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Sensory Disorders
Eye & Ear Disorders
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This is when light rays bend and change speed | Refraction |
| What is the area of the eye that provides central vision? | Macula |
| The process by which the lens of the eye on the posterior side can change shape. | Accommodation |
| What is the closest point a person can clearly focus on an object | Near Point |
| What type of changes should be made to teaching aides to reduce glare for clients experiencing age-related lens changes? | Black Print with 22 or larger font on an ivory background |
| Drooping of the upper eyelid is called? | Ptosis |
| An extended or protruded upper eyelid that delays closing or remains partially open is called? | Proptosis |
| Uncontrolled oscillating movement of the eyeball | Nystagmus |
| a simple screening tool to test the ability to see far images is what? | Snellen eye chart |
| What chart is used to evaluate near vision? | Jaeger chart or Rosenbaum Pocket Vision Screener |
| This is when the lens develops opacities due the age related changes | Cataract |
| the chart that assesses color vision | Ishihara Polychromatic Plates |
| This is the extraocular muscle function test that assesses the alignment of the eyes | Corneal light reflex test |
| This is nearsightedness | Myopia |
| This is the term for normal vision | Emmetropia |
| This is the term for farsightedness | Hyperopia |
| This is refractive error is associated with aging and having a difficulty with near vision | Presbyopia |
| Visual distortion caused by an irregularly shaped cornea. | Astimatism |
| What visual accuity (even with corrective lenses) is usually required to pass a driving test | 20/40 |
| A condition where all three layers of the eye and the vitreous are inflamed (possibly caused by penetrating trauma) | Endophthalmitis |
| the term for double vision | diplopia |
| an inflamation of the conjunctiva of the eye | Conjunctivitis |
| an inflamation of the cornea | Keratitis |
| This is a sensitivity to light | Photophobia |
| inflammation of the eye lid margins | blepharitis |
| this is an inflammation an infection of the Zeis or Moll glands, types of oil glands at the edge of the eyelid | Hordeolum |
| this is a cyst of one or more meibomian glands, a type of sebaceous gland in the inner surface of the eyelid at the junction of the conjuctiva and lid margin | Chalazion |
| this is a breakdown of or damage to the macula, the point on the retina where light rays converge for the most acute visual perception. | Macular degeneration |
| This is caused by an imbalance between the production and drainage of aqueous fluid | Glaucoma |
| this is the most common form of glaucoma, has slow onset | open-angle glaucoma |
| this is the less common form of glaucoma that needs immediate recognition to prevent blindness | Angle-closure glaucoma |
| these drugs used in Glaucoma constrict the pupil | Miotics |
| This drug used in open-angle Glaucoma is a topical Beta Blocker. this reduces rate of aqueous humor to the eye | Timoptic( timolol) |
| This type of glaucoma drug slows the production of aqueous fluid | Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors |
| This is the surgical removal of the eye | Enucleation |
| What position do you put someone with an eye injury | Dependent position (if tear is on left side,lie on left side) |
| This is a surgical procedure in which a tiny synthetic band is attached outside the eyeball to lightly push the wall of the eye against the detached retina | Scleral buckling |
| This is when a sensory layer becomes separated from the pigmented layer | Retinal Detachment |
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