracts and macular
degeneration
eye inspection wash hands
use gloves
exophalmos bulging of eye
ex: hyperthyroidism, tissues around eye
become
inflamed
ptosis drooping of the eyelids
levator muscle stretches or separates from
eyelid
- aging or eye injury
can be congenital
enopthalmos "sunken" eye
traumatic/local/systemic conditions:
- alterations in body orbit
- orbital fat atrophy
- retraction
Aniscoria unequal pupil size
- can be normal, 20% of population
, aniscoria - causes can be normal
nervous system problem
eye damage
stroke
viral infection
snellen chart legally blind if the best CORRECTED
vision (with
glasses or contacts) is 20/200 or worse
normal vision: 20/20
Rosenbaum Pocket Vision Assess "near" vision for patients unable to
Screener read with
& Jaeger Test Card magnification. Held 14 inches from eyes.
14/14
Ishihara Chart color vision
color blindness
color blindness cannot distinguish red/green or blue/yellow
8% of males and 1% of females
confrontation test - Pt and examiner sit face to face
- Pt covers left eye and examiner right
- Pt moves the test object from outside the
visual
field towards midline
- Instruct pt to indicate appearance of the
object
Use your peripherals!
strabismus eye misalignment
