An abnormal growth of conjunctiva that extends over the cornea from the limbus is
known as :-Answer Pterygium
The lacrimal gland that produces the tears that moisten the eye is located in the
temporal region of the superior eyelid. -Answer True
When the eye lid turns inward and the eyelashes continually rub up and down on the
corneal and conjunctiva causing irritation and increasing the risk of a secondary
infection, we say the patient has what condition of the eye lids? - Answer Entropion
The site of central vision on the retina of the eyes is called: - Answer Macula or fovea
centralis
The functional reflex that allows the eyes to constrict permitting focus on near objects is
called: - Answer Accommodation
The sharply well defined, yellow to creamy pink area of the retina through which blood
vessels enter and exit the eye and through which the optic nerve enters the eye is
called: - Answer Optic disk
During a test of visual acuity using a Snellen chart, how many feet should the nurse have
the patient stand from the chart? - Answer 20 feet
The exposure of the sclera above the iris when the patient is asked to follow the nurse's
finger in a smooth movement from ceiling to floor is called: - Answer Lid lag
The Rosenbaum Pocket Vision Screener is used to test each eye separately for: -
Answer near vision
, A drooping of the upper eyelid is called: - Answer Ptosis
Prior to the ophthalmoscopic exam, the optometrist may administer a/an _______ agent
to the patient. - Answer Mydriatic
The abnormal condition of squint or crossed eyes, or _____, almost always appears at an
early age. - Answer strabismus
Which of the following is usually caused by exposure to the sun? - Answer Pterygium
A patient with dacryocystitis might have - Answer an inflamed tear sac
The patient complains of dry eye syndrome, the nurse understands that this condition
results from a problem with the - Answer lacrimal glands
An acute suppurative inflammation of the follicle of an eyelash which causes an
erythematous or yellow lump and is generally caused by a staphylococcal infection is
called a: - Answer Hordeolum
When viewing in the patient's right eye, it is best for the nurse to hold the
ophthalmoscope in her: - Answer Right hand
When the nurse records a patient's visual acuity as 20/100 it means that the patient can
read at 100 feet what a person with "normal" vision can read at 20 feet. - Answer False
The Confrontation Screening test is used to test: - Answer Peripheral vision
A(n) _____, instrument used to measure pressure within the eye, is used in the diagnosis
of glaucoma. - Answer Tonometer
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