MODULE 8: THE PEDIATRIC EXAMINATION

Question 1

Child protection concerns dictate that a child patient, including older children, should be ____________________________ while they are in the consulting room with you

Answer 1

accompanied by a parent or guardian

Question 2

What should always be obtained for child protection

Answer 2

Parent’s/guardian’s consent

Question 3

Age groups divided by AOA

Answer 3

Infants and Toddlers (newborn - 2 y/o)
Preschool Children (3-5y/o)
School-age Children (6-18 y/o)

Question 4

Newborn - 2 y/o

Answer 4

Infants and toddlers

Question 5

3-5 y/o

Answer 5

Preschool childreen

Question 6

6-18 y/o

Answer 6

School-age children

Question 7

Examination procedures

Answer 7

Patient History
Visual Acuity
Refraction
Accommodation
Binocular Vision
Ocular Health Assessment

Question 8

Binocular vision includes

Answer 8

Ocular Motility
Stereopis
Color Vision

Question 9

VA testing techniques for infants

Answer 9

VEP
Preferential looking

Question 10

VA Testing technique for preschool

Answer 10

Symbol optotypes
Letter matching/naming

Question 11

VA Testing technique for school-age

Answer 11

Snellen
ETDRS

Question 12

Refraction technique for infants

Answer 12

Objective tests:
Cyclo ref
Near ref

Question 13

Refraction technique for preschool

Answer 13

Static (distance) reti
Cyclo reti

Question 14

Refraction technique for school-age

Answer 14

Static (distance reti
Cyclo reti
Subjective refraction

Question 15

Accommodation technique for infants

Answer 15

N/A

Question 16

Accommodation technique for PRESCHOOL

Answer 16

Dynamic retinoscopy (NOTT’s)
MEM reti

Question 17

Accommodation technique for school age

Answer 17

Dynamic Reti (Nott’s)
MEM reti
NPA
NRA, PRA

Question 18

Ocular alignment test for infants, preschool, and school-age

Answer 18

Cover test
Hirschberg
Krimsky

Question 19

Both preschool and school-age have this binocular vision , but infants does not

Answer 19

Stereopsis, color vision

Question 20

Binocular vision present in all age group

Answer 20

NPC

Question 21

Ocular motility in infants

Answer 21

Versions
Pursuit

Question 22

Ocular motility in preschool and school-age

Answer 22

Saccades
versions
Pursuits

Question 23

Positive and negative fusional vergence in preschool

Answer 23

Step vergence
Maddox wing

Question 24

Examination interval for patiens from birth through 2 y/o

Answer 24

At 6-12 months of age

Question 25

Examination interval for patiens from 3-5 years old

Answer 25

Atleast once between 3-5 years of age

Question 26

Examination interval for patiens from 6-17 years old

Answer 26

Before 1st grade and anually thereafter