Ear and Eyes diagnostic procedures

Question 1

Test to measure the pressure inside the eyes (intraocular pressure); used to screen for glaucoma

Answer 1

tonometry
ton/o: tension
-metry: act of measuring

Question 2

Standard eye examination to determine the smallest letters a person can read on a Snellen chart, or E chart, at a distance of 20 feet

Answer 2

visual acuity test

Question 3

Test that measures hearing acuity at various sound frequencies

Answer 3

audiometry

audi/o: hearing
-metry: act of measuring

Question 4

Visual examination of the external auditory canal and the tympanic membrane by using an otoscope

Answer 4

otoscopy

ot/o: ear
-scopy: visual examination

Question 5

Hearing tests that use a tuning fork (instrument that produces a constant pitch when struck) that is struck and then placed against or near the bones on the side of the head to assess nerve and bone conduction of sound

Answer 5

tuning fork test

Question 6

Evaluates bone conduction of sound in one ear at a time; also called air
and bone conduction hearing test

Answer 6

Rinne

Question 7

Evaluates bone conduction of sound in both ears at the same time; also called conductive and sensorineural hearing loss test

Answer 7

weber