Finals Geria and LV Quiz

When you take a geriatric patient's visual acuity, sufficient light and contrast are necessary due to the following

I. constricted pupils

II. hazy transparent medium of the eye

III. possible lack of patience from patient

IV. patient's intellectual capacity 

• I and II

• III and IV

• I and III

• II and IV

You have a new patient who has primary open angle glaucoma. To provide proper management for her chronic eye condition, the following are considered except

I. Rate of progression

II. Active problem sheet

III. Initial data base

IV. Duration

• I and II

• III and IV

• I and IV

• I and II

You have a geriatric patient who just recovered from stroke. His near visual acuity is N24 on both eyes. When he moved his head to the side, his near visual acuity is N8. Which of the following is possibly true?

I. Patient possibly has an advanced case of glaucoma

II. Patient possibly has ARMD

III. Patient has media opacity has the center

IV. Patient possibly has a peripheral visual field defect 

• I and II

• III and IV

• I and IV

• II and III

Patient complains that he cannot see clearly at far recently. He also shares that he can now read well than before. Patient possibly has

• nuclear cataract

• cortical cataract

• nearsighted or myopia

• diabetic retinopathy

You observed cottonwool spots during direct ophthalmoscopy. Other names of cotton wool spots are

i. microaneurysms

ii. microinfarcts

iii. soft concretions

iv. soft exudates 

• I and II

• III and IV

• I and III

• II and IV

In high magnification, you observed abnormal blood vessels at the patient's iris. Which of the following is true?

i. Patient has proliferative diabetic retinopathy

ii. Patient has normal findings. What was observed was expected.

iii. Patient has rubeosis iridis

iv. Patient has low levels of vasoendothelial growth factor

• I and II

• III and IV

• I and III

• II and IV

Stenopaic silt is used for the following except

• irregular astigmatism

• cataract

• retinitis pigmentosa

• vitreous opacities

Patients who need large dioptric changes during subjective refraction

i. geriatric patients

ii. pediatric patients

iii. low vision patients

iv. patients with high astigmatism 

• I and II

• III and IV

• I and III

• II and IV

The linear distance a near target can be moved closer and farther while maintaining clear vision.

• Range of accommodation

• Depth of field

• Lag of accommodation

• accommodative vergence

Geriatric patient has stiff neck issues and has large difference of refractive error in both eyes. Patient wishes to read clearly. The best option for her is

• Reading glasses

• Bifocals

• Multifocals

• Contact lenses