NSG 3009 exam 2 - visual problems |! |! |! |! |! |!
Snellen chart - Correct answer ✔used to measure visual acuity; pt reads from
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20 ft for far vision . examiner notes the smallest print pt can read on the
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chart. leave glasses on.
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when examining the eyes - Correct answer ✔assess the right eye first then
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the left eye
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right eye - Correct answer ✔OD (oculus dexter)
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left eye - Correct answer ✔Os
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both eyes - Correct answer ✔write out
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less than 20/30 vision - Correct answer ✔needs referral to opthamologist
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the first number of the recorded visual acuity indicates the ___ ___ ___ from
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the ___ the client is ___ - Correct answer ✔distance
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chart
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, the second number of the recorded visual acuity is the ___ at which a ___-
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___ ___ can read the line - Correct answer ✔distance
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normal eye |!
legal blindness when defined by visual acuity - Correct answer ✔20/200 or
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less in the better eye after correction
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Jaegar chart - Correct answer ✔near vision
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hold the card 14 inches from the eye in good light
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Ishihara test - Correct answer ✔tests for color vision
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Confrontation visual field testing - Correct answer ✔Checks peripheral vision |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
pt faces examiner, covers one eye, fixates on examiner's face and counts the
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number of fingers that examiner brings into pt field of vision
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the pupils should - Correct answer ✔react to light directly (pupil constricts
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when a light shines into the eye) and the other eye should also constrict
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when a light is shined in the opposite eye
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testing for eye accommodation - Correct answer ✔focus on a distant object-
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pupils should dilate |! |!
ask pt to shift focus to a near object(your finger about 3 cm from pt nose)-
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pupil should constrict and converge (eyes move inward)
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Snellen chart - Correct answer ✔used to measure visual acuity; pt reads from
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20 ft for far vision . examiner notes the smallest print pt can read on the
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chart. leave glasses on.
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when examining the eyes - Correct answer ✔assess the right eye first then
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the left eye
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right eye - Correct answer ✔OD (oculus dexter)
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left eye - Correct answer ✔Os
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both eyes - Correct answer ✔write out
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less than 20/30 vision - Correct answer ✔needs referral to opthamologist
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the first number of the recorded visual acuity indicates the ___ ___ ___ from
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the ___ the client is ___ - Correct answer ✔distance
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chart
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, the second number of the recorded visual acuity is the ___ at which a ___-
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___ ___ can read the line - Correct answer ✔distance
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normal eye |!
legal blindness when defined by visual acuity - Correct answer ✔20/200 or
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less in the better eye after correction
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Jaegar chart - Correct answer ✔near vision
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hold the card 14 inches from the eye in good light
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Ishihara test - Correct answer ✔tests for color vision
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Confrontation visual field testing - Correct answer ✔Checks peripheral vision |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
pt faces examiner, covers one eye, fixates on examiner's face and counts the
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number of fingers that examiner brings into pt field of vision
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the pupils should - Correct answer ✔react to light directly (pupil constricts
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when a light shines into the eye) and the other eye should also constrict
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when a light is shined in the opposite eye
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testing for eye accommodation - Correct answer ✔focus on a distant object-
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pupils should dilate |! |!
ask pt to shift focus to a near object(your finger about 3 cm from pt nose)-
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pupil should constrict and converge (eyes move inward)
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