Eye and Ear Care

Question 1

Visual acuity (distance)

Answer 1

Snellen Chart

• 20 feet away from the chart

Question 2

Visual acuity (near)

Answer 2

Jaeger

Question 3

Color Vision

Answer 3

Ishihara

Question 4

What is Blepharitis?

Answer 4

chronic inflammation of the eyelid edges

Question 5

What is ptosis?

Answer 5

Droopy upper eyelid

Question 6

What is conjunctivits?

Answer 6

Pink eye

Question 7

What is a sty?

Answer 7

Infection at the eyelash border

Question 8

What is another eye disease/disorder

Answer 8

Corneal ulcers and abrasions

Question 9

What is cataracts?

Answer 9

cloudy or opaque lens

Question 10

What is glaucoma?

Answer 10

Increased fluid pressure in the eye

diagnosed by a tonometer

Question 11

What is retinal detachment

Answer 11

detaching of the retina; floaters and light flashes

Question 12

What is diabetic retinopathy

Answer 12

damage to blood vessels supplying to the retina

Question 13

What is macular degeneration

Answer 13

dark spot in the center of the field of vision, peripheral vision remains intact

Question 14

Strabismus

Answer 14

Misaligned eyes

Question 15

Amblyopia

Answer 15

“Lazy eye”

occurs as misaligned eye becomes lazy

Question 16

Myopia

Answer 16

• near sighted
• patient cannot see far distances

Question 17

Hyperopia

Answer 17

• far sighted
• patient cannot see upclose

Question 18

Presbyopia

Answer 18

• loss of vision due to aging

Question 19

Astigmatism

Answer 19

Uneven cornea causing blurry vision

Question 20

Ophthalmoscope

Answer 20

Allows the physician to see inside the eye

Question 21

Tonometer

Answer 21

Used to measure the pressure inside the eyes

diagnose glaucoma

Question 22

Refraction exam

Answer 22

verifies if patient needs corrective lenses

Question 23

For administering medication to the eye, which hand do you use to pull the eyelid down of the patient?

Answer 23

Nondominant hand

Question 24

Which hand do you use to rest on top of the patient’s forehead to administer the medication in the eye?

Answer 24

Dominant hand

Question 25

What is pruritis?

Answer 25

Itching of the outer ear

Question 26

What is cerumen impaction (earwax)?

Answer 26

A lot of earwax in the ear

• ear drops to soften wax
• irrigation to remove it

Question 27

What is another disorder of the ear?

Answer 27

Otitis externa - swimmer’s ear

Question 28

Otitis Media

Answer 28

• middle ear infection
• requires oral medication

Question 29

Otoschlerosis

Answer 29

• Hardening of the bones of the middle ear resulting in hearing loss

Question 30

Labyrinthitis

Answer 30

Infection of the inner ear resulting in vertigo (dizziness)

Question 31

Meniere’s Disease

Answer 31

• Leads to dizzy spells (vertigo) and hearing loss usually in one ear
• starts b/w young and middle-aged adulthood

Question 32

Ruptured eardrum

Answer 32

• Hole or tear in the tympanic membrane
• Can result in hearing loss

Question 33

Tinnitus

Answer 33

Ringing in the ears

Question 34

Presbycusis

Answer 34

Hearing loss due to aging

Question 35

Audiometer

Answer 35

• Measures hearing acuity by testing different frequencies

Question 36

Tympanometry

Answer 36

• Gauges pressure in the middle ear
• Used to assess fluid trapped in the middle ear

Question 37

Tuning Fork

Answer 37

Used to assess hearing (frequency)

Question 38

What is cerumen?

Answer 38

Earwax