NURS 203 EYES UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Accomodation - CORRECT ANSWER - adaptation of the eye for near vision by increasing
the curvature of the lens
Anisocoria - CORRECT ANSWER - unequal pupil size
Arcus Senilis - CORRECT ANSWER - grey-white arc or circle around the limbus of the iris
that is common with aging
Argyll Robertson pupil - CORRECT ANSWER - no reaction of pupil to light but does
constrict with accomodation
Ateriovenous Crossing - CORRECT ANSWER - crossing paths of an artery and vein in the
ocular fundus
Bitemporal hemianopsia - CORRECT ANSWER - loss of both temporal visual fields
Blepharitis - CORRECT ANSWER - inflammation of the glands and eyelash follicles along
the margin of the eyelids
Cataract - CORRECT ANSWER - opacity of the lends of the eye that develops slowly with
aging and gradually obstructs vision
Chalazoin - CORRECT ANSWER - infection or retention cyst of a meibomian gland,
showing as a beady nodule on the eyelid
Conjunctivitis - CORRECT ANSWER - infection of the conjunctiva, "pink eye"
, Cup-disc ratio - CORRECT ANSWER - ratio of the physiological cup to the width of the
optic disc, normally half or less
Dioptre - CORRECT ANSWER - unit of strength of the lens settings on the opthalmoscope
that changes focus on the eye structures
Diplopia - CORRECT ANSWER - double vision
Ectropion - CORRECT ANSWER - lower eyelid loose and rolling outward
Entropion - CORRECT ANSWER - lower eyelid rolling inward
Exophthalmus - CORRECT ANSWER - protruding eyeballs
Fovea Centralis - CORRECT ANSWER - area of keenest vision at the centre of the macula on
the ocular fundus
Glaucoma - CORRECT ANSWER - a group of eye diseases characterized by increased
intraocular pressure
Hordeolum - CORRECT ANSWER - stye
red, painful postule that is a localized infection of hair follicle at eyelid margin
Lid lag - CORRECT ANSWER - the abnormal white rim of sclera visible between the upper
eyelid and the iris when a person moves the eyes downward
Macula - CORRECT ANSWER - round darker area of the ocular fundus that mediates vision
only from the central visual field
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Accomodation - CORRECT ANSWER - adaptation of the eye for near vision by increasing
the curvature of the lens
Anisocoria - CORRECT ANSWER - unequal pupil size
Arcus Senilis - CORRECT ANSWER - grey-white arc or circle around the limbus of the iris
that is common with aging
Argyll Robertson pupil - CORRECT ANSWER - no reaction of pupil to light but does
constrict with accomodation
Ateriovenous Crossing - CORRECT ANSWER - crossing paths of an artery and vein in the
ocular fundus
Bitemporal hemianopsia - CORRECT ANSWER - loss of both temporal visual fields
Blepharitis - CORRECT ANSWER - inflammation of the glands and eyelash follicles along
the margin of the eyelids
Cataract - CORRECT ANSWER - opacity of the lends of the eye that develops slowly with
aging and gradually obstructs vision
Chalazoin - CORRECT ANSWER - infection or retention cyst of a meibomian gland,
showing as a beady nodule on the eyelid
Conjunctivitis - CORRECT ANSWER - infection of the conjunctiva, "pink eye"
, Cup-disc ratio - CORRECT ANSWER - ratio of the physiological cup to the width of the
optic disc, normally half or less
Dioptre - CORRECT ANSWER - unit of strength of the lens settings on the opthalmoscope
that changes focus on the eye structures
Diplopia - CORRECT ANSWER - double vision
Ectropion - CORRECT ANSWER - lower eyelid loose and rolling outward
Entropion - CORRECT ANSWER - lower eyelid rolling inward
Exophthalmus - CORRECT ANSWER - protruding eyeballs
Fovea Centralis - CORRECT ANSWER - area of keenest vision at the centre of the macula on
the ocular fundus
Glaucoma - CORRECT ANSWER - a group of eye diseases characterized by increased
intraocular pressure
Hordeolum - CORRECT ANSWER - stye
red, painful postule that is a localized infection of hair follicle at eyelid margin
Lid lag - CORRECT ANSWER - the abnormal white rim of sclera visible between the upper
eyelid and the iris when a person moves the eyes downward
Macula - CORRECT ANSWER - round darker area of the ocular fundus that mediates vision
only from the central visual field
