Test Selection Flashcards
What do topical beta blockers do to pulse rate?
Decrease it
How many readings should be taken with a non-contact tonometer?
3
Your patient has a dilated Adie’s pupil. What will happen when you look at them in bright illumination compared to dim illumination?
The anisocoria will increase in bright illumination
Your patient has a constricted pupil from Horner’s syndrome. What will happen in dim illumination?
The anisocoria will increase
Your patient has Horner’s syndrome, but no anhydrosis. Is the lesion in the 1st, 2nd or 3rd order neuron?
3rd order lesion
Can APD be bilateral or unilateral?
Only unilateral
When should the near response (pupils) be checked?
Only when light response is not present
When is it best to do the Hirschberg test?
Right after pupil evaluation and PD
What is the Hirschberg test?
Looking at the pupillary reflex to see if there is strabismus present
Why must the Bruckner test be done on all infants?
To check for retinoblastoma
About what “size” are your fingers for the static confrontation test?
20/200
When are the modified Thorington and Maddox rod used?
When you want additional information about the patient’s phoria or tropia
At what distance is Maddox rod used?
Can be far or near
On whom should the Amsler grid test be performed?
Diabetics
Patients over 50
Anyone with reduced V.A.
