Certified Ophthalmic Assistant: Chapter 9,
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Use of eye drops would be b) Topical drops are best used to treat external eye
advantageous: problems. (That is not to say that they do not have
a) if the drug needs to stay on the a place in treating intraocular problems, of course)
eye for a long time
b) if exterior parts of the eye are
being treated
c) in case of a systemic infection
d) if the condition being treated is
not very serious
A disadvantage of eye drops is that: b) Eye medications in drop form are prone to run
a) they are expensive out the lacrimal drainage system. Many drops are
b) they do not have prolonged expensive, but this is not the best answer.
contact with the eye
c) they must be refrigerated
d) they penetrate too deeply into the
eye's structures
, Use of eye ointments is d) They remain in contact with the eye longer than
advantageous because: drops. Because ointments are in a petroleum-type
a) they are less expensive than drops base, they do not drain off the eye as rapidly as
b) they penetrate more quickly than drops.
drops
c) they are easier to apply than drops
d) they remain in contact with the
eye longer than drops
A patient might complain about c) It blurs the vision. Ointment creates a film in the
using eye ointment because: tears, causing blurry vision. Ointment is generally
a) it has to be used more often than used less often (ie, fewer doses) than drops.
drops
b) it is more expensive than drops
c) it blurs the vision
d) it is less effective than drops
All of the following are d) Locally injected drugs have all the advantages
characteristics of locally injected listed except being absorbed through the
drugs except: digestive tract (which would describe medication
a) a greater concentration of the given orally, not injected).
drug can be given versus topical
b) the drug can be delivered directly
to the site where it is needed
c) the drug takes effect quickly
d) the drug is absorbed through the
digestive tract
Systemic drugs are those b) Systemic drugs are "introduced into the system"
administered by: by intravenous injection or by mouth.
a) applying the drug to the surface
b) injection or mouth
c) mouth only
d) injection only
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Terms in this set (40)
Use of eye drops would be b) Topical drops are best used to treat external eye
advantageous: problems. (That is not to say that they do not have
a) if the drug needs to stay on the a place in treating intraocular problems, of course)
eye for a long time
b) if exterior parts of the eye are
being treated
c) in case of a systemic infection
d) if the condition being treated is
not very serious
A disadvantage of eye drops is that: b) Eye medications in drop form are prone to run
a) they are expensive out the lacrimal drainage system. Many drops are
b) they do not have prolonged expensive, but this is not the best answer.
contact with the eye
c) they must be refrigerated
d) they penetrate too deeply into the
eye's structures
, Use of eye ointments is d) They remain in contact with the eye longer than
advantageous because: drops. Because ointments are in a petroleum-type
a) they are less expensive than drops base, they do not drain off the eye as rapidly as
b) they penetrate more quickly than drops.
drops
c) they are easier to apply than drops
d) they remain in contact with the
eye longer than drops
A patient might complain about c) It blurs the vision. Ointment creates a film in the
using eye ointment because: tears, causing blurry vision. Ointment is generally
a) it has to be used more often than used less often (ie, fewer doses) than drops.
drops
b) it is more expensive than drops
c) it blurs the vision
d) it is less effective than drops
All of the following are d) Locally injected drugs have all the advantages
characteristics of locally injected listed except being absorbed through the
drugs except: digestive tract (which would describe medication
a) a greater concentration of the given orally, not injected).
drug can be given versus topical
b) the drug can be delivered directly
to the site where it is needed
c) the drug takes effect quickly
d) the drug is absorbed through the
digestive tract
Systemic drugs are those b) Systemic drugs are "introduced into the system"
administered by: by intravenous injection or by mouth.
a) applying the drug to the surface
b) injection or mouth
c) mouth only
d) injection only
