UIUC RST 230 final exam questions with
correct answers
legally |blind |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-vision |in |the |better |eye, |even |with |glasses |or |contact |
lenses, |is |no |better |than |20/200 |or |if |his |visual |field |has |a |maximum |diameter |of |20 |degrees
visually |impaired/partially |sighted |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-describe |a |serious |loss |of |vision |
that |cannot |be |corrected |by |medical |or |surgical |procedures |or |with |conventional |eyeglasses.
acuity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |amount |of |detail |an |individual |can |see |compared |to |what |
a |person |with |normal |vision |sees. |(measured |in |the |20/20 |method)
visual |field |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |entire |area |that |can |be |seen |at |one |time |with |the |
fixed |eye. |the |normal |field |of |vision |is |around |170 |degrees.
ocular |dominance |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |tendency |to |prefer |visual |input |from |one |eye |
to |the |other
tunnel |vision |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-you |can |see |straight |ahead, |and |you |cannot |see |the |
sides
peripheral |vision |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-you |can |see |to |the |sides, |but |you |cannot |see |
straight |ahead
cataracts |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-lens |become |milky |and |cloudy |and |this |cloudiness |distorts |
rays |of |light |and |prevents |light |from |being |focused |on |the |retina. |(symptoms: |blurred |vision) |
(causes: |lack |of |oxygen)
, glaucoma |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-caused |by |increased |pressure |within |the |eyeball, |a |liquid |
builds |up |and |increases |pressure |within |the |eye, |such |increased |pressure |can |damage |the |
optic |nerve |(loss |of |peripheral |vision)
diabetic |retinopathy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-diabetes |causes |changes |in |blood |vessels |in |the |
retina |that |cause |hemorrhaging, |one |of |the |most |common |causes |of |visual |impairments |an |
blindness |in |the |U.S. |(spots |floating |in |the |visual |field
what |are |the |major |causes |of |visual |impairments? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-aging
congenital
disease
accidents
hearing |impairment |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-general |term |used |to |describe |all |types |of |
hearing |loss, |rating |from |very |mild |to |profound |diseases
deafness |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-state |occurring |when |a |person |is |unable |to |understand |
speech |through |the |ear |alone, |either |with |or |without |a |hearing |aid
hard-of-hearing |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-people |who |have |mild |to |moderate |hearing |loss |
resulting |in |decreased |perception |of |conversational |speech, |but |sufficient |hearing |to |permit |
understanding |under |optimal |circumstances
pre-lingual |& |post-lingual |hearing |loss |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-pre |- |losing |your |hearing |
before |speech |develops
post |- |after |you |learn |how |to |speak, |you |lose |your |hearing
correct answers
legally |blind |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-vision |in |the |better |eye, |even |with |glasses |or |contact |
lenses, |is |no |better |than |20/200 |or |if |his |visual |field |has |a |maximum |diameter |of |20 |degrees
visually |impaired/partially |sighted |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-describe |a |serious |loss |of |vision |
that |cannot |be |corrected |by |medical |or |surgical |procedures |or |with |conventional |eyeglasses.
acuity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |amount |of |detail |an |individual |can |see |compared |to |what |
a |person |with |normal |vision |sees. |(measured |in |the |20/20 |method)
visual |field |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |entire |area |that |can |be |seen |at |one |time |with |the |
fixed |eye. |the |normal |field |of |vision |is |around |170 |degrees.
ocular |dominance |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |tendency |to |prefer |visual |input |from |one |eye |
to |the |other
tunnel |vision |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-you |can |see |straight |ahead, |and |you |cannot |see |the |
sides
peripheral |vision |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-you |can |see |to |the |sides, |but |you |cannot |see |
straight |ahead
cataracts |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-lens |become |milky |and |cloudy |and |this |cloudiness |distorts |
rays |of |light |and |prevents |light |from |being |focused |on |the |retina. |(symptoms: |blurred |vision) |
(causes: |lack |of |oxygen)
, glaucoma |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-caused |by |increased |pressure |within |the |eyeball, |a |liquid |
builds |up |and |increases |pressure |within |the |eye, |such |increased |pressure |can |damage |the |
optic |nerve |(loss |of |peripheral |vision)
diabetic |retinopathy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-diabetes |causes |changes |in |blood |vessels |in |the |
retina |that |cause |hemorrhaging, |one |of |the |most |common |causes |of |visual |impairments |an |
blindness |in |the |U.S. |(spots |floating |in |the |visual |field
what |are |the |major |causes |of |visual |impairments? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-aging
congenital
disease
accidents
hearing |impairment |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-general |term |used |to |describe |all |types |of |
hearing |loss, |rating |from |very |mild |to |profound |diseases
deafness |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-state |occurring |when |a |person |is |unable |to |understand |
speech |through |the |ear |alone, |either |with |or |without |a |hearing |aid
hard-of-hearing |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-people |who |have |mild |to |moderate |hearing |loss |
resulting |in |decreased |perception |of |conversational |speech, |but |sufficient |hearing |to |permit |
understanding |under |optimal |circumstances
pre-lingual |& |post-lingual |hearing |loss |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-pre |- |losing |your |hearing |
before |speech |develops
post |- |after |you |learn |how |to |speak, |you |lose |your |hearing
