NUSA 401 Exam 5 With Correct
Answers
Accommodation - ANSWER adaptation of the eye for near vision by
increasing the curvature of the lens
Anisorcoria - ANSWER unequal pupil size
Arcus senilis - ANSWER gray-white arc or circle around the limbus of the iris
that is common with aging
Astigmatism - ANSWER refractive error of vision due to differences in
curvature in refractive surfaces of the eye (cornea and lens)
Blepharitis - ANSWER inflammation of the glands and eyelash follicles along
the margin of the eyelids
Cataract - ANSWER opacity of the lens of the eye that develops slowly with
aging and gradually obstructs vision
Conjunctivitis - ANSWER infection of the conjunctiva, "pinkeye"
, Diplopia - ANSWER double vision
Ectropion - ANSWER lower eyelid loose and rolling outward
Entropion - ANSWER lower eyelid rolling inward
Exophthalmos - ANSWER protruding eyeballs
Glaucoma - ANSWER a group of eye diseases characterized by increased
intraocular pressure
Hordeolum - ANSWER (stye) red, painful pustule that is a localized infection
of hair follicle at eyelid margin
Macula - ANSWER round darker area of the ocular fundus that mediates
vision only from the central visual field
Miosis - ANSWER constricted pupils
Mydriasis - ANSWER dilated pupils
Answers
Accommodation - ANSWER adaptation of the eye for near vision by
increasing the curvature of the lens
Anisorcoria - ANSWER unequal pupil size
Arcus senilis - ANSWER gray-white arc or circle around the limbus of the iris
that is common with aging
Astigmatism - ANSWER refractive error of vision due to differences in
curvature in refractive surfaces of the eye (cornea and lens)
Blepharitis - ANSWER inflammation of the glands and eyelash follicles along
the margin of the eyelids
Cataract - ANSWER opacity of the lens of the eye that develops slowly with
aging and gradually obstructs vision
Conjunctivitis - ANSWER infection of the conjunctiva, "pinkeye"
, Diplopia - ANSWER double vision
Ectropion - ANSWER lower eyelid loose and rolling outward
Entropion - ANSWER lower eyelid rolling inward
Exophthalmos - ANSWER protruding eyeballs
Glaucoma - ANSWER a group of eye diseases characterized by increased
intraocular pressure
Hordeolum - ANSWER (stye) red, painful pustule that is a localized infection
of hair follicle at eyelid margin
Macula - ANSWER round darker area of the ocular fundus that mediates
vision only from the central visual field
Miosis - ANSWER constricted pupils
Mydriasis - ANSWER dilated pupils
