objective 7: needs of the client with sensory disorders

Question 1

normal vision-light rays are focused correctly on the retina

Answer 1

emmetropia

Question 2

near sighted

Answer 2

myopia

Question 3

farsighted

Answer 3

hyperopia

Question 4

distortion owing to irregular corneal curvature

Answer 4

astigmatism

Question 5

absence of lens

Answer 5

aphakia

Question 6

involuntary movement of eyeball

Answer 6

nystagmus

Question 7

no light perception

Answer 7

total blindness

Question 8

has some light perception but no usable vision

Answer 8

functional blindness

Question 9

some useable vision

Answer 9

legal blindness

Question 10

visual acuity of 20/50 or worse in better eye

Answer 10

partially sighted

Question 11

what are the types of ocular trauma?

Answer 11

blunt injuries
penetrating injuries
chemical exposure injuries

Question 12

what are the causes of ocular injuries?

Answer 12

automobile accidents
falls
sports and leisure activities
assaults
work-related situations

Question 13

usually caused by staph aureus

Answer 13

hordeolum

Question 14

chronic inflammation of sebaceous glands in eyelid

Answer 14

chalazion

Question 15

inflammation of the lid margins

Answer 15

blepharitis

Question 16

inflammation of the protective membrane surrounding the eye

Answer 16

conjunctivitis

Question 17

inflammation or infection of the cornea

Answer 17

keratitis

Question 18

increased quality or quantity of tear film
irritation or sensation of sand in eye worsens throughout day

Answer 18

keratoconjunctivitis

Question 19

Client cannot consistently focus two eyes simultaneously on the same object

Answer 19

strabismus

Question 20

A group of disorders in which damage to the optic nerve is related to
increased intraocular pressure (IOP), optic nerve atrophy and
peripheral visual field loss

Answer 20

glaucoma

Question 21

outflow of aqueous humor is decreased, drainage channels become clogged, and damage to the optic nerve can then result

Answer 21

primary open angle glaucoma

Question 22

an opacity or cloudiness of lens

Answer 22

cataracts

Question 23

Slow breakdown of the layers of the retina with
the appearance of drusen

Answer 23

dry or nonexudative macular degeneration

Question 24

 May have abrupt onset
 Proliferation of abnormal blood vessels growing under
the retina

Answer 24

wet macular degeneration

Question 25

condition in the middle or outer ear impair transmission of sound

Answer 25

conductive hearing loss

Question 26

impairment of function of the crainal nerve

Answer 26

sensorineural hearing loss

Question 27

combo of conductive and sensorineural

Answer 27

mixed hearing loss

Question 28

inability to interpret sound due to problem in the brain

Answer 28

central and functional hearing loss

Question 29

hearing loss associated with aging

Answer 29

presbycusis

Question 30

• Infection of the middle ear
• Most frequently seen in children

Answer 30

acute otitis media

Question 31

Result of recurrent acute otitis media; damages the
tympanic membrane and ossicle, and involves the mastoid

Answer 31

chronic otitis media

Question 32

surgical incision into the eardrum, to relieve
pressure or drain fluid

Answer 32

myringitomy

Question 33

surgical incision into the eardrum, to relieve
pressure or drain fluid.

Answer 33

tympanotomy

Question 34

Reconstruction of the tympanic membrane

Answer 34

tympanoplasty

Question 35

Reconstruction of the bones of the middle ear

Answer 35

ossiculoplasty

Question 36

Removal of diseased bone and mastoid air cells
to create a noninfected, healthy ear

Answer 36

mastoidectomy

Question 37

• Most common cause of hearing loss in young adults
• Spongy bone develops causing fixation of the footplate of the
  stapes in the oval window
• Typically bilateral

Answer 37

otosclerosis

Question 38

Characterized by symptoms caused by inner ear disease
* Episodic vertigo, tinnitus, fluctuating sensorineural hearing loss,
aural fullness
* Results in excessive accumulation of endolymph in the
membranous labyrinth, causing rupture
* Hearing loss fluctuates
* Eventually becomes permanent

Answer 38

meniere’s disease