Intro to Optometry exam 1 Questions And
Answers
When was the Flexnor report published? - - -
correct answer ✅1910
Who funded the Flexnor report? - - -
correct answer ✅Carnegie
What was the impact of the Flexnor report? - - -
correct answer ✅it shut down most "med schools" -from 155
down to 85 in 1920 -(by states denying licenses to Drs coming from
any unaccredited school)
What standards were enacted by a council coinciding with the
Flexnor report that helped enforce the finding? - - -
correct answer ✅medical education standards
-2 years undergrad -4 years medical training
-State licensure boards would only license Drs coming from
accredited schools
What are the independent health care professions? - - -
correct answer ✅-Podiatry, Dentistry, Optometry, Clinical
Psychology, Chiropractic
-NOT: pharmacists, nurses, PT, OT, or hygienists
, Intro to Optometry exam 1 Questions And
Answers
What are the steps/processes if professionalization? - - -
correct answer ✅-develop training -formal code of ethics
-programs w/ university links
-formed professional organizations
-full-time not part-time
-struggle for licensure/legal status
Who commissioned the Nathan study? - - -
correct answer ✅AOA
What were the conditions of the patients studying in the Nathan
study? - - -
correct answer ✅-Astigmatism
-Anisocoria (unequal pupil size)
-Imbalance
-NOT just myopia and hyperopia
What were the results of the Nathan Study? - - -
correct answer ✅Nathan study showed that Private Practices (31
Answers
When was the Flexnor report published? - - -
correct answer ✅1910
Who funded the Flexnor report? - - -
correct answer ✅Carnegie
What was the impact of the Flexnor report? - - -
correct answer ✅it shut down most "med schools" -from 155
down to 85 in 1920 -(by states denying licenses to Drs coming from
any unaccredited school)
What standards were enacted by a council coinciding with the
Flexnor report that helped enforce the finding? - - -
correct answer ✅medical education standards
-2 years undergrad -4 years medical training
-State licensure boards would only license Drs coming from
accredited schools
What are the independent health care professions? - - -
correct answer ✅-Podiatry, Dentistry, Optometry, Clinical
Psychology, Chiropractic
-NOT: pharmacists, nurses, PT, OT, or hygienists
, Intro to Optometry exam 1 Questions And
Answers
What are the steps/processes if professionalization? - - -
correct answer ✅-develop training -formal code of ethics
-programs w/ university links
-formed professional organizations
-full-time not part-time
-struggle for licensure/legal status
Who commissioned the Nathan study? - - -
correct answer ✅AOA
What were the conditions of the patients studying in the Nathan
study? - - -
correct answer ✅-Astigmatism
-Anisocoria (unequal pupil size)
-Imbalance
-NOT just myopia and hyperopia
What were the results of the Nathan Study? - - -
correct answer ✅Nathan study showed that Private Practices (31
