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A patient's history of pain and low vision could be attributed to:
A. Acute Glaucoma
B. Strabismus
C. Stroke
D. Subconjunctival hemorrahge - CORRECT ANSWERS - A. Acute glaucoma
Which of the following is a symptom?
A. Flakes on the lashes
B. Lashes of light
C. Red eye
D. Swollen lid - CORRECT ANSWERS - B. Flashes of light
Under what heading should the onset of current symptoms be recorded?
A. Current medications
B. Past history
C. Physical signs
D. Present illness - CORRECT ANSWERS - D. Present illness
Which is the main reason for the patient's visit to the ophthalmologist recorded?
A. Chief complaint
B. Family history
C. Past medical history
D. Past ocular history - CORRECT ANSWERS - A. Chief complaint
,Which of the following conditions is NOT hereditary?
A. Migraines
B. Diabetes
C. Nystagmus
D. Conjunctivitis - CORRECT ANSWERS - D. Conjunctivitis
Which part of the patient examination is performed by asking specific questions
in an orderly sequence?
A. History
B. Diagnosis
C. Measurement
D. Assessment - CORRECT ANSWERS - A. History
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? - CORRECT ANSWERS - A. Do you have blurred
vision?
What is the term used to refer to symptoms due to uncorrected refractive error?
A. Ametropia
B. Asthenopia
C. Esotropia
D. Anisometropia - CORRECT ANSWERS - A. Ametropia
Symptoms associated with a red, irritated, bloodshot eye are MOST likely due
to:
,A. retinal detachment
B. cataracts
C. conjunctivitis
D. open-angle glaucoma - CORRECT ANSWERS - C. conjunctivitis
What is a probable cause of blurred distance vision that is improved by
squinting?
A. Esotropia
B. Glaucoma
C. Uncorrected myopia
D. Uncorrected presbyopia - CORRECT ANSWERS - C. Uncorrected myopia
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 - CORRECT ANSWERS - D. 20/200 is
equivalent to 10/100
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 - CORRECT ANSWERS - A. 20/20
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 60 feet - CORRECT
ANSWERS - B. 20 feet that someone with 20/20 vision would see at 60 feet
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 - CORRECT ANSWERS - B. preferential looking
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 - CORRECT ANSWERS -
D. Try a pinhole test to see if vision will improve
Measuring visual acuity with a potential acuity meter is useful in patients with
A. Glaucoma
B. Cataracts
C. Optic neuritis
D. Macular degeneration - CORRECT ANSWERS - B. Cataracts
Near vision charts should be held how many inches from the eye?
A. 10-12
B. 14-16
C. 18-20
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A patient's history of pain and low vision could be attributed to:
A. Acute Glaucoma
B. Strabismus
C. Stroke
D. Subconjunctival hemorrahge - CORRECT ANSWERS - A. Acute glaucoma
Which of the following is a symptom?
A. Flakes on the lashes
B. Lashes of light
C. Red eye
D. Swollen lid - CORRECT ANSWERS - B. Flashes of light
Under what heading should the onset of current symptoms be recorded?
A. Current medications
B. Past history
C. Physical signs
D. Present illness - CORRECT ANSWERS - D. Present illness
Which is the main reason for the patient's visit to the ophthalmologist recorded?
A. Chief complaint
B. Family history
C. Past medical history
D. Past ocular history - CORRECT ANSWERS - A. Chief complaint
,Which of the following conditions is NOT hereditary?
A. Migraines
B. Diabetes
C. Nystagmus
D. Conjunctivitis - CORRECT ANSWERS - D. Conjunctivitis
Which part of the patient examination is performed by asking specific questions
in an orderly sequence?
A. History
B. Diagnosis
C. Measurement
D. Assessment - CORRECT ANSWERS - A. History
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? - CORRECT ANSWERS - A. Do you have blurred
vision?
What is the term used to refer to symptoms due to uncorrected refractive error?
A. Ametropia
B. Asthenopia
C. Esotropia
D. Anisometropia - CORRECT ANSWERS - A. Ametropia
Symptoms associated with a red, irritated, bloodshot eye are MOST likely due
to:
,A. retinal detachment
B. cataracts
C. conjunctivitis
D. open-angle glaucoma - CORRECT ANSWERS - C. conjunctivitis
What is a probable cause of blurred distance vision that is improved by
squinting?
A. Esotropia
B. Glaucoma
C. Uncorrected myopia
D. Uncorrected presbyopia - CORRECT ANSWERS - C. Uncorrected myopia
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 - CORRECT ANSWERS - D. 20/200 is
equivalent to 10/100
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 - CORRECT ANSWERS - A. 20/20
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 60 feet - CORRECT
ANSWERS - B. 20 feet that someone with 20/20 vision would see at 60 feet
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 - CORRECT ANSWERS - B. preferential looking
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 - CORRECT ANSWERS -
D. Try a pinhole test to see if vision will improve
Measuring visual acuity with a potential acuity meter is useful in patients with
A. Glaucoma
B. Cataracts
C. Optic neuritis
D. Macular degeneration - CORRECT ANSWERS - B. Cataracts
Near vision charts should be held how many inches from the eye?
A. 10-12
B. 14-16
C. 18-20
