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