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Change a bifocal Rx to a single vision Rx - CORRECT ANS Add the bifocal
power to the sphere powers.
OD: -0.50
OS: -0.25-0.25x172
Add: +1.75
Turns into-
OD: +1.25
OS: +1.50-0.25x172
Anisometropia - CORRECT ANS There is a difference of 3 diopters between both
eyes; when the vision of the eyes differs by a large margin.
Antimetropia - CORRECT ANS Refers to Rx's that differ in sign.
Ex. OD: +0.25
OS: -0.75
Simple Hyperopia - CORRECT ANS The Rx will be a + sphere
Simple Myopia - CORRECT ANS The Rx will be - sphere
Marcus Gunn - CORRECT ANS Tests to see if both pupils constrict when a light
is shined in one eye. Tests for abnormalties in pupillary reaction.
optotypes - CORRECT ANS letters on the Snellen Chart
Who is said to be the pioneer lens designer (1268) - CORRECT ANS Roger
Bacon
Who is generally credited with the invention of spectacles? - CORRECT ANS
Salvino d'Armati of Florence, Italy (1285)
When were minus or concave lenses invented? - CORRECT ANS 16th century
for correction of myopic eyes (nearsightedness)
When were toric lenses invented and by whom? - CORRECT ANS 19th century
by Suscipi
Who is credited with making the first bifocals? - CORRECT ANS Benjamin
Franklin (1784)
Who aroused the interest of physicians concerning the exam of the eye and
prescribing spectale lenses? - CORRECT ANS F.C. Donders (1800)
Ocularist - CORRECT ANS a paramedical technician who designs, fabricates,
hand paints, and fits ocular protheses for those who have lost one or both eyes
photophobia - CORRECT ANS fear of light
iritis - CORRECT ANS an inflammation of the iris.
contraocular - CORRECT ANS pertaining to the opposite eye
enophthalmos - CORRECT ANS recession of the eyeball into the orbit
heterotropia - CORRECT ANS eyes do not maintain parallelism, but take a
permanent position of convergence or divergence
uvetis - CORRECT ANS inflammation involving the uveal tract
hyphema - CORRECT ANS blood in the anterior chamber of the eye
binocular - CORRECT ANS pertaining to both eyes, the use of both eyes
simutaneously
anophthalmos - CORRECT ANS abscence of an eyeball (newborn)
aspheric - CORRECT ANS a curve of multiple radii
achromat - CORRECT ANS a totally color blind individual, a lens free from
chromatic abberation
hemophthalmia - CORRECT ANS blood (hemmorrhage) within the eye
, ABO Exam Questions and Answers
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aniridia - CORRECT ANS complete or partial absence of the iris
endophthalmitis - CORRECT ANS inflammation of the tissues of the internal
structures of the eye
ansiotropia - CORRECT ANS unequal turning of the eyes
diplopia - CORRECT ANS double vision
exophthalmos - CORRECT ANS abnormal protrusion of the eyeball outward and
forward
hemianopsia - CORRECT ANS blindness in half the visual field of one or both
eyes
opthalmoscope - CORRECT ANS an instrument for viewing the fundus and
interior of the eye
supraduction - CORRECT ANS an upward rotation of the eye
retinoscope - CORRECT ANS an instrument for viewing or shinning light on the
retina to determine the refractive state of the eye
keratitis - CORRECT ANS inflammation of the cornea
keratoconus - CORRECT ANS deformity of the cornea in which it becomes cone
shapped, due to stretching of tissues in its central area.
kerat-;kerato- - CORRECT ANS cornea
blaph-; blapharo- - CORRECT ANS eyelid
lach- - CORRECT ANS tears
dacry- - CORRECT ANS tears (abnormal)
core- - CORRECT ANS pupil
phac- - CORRECT ANS lens
phoria- - CORRECT ANS muscular imbalance
heterophoria - CORRECT ANS the tendency for one eye to deviate as the other
remains fixed
exophoria - CORRECT ANS muscular imbalance where an eye has a tendency to
move outward
hyperphoria - CORRECT ANS tendency for one eye to deviate upward
orthophoria - CORRECT ANS normal muscular balance and alignment of the
eyes with no tendency to deviate
keratoscope - CORRECT ANS instrument for examining the curvature of the
cornea
dicoria - CORRECT ANS two pupils in one eye
blepharedema - CORRECT ANS abnormal excess of watery fluid in the tissue
spaces of the eyelid.
hypophoria - CORRECT ANS tendency for one eye to deviate downward
convert m to cm - CORRECT ANS move decimal 2 places right
convert cm to mm - CORRECT ANS move decimal 1 place right
convert m to mm - CORRECT ANS move decimal 3 places right
convert mm to m - CORRECT ANS move decimal 3 places left
convert mm to cm - CORRECT ANS move decimal 1 place left
convert cm to m - CORRECT ANS move decimal 2 places left
system of angular measurement - CORRECT ANS A circle= 360 degrees
1 degree= 60 minutes
1 minute= 60 seconds
conversion between units of angular measurements - CORRECT ANS 1. degrees
to minutes: multiply degrees by 60