Eyes And Ears Assesement

Question 1

What is the Snellen vision test?

Answer 1

Test determining far sight of individuals; patients are asked to read letters from a chart

Question 2

What is the Allen vision test?

Answer 2

Test determining far sight of individuals; patients are asked to identify images on a chart

Question 3

What is the Jaeger test?

Answer 3

Test determining near sight of individuals; patients are asked to read text

Question 4

What are ushihara cards used for?

Answer 4

Testing colour vision

Question 5

What is ptosis?

Answer 5

Drooping of one or both of the eyelids

Question 6

What is sarcoidosis?

Answer 6

Disease that creates granulomata (masses of immune cells)

Question 7

What is pterygium?

Answer 7

A thickening of the conjuctive over the cornea

Question 8

What are the 4 types of strabismus?

Answer 8

1. Hypertropia
2. Hypotropia
3. Exotropia
4. Esotropia

Question 9

What is strabismus?

Answer 9

Misalignment of the eyes

Question 10

What is hemianopia?

Answer 10

The loss of half the visual field in one or both eyes

Question 11

What are mydriatic eye drops?

Answer 11

Eye drops that dialate the pupil; not to be used if a neurological assesement may be needed

Question 12

What is the red light reflex?

Answer 12

Light reflecting off the back of the eye through the pupils; if absent or white, further investigation is needed

Question 13

What is AMD?

Answer 13

Age-related macaulary degeneration; most common among chinese population

Question 14

What is arcus senilis?

Answer 14

A deposition of lipids in the cornea; results in a cloudy ring around the iris

Question 15

What is presbyopia?

Answer 15

Gradual loss of the ability to focus on nearby objects

Question 16

What is glaucoma?

Answer 16

Group of eye diseases that damage the optic nerve

Question 17

What are cataracts?

Answer 17

The clouding of the lens in one or both of the eyes

Question 18

Why are pregnant women at risk for eye issues?

Answer 18

Reduced blood flow to the occular capillaries

Question 19

What is anisocoria?

Answer 19

Uneven pupil size

Question 20

What is miosis of the eyes?

Answer 20

Small/constricted pupils

Question 21

What is mydriasis?

Answer 21

Large/dilated pupils

Question 22

What is diplopia?

Answer 22

Double vision

Question 23

What is amblyopia?

Answer 23

Reduced vision in one eye

Question 24

What is blepharitis?

Answer 24

A disease of the eyelids where the skin thickens, flakes, and reddens

Question 25

What is myopia?

Answer 25

Nearsightedness due to a long eye/fixation of light in front of thr retina

Question 26

What is hyperopia?

Answer 26

Farsightedness due to a short eye/fixation of light behind the retina

Question 27

What is asthenopia?

Answer 27

Eyestrain; develops after reading, computer work, etc.

Question 28

What is astigmatism?

Answer 28

Image blurring due to a football-shaped cornea

Question 29

What is nystagmus?

Answer 29

Involuntary, rhythmic wobbling of the eye

Question 30

What is hyphema?

Answer 30

Blood in the anterior chamber of the eye

Question 31

What is a chalazion?

Answer 31

A painless cyst in the eyelid that may be resolved with treatment

Question 32

What is exophthalmos?

Answer 32

Protrusion of the eyeball out of the socket anteriorly

Question 33

What is a hordeolum?

Answer 33

A tender mass on the edge of the eyelid

Question 34

What is osteogenesis imperfecta?

Answer 34

A thinning of the sclera, making it appear blue

Question 35

What is Horner syndrome?

Answer 35

Pupillary miosis and dilation lag; accompanied often by ptosis

Question 36

What are Argyll Robertson pupils?

Answer 36

Pupils that accomadate with distance but do not dilate with bright light

Question 37

What is Adie's pupil?

Answer 37

One eye has a larger pupil that constricts slowly in light

Question 38

What is coloboma?

Answer 38

Keyhole pupil; a gap in the iris

Question 39

What is ototoxicity?

Answer 39

Medicine that may cause hearing loss or vestibular degeneration

Question 40

How does mumps relate to hearing loss?

Answer 40

Can cause sensorineural deafness in infected individuals, or deafness in fetuses upon maternal exposure

Question 41

What is otalgia?

Answer 41

Ear pain

Question 42

What is presbycusis?

Answer 42

Gradual loss of hearing in both ears; common in aging individuals

Question 43

What differs transient vertigo from persistent vertigo?

Answer 43

Time; transient is episodic, persistent, constant

Question 44

What is otitis media?

Answer 44

Inflammation/infection in the middle ear

Question 45

What is otitis externa?

Answer 45

Inflammation/infection in the outer ear

Question 46

What is microtia?

Answer 46

Smallness or absence of the structure of the outer ear

Question 47

What is macrotia?

Answer 47

Abnormally large structures of the outer ear

Question 48

What is an edematous ear?

Answer 48

Swollen ear due to fluid buildup in or around the tissue

Question 49

What is the whisper test?

Answer 49

Test evaluating ability to hear high frequency sounds by whispering words outside of the patients field of sight.

Question 50

What is the Rinne test?

Answer 50

Examining the difference between bone and air conduction; a tuning fork is struck and placed on the mastoid process, then in front of the ear

Question 51

What is the Weber test?

Answer 51

Determines lateral hearing ability; a tuning fork is struck and placed on the patients head (midline)

Question 52

What is cerumen?

Answer 52

Earwax

Question 53

What is sclerosis?

Answer 53

Distinctive areas of scarring; may effect the tympanic membrane

Question 54

What is the Romberg test?

Answer 54

Testing balance/vestibular sense; patients should be able to stand feet together and tandem without falling

Question 55

How might osteosclerosis impact hearing?

Answer 55

Fuse or prevent movement of the stapes, incus, and malleus

Question 56

What is a tophi?

Answer 56

A mass on the ear surface caused by uric acid crystals

Question 57

What are tympanostomy tubes?

Answer 57

Tubes inserted into the ear to drain fluid