Vision

Question 1

Hyperopia

Answer 1

farsightedness

difficulty seeing things up close

Question 2

Myopia

Answer 2

nearsightedness

difficulty seeing things far away

Question 3

Presbyopia

Answer 3

A gradual age-related loss of the eyes’ ability to focus actively on nearby objects

farsightedness caused by loss of elasticity of the lens of the eye, occurring typically in middle and old age

Question 4

Ishihara test

Answer 4

A set of templates with patterns or numbers embedded within them to test for color blindness

Question 5

Tympanometry

Answer 5

The process of recording the movement of the tympanic membrane through pressure variances in the external ear canal

test is valuable for determining the presence of fluid and potential infections in the middle ear

normal tympanogram - produces peak on graph
abnormal tympanogram - produces flat line

Question 6

Audiometry

Answer 6

done if the patient/child can respond to directions of pushing a button or raising a hand to acknowledge when various tones are heard through headphones

Adult Normal hearing - 25 decibels
Child Normal hearing - 15 decibels