Past Exam Questions

Question 1

What is meant by inflammation

Answer 1

Inflammation is the bodies response to contain and control Eliminate and remove pathogens, Initiate healing and repair from a sort of tissue damage

Question 2

What are the 4 established clinical signs of inflammation

Answer 2

Red (rubor) heat (calor) Swollen (tumor) pain (dolor)

Question 3

Infection is one of the possible causes of inflammation other than infection provide 4 other possible causes of an inflammatory response

Answer 3

Pathogens. External injury chemicals/ radiation

Question 4

Keratitis is an inflammation of the cornea, state 4 causes of an infective microbial keratitis

Answer 4

Only able to affect the cornea if epithis damaged pseudomonas aeruginosa wearing CL for too long and FB

Question 5

What is a retinal detachment

Answer 5

Separation of the neural retina from the pigment epithelium

Question 6

List 4 patients who are most risk of an RD?

Answer 6

Myopic patients
Age
Trauma
Cx under gone cataract surgery

Question 7

With reference to presenting symptoms of flashing lights and floaters what questions would you ask

Answer 7

Duration 
Location bilateral/ unilateral 
Do they change with eye movement 
Any pain
Frequency 
Cobwebs/ curtain 
Any other symptoms

Question 8

What is meant by safeguarding

Answer 8

Overriding professional duty for registered professionals
Safeguarding means protecting people’s health wellbeing and human rights and enabling them to live free from harm abuse and neglect its fundamental to high quality health and social care

Protecting from maltreatment bad for health
Safe and effective care
Protecting right to live safely free from abuse or neglect
Well being promoted

Question 9

Why do DO need safeguarding training

Answer 9

Will be dealing with children alot more In practice and be able to spot and signs
Level 2 qualification

Question 10

Which infectious diseases should practioners and support staff be vaccinated against

Answer 10

Tetanus
Polio
Tuberculosis
Hepatitis B

Question 11

What exactly is a retinal detachment

Answer 11

Separation of the neural retina from pigment epithelium

Question 12

List 4 cx who are most at risk of developing a retinal detachment

Answer 12

High myopes 
Following cataract surgery
Had before in other eye 
Eye trauma 
FH of retinal detachment 
Scleritis or proliferative diabetic retinopathy

Question 13

Infection is one of the possible causes of inflammation provide 4 other causes of inflammation response

Answer 13

Allergy
Traumatic injury chemical exposure to toxins
Radiation
Auto immune disease

Question 14

Hypertension retinopathy clinical features seen through ophthalmoscopy

Answer 14

Cotton wool spots
Flame shaped haemorrhage
Otoc disk edema