physical assessment: eyes
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- The Palpebral fissure is:
- the open space between the eyelids
- The corneal reflex is mediated by cranial nerves:
- 5 and 7
- The retinal structures viewed throughthe opthalmoscope are:
- the optic disc, the retinal vessels, the gernal background, and the macula
- The examiner records "positive consensual light reflex." This is:
- the simultaneous constriction of the other pupil when one eye is exposed to bright light
- Several changes occur in the eye with the aging process. The thickening and yellowing of the lens is referred to as:
- senile cateract
- Symptoms that may constitute an eye emergency include:
- sudden onset of vision change
- Visual acuity is assessed with:
- the Snellen eye chart
- the cover test is used to assess for:
- muscle weakness
- When using the ophthalmoscope, you would:
- remove your own eye glasses and approach the patient's left eye with your left eye.
- The six muslces that control eye movement and are innervated by cranial nerves:
- 3, 4, 6
- Conjuctivitis is always associated with:
- reddened conjuctiva
- A Patient has blurred peripheral vision. You suspect glaucoma, and test the visual fields. A person with normal vision would see your moving finger temporally at:
- 90*
- A person is known to be blind in the left eye. What happens to the pupils when the right eye is illuminated by a penlight beam?
- Both pupils constrict
- Use of the ophthalmoscope: an interruption of the red relex occurs when:
- there is an opacity in the cornea or lens
- Once cause of visual impairment in aging adults is:
- stabismus - squint, crossed eye, disparity of ey axes