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Question 1

Which of the following conditions is NOT hereditary?

Answer 1

conjunctivitis

Question 2

Which statement is TRUE regarding documenting the patient’s history?

Answer 2

You should attempt to use the patient’s exact words

Question 3

What is an important question to ask a patient that complains of a “red eye”?

Answer 3

Do you have blurred vision?

Question 4

What is the term that describes an uncorrected refractive error?

Answer 4

Ametropia

Question 5

In what condition will the patient describe symptoms of a red and irritated eye?

Answer 5

Conjunctivitis

Question 6

Which of the following MOST qualifies as a chief complaint?

Answer 6

Eye fatigue

Question 7

Which common familial ocular disorder should you record during a patient’s history?

Answer 7

Keratoconus

Question 8

Which of the following symptoms requires prompt attention?

Answer 8

Sudden vision loss

Question 9

After introductions to the patient, what is the one of the first items that should be obtained as a part of history taking?

Answer 9

Chief complaint

Question 10

In what conditions is Potential Acuity Meter a useful test?

Answer 10

Cataracts

Question 11

Near vision charts should be held how many inches from the eye?

Answer 11

14 - 16

Question 12

Which of the following tests would cause an increase in visual acuity of a patient with an uncorrected refractive error?

Answer 12

Pinhole occluder

Question 13

What is the recommended distance used for assessing distance acuity?

Answer 13

20 feet

Question 14

What would you record as visual acuity of a person who is able to clearly see an object at 20 feet that can be seen at 60 feet by a person with no refractive error?

Answer 14

20/60

Question 15

What does the numerator stand for in the 20/20 notation?

Answer 15

Distance from the patient’s eyes to the chart

Question 16

Which statement is TRUE regarding the Snellen Chart?

Answer 16

By convention, visual acuity charts are constructed so that sections of the letters subtend 1 minute of arc

Question 17

What is the first step if your patient is unable to read the largest letter on the Snellen Chart?

Answer 17

Ask the patient to count fingers

Question 18

At what age would you expect an infant to start reaching for toys?

Answer 18

4-6 months

Question 19

What is the MOST common way to record visual acuity in infants and preverbal children?

Answer 19

CSM

Question 20

The Amsler grid is designed to evaluate visual field deficiencies in how many degrees of central vision?

Answer 20

20

Question 21

What is the term for an area of complete or partial blindness in an otherwise normal visual field?

Answer 21

Scotoma

Question 22

Visual field loss due to optic nerve cupping is related to which condition?

Answer 22

Glaucoma

Question 23

Which type of perimetry technique involves a moving target?

Answer 23

Kinetic

Question 24

What is the term for a scotoma that is located immediately nasal or temporal to fixation?

Answer 24

Paracentral

Question 25

What is the MOST widely used method of visual field screening that requires no special equipment?

Answer 25

Confrontation testing

Question 26

What type of patients uniformly require a threshold 24-degree central field test?

Answer 26

Glaucoma

Question 27

What consensual response normally occurs when shining a light in the right eye?

Answer 27

Left pupil constriction

Question 28

Which term describes pupillary constriction?

Answer 28

Miosis

Question 29

What is the condition that describes if the amount of light information transmitted to the brain from one eye differs from that of the other eye?

Answer 29

Afferent pupillary defect

Question 30

What is the term for pupils that are of unequal size?

Answer 30

Anisocoria

Question 31

Which test compares the direct and consensual responses to the pupil?

Answer 31

Swinging flashlight

Question 32

Which device is used to view a virus?

Answer 32

Electron microscope

Question 33

Which type of tonometer is mounted on a slit lamp?

Answer 33

Applanation

Question 34

The calibration of the Goldmann applanation tonometer should be checked at which setting?

Answer 34

0, 2, 6

Question 35

What is the diameter of the contact area of the applanation tonometer?

Answer 35

3.06mm

Question 36

How would you expect the mires to appear if you instill too much fluorescein prior to Goldmann tonometry?

Answer 36

Too thick

Question 37

Which instrument is used to measure intraocular pressure?

Answer 37

Tonometer