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1. A patient history of pain and low vision could be attributed to
a. Acute glaucoma
b. Strabismus
c. Stroke
d. Subconjunctival hemorrhage: a. Acute glaucoma
2. Which of the following is a symptom
a. Flakes on the lashes
b. Flashes of light
c. Red eye
d. Swollen lid: b. Flashes of light
3. Under what heading should the onset of current symptoms be recorded?
a. Current medications
b. Past history
c. Physical signs
d. Present illness: d. Present illness
4. Which is the main reason for the patient's visit to the ophthalmologist record-
ed
a. Chief complaint
b. Family history
c. Past medical history
d. Past ocular history: a. Chief complaint
5. Which one of the following conditions is *not* hereditary
a. Migraines
b. Diabetes
c. Nystagmus
d. Conjunctivitis: d. Conjunctivitis
6. Which part of the patient examination is performed by asking specific ques-
tions in an orderly sequence?
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a. History
b. Diagnosis
c. Measurement
d. Assessment: a. History
7. What is an important question to ask a patient that complains of a "red-eye"?
a. Do you have blurred vision?
b. Do you see flashing lights?
c. Do you wear glasses?
d. Do you see floaters?: a. Do you have blurred vision?
8. What is the term used to refer to symptoms due to uncorrected refractive
error?
a. Ametropia
b. Asthenopia
c. Esotropia
d. Anisometropia: a. Ametropia
9. Symptoms associated with a red, irritated, bloodshot eye are *most* likely
due to
a. Retinal detachment
b. Cataracts
c. Conjunctivitis
d. Open-angle glaucoma: c. Conjunctivitis
10. What is a probable cause of blurred distance vision that is improved by
squinting?
a. Esotropia
b. Glaucoma
c. Uncorrected myopia
d. Uncorrected presbyopia: c. Uncorrected myopia
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11. Which of the following equivalences is correct?
a. 5/200 is equivalent to 20/400
b. 6/60 is equivalent to 3/120
c. 10/200 is equivalent to 20/100
d. 20/200 is equivalent to 10/100: d. 20/200 is equivalent to 10/100
12. Which of the following is a measure of distance of visual acuity
a. 20/20
b. 40 arc seconds
c. D-15
d. Jaeger 2: a. 20/20
13. 20/60 visual acuity means the patient sees a test object at
a. 6 meters that someone with 20/20 vision would see at 20 feet
b. 20 feet that someone with 20/20 vision would see at 60 feet
c. 20 feet that someone with 20/20 vision would see at 60 meters
d. 60 feet that someone with 20/20 vision would see at 20 feet: b. 20 feet that someone
with 20/20 vision would see at 60 feet
14. An effective means of estimating visual acuity in infants would be to use
a. An amblyoscope
b. Preferential looking
c. Prism bars
d. A Snellen chart: b. Preferential looking
15. In an industrial injury in which the patient complains of a foreign body
sensation, a 20/60 vision is recorded by the assistant. What is the next step the
assistant should take?
a. Instill a fluorescein dye
b. Patch the eye
c. Return the patient to the waiting room
d. Try a pinhole test to see if vision will improve: d. Try a pinhole test to see if vision will improve
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16. Measuring visual acuity with a potential acuity meter is useful for patients
with
a. Glaucoma
b. Cataracts
c. Optic neuritis
d. Age-Related Macular Degeneration: b. Cataracts
17. Near vision charts should be held how many inches from the eye?
a. 10-12
b. 14-16
c. 18-20
d. 22-24: b. 14-16
18. If poor vision is simply due to refractive error, the acuity should improve with
use of a(n)
