Optometry and Audiology: Visual, Color, and Hearing Tests
Exam#1 Questions with correct answ ers
Optometrist - ✔✔a licensed primary health care provider who expertise in
measuring visual acuity and prescribing corrective lenses for the treatment of
refractive errors.
Optician - ✔✔a technician who fits eyeglasses, contact lenses, and other vision-
correcting devices.
Refraction - ✔✔The ability of the eye to bend the parallel light rays coming into it
so that they can be focused on the retina.
Myopia - ✔✔A person who is nearsighted; a myopic person has difficulty seeing
objects at a distance and may squint and have headaches as a result of eyestrain.
Hyperopia - ✔✔A person who is farsighted; an individual has difficulty viewing
objects at reading or working distance.
Presbyopia - ✔✔A decrease ability to focus clearly on close objects; a decrease in
elasticity of the lens of the eye begins to occur with aging (usually after 40 years).
Snellen Big E chart - ✔✔Is suggested to be used with preschool children.
Visual Acuity test - ✔✔Should be performed in a well-lit room that is free of
distractions and is usually performed at a distance of 20 feet.
Exam#1 Questions with correct answ ers
Optometrist - ✔✔a licensed primary health care provider who expertise in
measuring visual acuity and prescribing corrective lenses for the treatment of
refractive errors.
Optician - ✔✔a technician who fits eyeglasses, contact lenses, and other vision-
correcting devices.
Refraction - ✔✔The ability of the eye to bend the parallel light rays coming into it
so that they can be focused on the retina.
Myopia - ✔✔A person who is nearsighted; a myopic person has difficulty seeing
objects at a distance and may squint and have headaches as a result of eyestrain.
Hyperopia - ✔✔A person who is farsighted; an individual has difficulty viewing
objects at reading or working distance.
Presbyopia - ✔✔A decrease ability to focus clearly on close objects; a decrease in
elasticity of the lens of the eye begins to occur with aging (usually after 40 years).
Snellen Big E chart - ✔✔Is suggested to be used with preschool children.
Visual Acuity test - ✔✔Should be performed in a well-lit room that is free of
distractions and is usually performed at a distance of 20 feet.
