Quiz 2

Question 1

A yellowish triangular thickening of the bulbar conjunctiva is a:

A) Pinguecula
B) Nevus
C) Hordeolum
D) Arcus Senilis

Answer 1

A) Pinguecula

Definition:

Yellowish patch or bump on the white of the eye, most often on the side closest to the nose.

It is not a tumor but is an alteration of normal tissue resulting in a deposit of protein and fat.

Question 2

A contraindication for the fitting of contact lenses is:

A) Arcus Senillis
B) anesthetic cornea
C) corneal transplant
D) bullous keratopathy

Answer 2

B) Anesthetic Cornea

Definition:

Loss of corneal sensation

Question 3

Which of the following is not a contraindication for fitting soft contact lenses?

A) Insufficient lacrimal function
B) 1.00 Diopter of myopia
C) Acute inflammation of the anterior segment of the eye.
D) severe conjunctivitis 

Answer 3

B) 1.00 Diopter of Myopia

Question 4

A sign or symptom of keratoconus is:

A) Corneal thinning at the Apex
B) decreasing vision in one eye
C) Changes of astigmatism
D) All of the above


Answer 4

D) all of the above

Question 5

Which of the following ocular conditions would be associated with a tear break up time of less than 10 seconds?

A) Keratoconus
B) Neovascularization
C) keratitis Sicca
D) corneal striae

Answer 5

C) keratitis sicca

Definition:

Chronic, bilateral desiccation of the conjunctiva and cornea due to an inadequate tear film.

Question 6

____________ is a turning inward of the eyelid.

A) Ptosis
B) esophoria
C) entropian
D) coloboma

Answer 6

C) entropian

Question 7

Why do contact lenses improve nystagmus patients Vision?

A) CL Redirect the images to the optic disc.
B) CL move with the eye
C) CL compensate for color deficiency.
D) CL equalize image size

Answer 7

B) CL move with the eye

Question 8

A bluish grey ring around the cornea inside the limbus is which of the following conditions?

A) Bullous keratopathy
B) blepharitis
C) Aniridia
D) Arcus Senilis

Answer 8

D) Arcus Senilis

Definition:

A gray or white arc visible above and below the outer part of the cornea.

Question 9

Which of the following can be used to check for a dry eye condition?

1. Flourescein
2. Schirmer test
3. Rose bengal
4. Blue specimen 

Answer 9

1,2, and 3 ONLY

Question 10

Fluorescein which has been instilled into the eye is best illuminated by:

A) indirect light
B) cobalt light
C) fixation light
D) pen light

Answer 10

C) cobalt light