Eye Examination

Question 1

VA

Answer 1

visual acuity

Question 2

OD

Answer 2

right eye

Question 3

OS

Answer 3

left eye

Question 4

OU

Answer 4

both eyes

Question 5

cc

Answer 5

with corection

Question 6

sc

Answer 6

without correction

Question 7

tonometry used when…

Answer 7

acute narrow angle glaucoma is suspected

Question 8

anterior chamber depth

Answer 8

indicated when narrow angle glaucoma is suspected prior to pupillary dilation

Question 9

what is used when a corneal epithelial defect or abrasion is suspected

Answer 9

flourescein staining

Question 10

upper lid eversion is important when

Answer 10

foreign body is suspected

Question 11

confrontation visual field testing used when

Answer 11

to confirm a suspected visual filed defect suggested by pts symptoms and also used to document a normal visual field

Question 12

what does tonometry measure

Answer 12

eye pressure

Question 13

what is normal IOP

Answer 13

8-21 mmHg

Question 14

20/20 and 20/70 are considered

Answer 14

near normal visual acuity

Question 15

20/80 and 20/160 are considered

Answer 15

moderate to low vision

Question 16

legal blindness

Answer 16

20/200 or less corrected with better eye or less than 120 degrees of field, severe low vision

Question 17

swinging flashlight test is used for

Answer 17

afferent pupillary defect or marcus gunn pupil

Question 18

sphincter adhesions are known ass

Answer 18

posterior synechiae

Question 19

what is the red reflex

Answer 19

reflection of the light off the retina

Question 20

increased cup:disc ration greater than .5 indiciates

Answer 20

gluacoma

Question 21

what is the normal artery to vein ratio

Answer 21

2:3

Question 22

where is the macula oriented

Answer 22

2 disc diamters temporally and slightly inferiorly to the optic disc

Question 23

yellowish tint is due to

Answer 23

xanthophyll pigment

Question 24

how is the anterior chamber depth estimated

Answer 24

shine a light from the temporal side of the cornea

Question 25

if the light goes across nasally…

Answer 25

the nasal iris and scleral crescent are illuminated and it is safe to dilate (if light is blocked by the temporal iris and the nasal iris and sclera are dark, don’t dilate and refer to an opthlamologist

Question 26

shallow anterior chamber may indicate

Answer 26

angle closure glaucoma