The Eye - NURS 190 Physical Assessment Questions With
Complete Solutions
____ pupils seen in farsightedness
(larger/smaller?) Correct Answers Smaller
_____ pupils seen in farsightedness
(larger/smaller?) Correct Answers Larger
A lesion occuring in uncrossed fibers of optic chiasm results in
_____ Correct Answers hemianopsia
Absence of lateral third of eye brow seen in Correct Answers
hypothyroidism
Absent eyelashes seeen in Correct Answers pulling/plucking
associated with OCD
Accomodation reflex Correct Answers -Convergence of the
eyes and constriction of the pupils as a patient shifts glance from
a distant to near object.
Acute Glaucoma Correct Answers Sudden onset eye pain due
to increase in intraocular pressure.
-Oval shaped and dilated pupil.
-Cornea is cloudy surrounded by redness.
-Requires immediate intervention
Adie's pupil (tonic pupil) Correct Answers A dilated pupil and
anisocoria that exhibits minimal or no reaction to light but slow
, reaction to convergence due to damage to the parasympathetic
innervation to the eye
African Americans and Hispanic Americans should have a
glaucoma check performed every ___ years after age ____
Correct Answers 1-2
35
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) Correct Answers -A
disease associated with aging that affects the macula.
-AMD gradually destroys sharp central vision, making it
difficult to read, drive, and recognize faces.
Age-related macular degeneration is more frequent in what
racial group? Correct Answers Caucasians.
Among African Americans, the leading cause of blindness is
____ followed by ____. Correct Answers cataracts, glaucoma
Anisocoria Correct Answers A condition in which the pupils
are unequal in size
Arcus senilis Correct Answers Gray-white arc or circle around
the limbus of the iris that is common with aging
Argyll Robertson pupil Correct Answers -Small and irregular
pupils bilaterally
-Pupil does not react to light
-Does constrict with accommodation
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