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N A Snellen Chart
N A Distance Visual Acuity
Question | Answer |
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What is the medical name for eye exam | Distance Visual Acuity |
What is the name of the chart used during an eye exam? | Snellen alphabetic Chart |
What is the name of the chart used if a person has a limited knowledge of the English alphabet | E Chart |
What is the distance that the person stands from the chart? | 20 Feet |
What is the name of the object used to cover one eye? | Occluder |
How many mistakes can the pt make before you stop the test? | 3 on the same line |
Which eye do you test first? | Read with right eye |
Which line do you start with? | 20/70 or third line from the top |
What do you document? | 1 - pt name 2 - Date 3 - R eye: Results 4 - L eye: Results 5 - both: Results (Results of both eyes 6 - Lens: C or S |
What symbol represents without lens | An 's' with a line over it |
What symbol represents with lens | An 'c' with a line over it |
Should you ask the pt if they wear contacts | Yes |
If the pt misses one letter how do you document it? | Put a -1 after the line fraction. Example: 20/45 -1 |
What should you tell the pt to NOT do? | 1 - Lean forward 2 - Close eye behind occluder 3 - Squint |
Do you record the line where the pt got three wrong? | No, record the results of the previous line. |