Medications and their effects on vision

Question 1

What is the term for a drug that will be distributed throughout the body?

Answer 1

Systemic

Question 2

What percentage of eyecare patients are unware that their medications could have a side effect on their eyes?

Answer 2

33%

Question 3

What action does a mydriatic drug have?

Answer 3

It alters the patient’s refractive state

Question 4

What is the difference between quality of vision and quantity of vision?

Answer 4

Quantity of vision refers to how much one sees, and the primary symptom of poor quantity is blurred vision. Quality of vision refers to alteration of vision itself, and the primary symptoms of poor quality is light sensitivity and other problems that have to do with light.

Question 5

Which of the following category of drugs is not associated with causing ocular disorders: Corticosteroids, antibiotics, antifungal agents, antimicrobial agents

Answer 5

Antifungal agents

Question 6

Which of the following ocular side effects would you expect from Fosamax?
a.) Uveitis
b.) Conjuntivitis
c.) Diplopia
d.) Dry eyes

Answer 6

Dry Eyes

Question 7

Which of the following ocular side effects would you expect from Lopressor: Reduced tear secretion, cataracts, changes in color vision, cycloplegia

Answer 7

Reduced tear secretion

Question 8

Which of the following factors does not influence local drug penetration: Viscosity, drug concentration and solubility, time of day usage, lipid solubility

Answer 8

Time of day usage

Question 9

___ is the outcome that may be a disadvantage of a systemic treatment that causes problems in the body that were not meant to be treated.

Answer 9

A side effect

Question 10

The adverse ocular effects of medication can be divided into three categories. What are they?

Answer 10

Quantity of vision, quality of vision, and ocular disorders