Final- Abnormals to remember

Question 1

Cataracts

Answer 1

• clouding of the lens

- more common in females and common with aging

Question 2

Myopia

Answer 2

• nearsightedness

- when eye is longer than normal so rays are focused in front of the retina

Question 3

Hyperopia

Answer 3

• farsightedness

- when eye is shorter than normal so rays are focused behind the retina

Question 4

Emmetropia

Answer 4

-normal length eye when rays are brought into focus on the retina

Question 5

Astigmatism

Answer 5

-refraction of light spread over a wide area (not sharp point) that results in blurred/double vision