Physical Assessment: Eyes

Front 1

The Palpebral fissure is:

Back 1

the open space between the eyelids

Front 2

The corneal reflex is mediated by cranial nerves:

Back 2

5 and 7

Front 3

The retinal structures viewed throughthe opthalmoscope are:

Back 3

the optic disc, the retinal vessels, the gernal background, and the macula

Front 4

The examiner records "positive consensual light reflex." This is:

Back 4

the simultaneous constriction of the other pupil when one eye is exposed to bright light

Front 5

Several changes occur in the eye with the aging process. The thickening and yellowing of the lens is referred to as:

Back 5

senile cateract

Front 6

Symptoms that may constitute an eye emergency include:

Back 6

sudden onset of vision change

Front 7

Visual acuity is assessed with:

Back 7

the Snellen eye chart

Front 8

the cover test is used to assess for:

Back 8

muscle weakness

Front 9

When using the ophthalmoscope, you would:

Back 9

remove your own eye glasses and approach the patient's left eye with your left eye.

Front 10

The six muslces that control eye movement and are innervated by cranial nerves:

Back 10

3, 4, 6

Front 11

Conjuctivitis is always associated with:

Back 11

reddened conjuctiva

Front 12

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:

Back 12

90*

Front 13

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?

Back 13

Both pupils constrict

Front 14

Use of the ophthalmoscope: an interruption of the red relex occurs when:

Back 14

there is an opacity in the cornea or lens

Front 15

Once cause of visual impairment in aging adults is:

Back 15

stabismus - squint, crossed eye, disparity of ey axes