Retinal Image Size Flashcards
- An object subtends a visual angle of 0.25 radians. What is the size of the retinal image formed in an uncorrected eye in which the distance between the 2nd nodal plane and retina is 20mm?
a. 4.2mm
b. 5.0mm
c. 6.7mm
d. 3.8mm
e. 1.5mm
b. 5.0mm
- A distant object subtends a visual angle of 0.25 radians. What would be the size of the retinal image formed in an uncorrected –10 D refractive myopic eye?
a. 5.41mm
b. 2.17mm
c. 4.17mm
d. 5.00mm
e. 4.67mm
c. 4.17mm
- The distance between the principal plane and retina is 25 mm for an axial ametrope. What would be the SM if the correction is placed at the principal plane?
a. 1.00
b. 1.16
c. 0.89
d. 1.08
e. 1.04
a. 1.00
- A distant object that subtends a visual angle of 0.2 radians at the spectacle plane is viewed by an axial hyperope corrected with a +10.0 D lens positioned 20 mm in front of the eye’s principal plane. What would be the angle of incidence of the chief ray after refraction through the spectacle lens?
a. 0.25 radians
b. 0.31 radians
c. 0.40 radians
d. 0.17 radians
e. 0.29 radians
a. 0.25 radians
- An axial myope is corrected with a –8.0 D lens positioned 20 mm in front of the eye’s principal plane. What is the resulting SM?
a. 1.00
b. 0.84
c. 0.86
d. 0.94
c. 0.86
- A refractive hyperope was corrected with a spectacle lens that was placed at the eye’s anterior focal point, which was 20 mm in front of the eye’s principal plane. What would be the size of the in-focus retinal image produced by distant object that subtended a visual angle of 0.3 radians?
a. 1.6 mm
b. 5.0 mm
c. 4.6 mm
d. 6.0 mm
e. 4.5 mm
d. 6.0 mm
- For a given distant object, which of the following individuals would have the smallest retinal image (assume that the ametropias are all +5.0 D)?
a. an emmetrope
b. an uncorrected axial hyperope
c. an uncorrected refractive hyperope
d. a refractive hyperope corrected with contact lenses
e. an axial hyperope corrected with spectacles
b. an uncorrected axial hyperope
- For a refractive hyperope with a +10D ocular refractive error _____________
a. SM will always be greater than RSM when the eye is corrected with spectacles
b. SM will always be less than RSM when the eye is corrected with spectacles
c. SM will always equal RSM for both spectacle and contact lens corrections
d. SM will always be greater than RSM when the eye is corrected with contact lenses
e. SM will always be less than RSM when the eye is corrected with contact lenses
c. SM will always equal RSM for both spectacle and contact lens corrections
9 For a given distant object, which of the following individuals would have the smallest retinal image?
A. an emmetrope
B. an axial ametrope corrected with contact lenses that produce a RSM=1.05
C. a refractive ametrope corrected with contact lenses that produce a RSM=1.05
D. a refractive ametrope corrected with spectacle lenses that produce a RSM=1.05
E. an axial ametrope corrected with spectacle lenses that produce a RSM=1.05
A. an emmetrope
- An axial hyperope is corrected with a +7.5D lens at the eye’s principal plane. What is the resulting RSM?
a. 1.00
b. 0.89
c. 1.14
d. 0.92
e. 0.86
b. 0.89
11 According to Knapp’s law, RSM=1 when ______________
a. a refractive ametrope is corrected with a lens positioned at the eye’s principal plane
b. an axial ametrope is corrected with a lens positioned at the eye’s principal plane
c. a refractive ametrope is corrected with a lens positioned at the eye’s anterior focal point
d. an axial ametrope is corrected with a lens positioned at the eye’s anterior focal point
e. any ametropic eye is corrected with a lens positioned at the eye’s anterior focal point
d. an axial ametrope is corrected with a lens positioned at the eye’s anterior focal point
- An axial hyperope with a -19D ocular refractive error is corrected with spectacle lenses positioned 10mm in front of the eye’s principal plane. What is the resulting spectacle magnification?
a. 1.00
b. 1.14
c. 1.17
d. 1.19
e. 1.23
d. 1.19
- An axial hyperope with a -19D ocular refractive error is corrected with spectacle lenses positioned 10mm in front of the eye’s principal plane. What is the resulting relative spectacle magnification?
a. 1.000
b. 1.075
c. 0.965
d. 0.912
e. 0.904
e. 0.904
- A refractive myope with +12.5D ocular refractive error is corrected with spectacle lenses positioned 20mm in front of the eye’s principal plane. What is the resulting relative spectacle magnification?
a. 0.92
b. 0.75
c. 0.86
d. 0.80
e. 0.82
b. 0.75
- For a given distant object, which of the following individuals would have the smallest retinal image?
a. an uncorrected 10D axial hyperope
b. a 10D axial myope corrected with spectacles placed at the anterior focal point
c. a 1 D axial hyperope corrected with spectacles placed at the anterior focal point
d. a 10D refractive hyperope corrected with spectacles placed at the anterior focal point
e. an emmetrope
a. an uncorrected 10D axial hyperope