ABO-AE Review 8 Visual Assessment
An Amsler's grid should be used on a daily basis by a patient with __________ to
check for changes in their condition.
A. Cataracts
B. Retinitis Pigmentosa
C. Macular Degeneration
D. Glaucoma - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Macular Degeneration
Which of the following is used to check for lateral and vertical phorias?
A. Maddox Rod
B. Jackson Cross Cylinder
C. Vector Chart
D. Lester Pole - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Maddox Rod
A patient will experience photophobia and poor near vision after
______________________.
A. Tonometry
B. Visual training
C. Duochrome test
D. Cycloplegic refraction - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Cycloplegic refraction
If the patient says that the green side is clearer during the binocular duochrome
test, you shoud add _________ OU
A. Minus power
B. Plus power
C. Plus cylinder power
D. Minus cyliner power - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Plus power
Which of the following pharmaceuticals will dilate the pupil for 3-6 hours?
A. Homatropine 2%
, B. Cyclopentolate 1%
C. Atropine 1%
D. Scopolamine 0.2% - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Cyclopentolate 1%
The physiologic blind spot is located where?
A. Macula
B. Optic Disk
C. Fovea
D. Ora Serrata - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Optic Disk
The near point of convergence is reached when the test object:
A. Gets so close that it blurs
B. Gets so close that one eye deviates outward
C. Gets so close that one eye deviates inward
D. Gets so close that both eyes deviate outward - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Gets
so close the it blurs
When measuring a patient with a horizontal deviation, the Maddox rod should be
positioned so that the line forms a _____________.
A. Square
B. Horizontal line
C. Vertical line
D. Oblique line - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Vertical line
The instrument that provides information on the patient's refractive status by
reflecting light off the retina is___________________.
A. Ophthalmoscope
B. Tonometer
C. Phoropter
D. Retinoscope - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Retinoscope
If a patient misses two letters on the 20/30 acuity line, the acuity should be
recorded as _________________.
An Amsler's grid should be used on a daily basis by a patient with __________ to
check for changes in their condition.
A. Cataracts
B. Retinitis Pigmentosa
C. Macular Degeneration
D. Glaucoma - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Macular Degeneration
Which of the following is used to check for lateral and vertical phorias?
A. Maddox Rod
B. Jackson Cross Cylinder
C. Vector Chart
D. Lester Pole - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Maddox Rod
A patient will experience photophobia and poor near vision after
______________________.
A. Tonometry
B. Visual training
C. Duochrome test
D. Cycloplegic refraction - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Cycloplegic refraction
If the patient says that the green side is clearer during the binocular duochrome
test, you shoud add _________ OU
A. Minus power
B. Plus power
C. Plus cylinder power
D. Minus cyliner power - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Plus power
Which of the following pharmaceuticals will dilate the pupil for 3-6 hours?
A. Homatropine 2%
, B. Cyclopentolate 1%
C. Atropine 1%
D. Scopolamine 0.2% - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Cyclopentolate 1%
The physiologic blind spot is located where?
A. Macula
B. Optic Disk
C. Fovea
D. Ora Serrata - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Optic Disk
The near point of convergence is reached when the test object:
A. Gets so close that it blurs
B. Gets so close that one eye deviates outward
C. Gets so close that one eye deviates inward
D. Gets so close that both eyes deviate outward - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Gets
so close the it blurs
When measuring a patient with a horizontal deviation, the Maddox rod should be
positioned so that the line forms a _____________.
A. Square
B. Horizontal line
C. Vertical line
D. Oblique line - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Vertical line
The instrument that provides information on the patient's refractive status by
reflecting light off the retina is___________________.
A. Ophthalmoscope
B. Tonometer
C. Phoropter
D. Retinoscope - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Retinoscope
If a patient misses two letters on the 20/30 acuity line, the acuity should be
recorded as _________________.