a. Placido disc
b. Pinhole disc
c. Occluder over non-dominant eye
d. Occluder over dominate eye: b. Pinhole disc
19. What is the recommended distance used for assessing distance acuity?
a. 3'
b. 10'
c. 20'
d. 40': c. 20'
20. If a person is able to 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
a. 20/20
b. 20/40
c. 20/60
d. 20/80: c. 20/60
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1. A patient history of pain and low vision could be attributed to
a. Acute glaucoma
b. Strabismus
c. Stroke
d. Subconjunctival hemorrhage: a. Acute glaucoma
2. Which of the following is a symptom
a. Flakes on the lashes
b. Flashes of light
c. Red eye
d. Swollen lid: b. Flashes of light
3. Under what heading should the onset of current symptoms be recorded?
a. Current medications
b. Past history
c. Physical signs
d. Present illness: d. Present illness
4. Which is the main reason for the patient's visit to the ophthalmologist record-
ed
a. Chief complaint
b. Family history
c. Past medical history
d. Past ocular history: a. Chief complaint
5. Which one of the following conditions is *not* hereditary
a. Migraines
b. Diabetes
c. Nystagmus
d. Conjunctivitis: d. Conjunctivitis
6. Which part of the patient examination is performed by asking specific ques-
tions in an orderly sequence?
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a. History
b. Diagnosis
c. Measurement
d. Assessment: a. History
7. What is an important question to ask a patient that complains of a "red-eye"?
a. Do you have blurred vision?
b. Do you see flashing lights?
c. Do you wear glasses?
d. Do you see floaters?: a. Do you have blurred vision?
8. What is the term used to refer to symptoms due to uncorrected refractive
error?
a. Ametropia
b. Asthenopia
c. Esotropia
d. Anisometropia: a. Ametropia
9. Symptoms associated with a red, irritated, bloodshot eye are *most* likely
due to
a. Retinal detachment
b. Cataracts
c. Conjunctivitis
d. Open-angle glaucoma: c. Conjunctivitis
10. What is a probable cause of blurred distance vision that is improved by
squinting?
a. Esotropia
b. Glaucoma
c. Uncorrected myopia
d. Uncorrected presbyopia: c. Uncorrected myopia
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11. Which of the following equivalences is correct?
a. 5/200 is equivalent to 20/400
b. 6/60 is equivalent to 3/120
c. 10/200 is equivalent to 20/100
d. 20/200 is equivalent to 10/100: d. 20/200 is equivalent to 10/100
12. Which of the following is a measure of distance of visual acuity
a. 20/20
b. 40 arc seconds
c. D-15
d. Jaeger 2: a. 20/20
13. 20/60 visual acuity means the patient sees a test object at
a. 6 meters that someone with 20/20 vision would see at 20 feet
b. 20 feet that someone with 20/20 vision would see at 60 feet
c. 20 feet that someone with 20/20 vision would see at 60 meters
d. 60 feet that someone with 20/20 vision would see at 20 feet: b. 20 feet that someone
with 20/20 vision would see at 60 feet
14. An effective means of estimating visual acuity in infants would be to use
a. An amblyoscope
b. Preferential looking
c. Prism bars
d. A Snellen chart: b. Preferential looking
15. In an industrial injury in which the patient complains of a foreign body
sensation, a 20/60 vision is recorded by the assistant. What is the next step the
assistant should take?
a. Instill a fluorescein dye
b. Patch the eye
c. Return the patient to the waiting room
d. Try a pinhole test to see if vision will improve: d. Try a pinhole test to see if vision will improve
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16. Measuring visual acuity with a potential acuity meter is useful for patients
with
a. Glaucoma
b. Cataracts
c. Optic neuritis
d. Age-Related Macular Degeneration: b. Cataracts
17. Near vision charts should be held how many inches from the eye?
a. 10-12
b. 14-16
c. 18-20
d. 22-24: b. 14-16
18. If poor vision is simply due to refractive error, the acuity should improve with
use of a(n)
a. Placido disc
b. Pinhole disc
c. Occluder over non-dominant eye
d. Occluder over dominate eye: b. Pinhole disc
19. What is the recommended distance used for assessing distance acuity?
a. 3'
b. 10'
c. 20'
d. 40': c. 20'
20. If a person is able to 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
a. 20/20
b. 20/40
c. 20/60
d. 20/80: c. 20/60
