Eye Complaint

Question 1

Xanthelasma

Answer 1

Yellow fatty deposits on the eyelids; may indicate high cholesterol

Question 2

Proptosis

Answer 2

Eyeballs bulging out; may indicate hyperthyroidism

Question 3

Exopthalmos

Answer 3

Eyeballs bulging out; may indicate hyperthyroidism

Question 4

Blepharitis

Answer 4

Flakiness and crustiness at eyelash line resulting in eye irritation
- red, itchy, gritty, burning eyes with excessive tearing

Question 5

What can cause blepharitis?

Answer 5

Bacterial infection, skin conditions

Question 6

When eyelid inverts

Answer 6

Entropion

Question 7

When eyelid everts

Answer 7

Extropion

Question 8

Ptosis

Answer 8

Drooping of the upper eyelid that may be seen with CNIII palsy, horner’s syndrome, or other causes

Question 9

Chalazion

Answer 9

Swollen, NONtender and NONpainful infection IN THE LID

- blocked meibomian gland

Question 10

Hordeolum (stye)

Answer 10

Tender and Painful ALONG THE LASH LINE

- infection of meibomian gland

Question 11

Infants often have what type of eye problems?

Answer 11

Lacrimal apparatus/tear duct clogging

Question 12

Narrowing of the nasolacrimal duct

Answer 12

Dacrostenosis

Question 13

Infections of nasolacrimal duct

Answer 13

Dacrocystitis

Question 14

What color should the conjunctiva be?

Answer 14

Clear

Question 15

Erythema of conjunctiva

Answer 15

Subconjunctival hemorrhage

Question 16

Pink eye

Answer 16

Purulence

Question 17

Pterygium

Answer 17

Tissue growth on the conjunctiva

Question 18

3 types of conjunctivitis?

Answer 18

Allergic, viral, bacterial

Question 19

Which conjunctivitis is unilateral?

Answer 19

Bacterial

Question 20

Main symptom of conjunctivitis?

Answer 20

Discharge out of the eye

Question 21

What nerves are tested with the cornea sensation test?

Answer 21

CN V and CN VII

Question 22

Sudden increase in intraocular pressure with decreased vision

Answer 22

Acute angle closure glaucoma

Question 23

What color should the sclera be?

Answer 23

White

Question 24

Brown spots in the sclera?

Answer 24

Birth defects

Question 25

Yellow sclera due to liver disease, pancreatic cancer or neonatal

Answer 25

Icterus

Question 26

What does the cover/uncover test test?

Answer 26

Strabismus/ extraocular eye muscles

Question 27

When the eye is pointed inward

Answer 27

Esotropia

Question 28

When the eye is pointed outward

Answer 28

Exotropia

Question 29

Describe setup for fundoscopic (opthalmoscopic) exam

Answer 29

Use right hand and right eye to look at pt’s right eye
Use large white round beam
Have patient focus on something behind you
Start afar and lean in

Question 30

What are you looking at for the fundoscopic exam?

Answer 30

Blood vessels, optic disc, red reflex

Question 31

Swollen optic disc with blurred edges

Answer 31

Papilledema

Question 32

Backward depression of optic disc and atrophy with a pale ring around it

Answer 32

Glaucomatous cupping

Question 33

Cotton wool spots

Answer 33

White/grayish lesions that are moderate in size but smaller than the optic disc

Question 34

What condition may be more prone to cotton wool spots?

Answer 34

Diabetes

Question 35

Drusen bodies

Answer 35

Yellowish lesions that are TINY, and consist of dead pigmented epithelial cells

Question 36

What condition may be more prone to drusen bodies?

Answer 36

Macular degeneration

Question 37

Unequal size of pupil

Answer 37

Anisocoria

Question 38

Absence of the red reflex of the pupil may indicate?

Answer 38

Cataracts