Intro to Binocular Vision TopHat

Question 1

T/F: during normal binocular viewing conditions, the visual axis of each eye is not directed towards the object of interest

Answer 1

false → is directed towards object of interest

Question 2

T/F: suppression phenomenon may be related to strabismus

Answer 2

true

Question 3

T/F: during abnormal binocular vision, the visual axis of both eyes intersect the object of interest, this being the defining feature of strabismus

Answer 3

false → fails to intersect object of interest

Question 4

T/F: diplopia and visual confusion may be related to strabismus

Answer 4

true

Question 5

T/F: stereopsis is an accurate means of determining the positioning of objects around us in the relationship to our own position, and to determine our position relative to our environment

Answer 5

true

Question 6

T/F: binocular visual acuity, binocular contrast sensitivity is typically worse than with one eye alone

Answer 6

false → typically better w/ one eye alone

Question 7

T/F: there is a 10% greater probability to an amblyope to lose one eye

Answer 7

false → 3% greater probability

Question 8

T/F: monocular visual field is ~155 degrees

Answer 8

true