JCAT Independent Study Guide Questions With
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Which |of |the |following |conditions |is |NOT |hereditary? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Conjunctivitis
Which |part |of |the |patient |exam |is |performed |by |asking |specific |questions |in |an |orderly |
sequence? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-History
What |is |an |important |question |to |ask |a |patient |that |complains |of |a |"red |eye?" |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-"Do |you |have |blurred |vision?"
What |is |the |term |used |to |refer |to |symptoms |due |to |uncorrected |refractive |error? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Asthenopia
Symptoms |associated |with |a |red, |irritated, |and |bloodshot |eye |are |most |likely |due |to: |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Conjunctivitis
Which |of |the |following |MOST |qualifies |as |a |chief |complaint? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Eye |
Fatigue
Which |common |familial |ocular |disorder |should |you |record |during |a |patient's |history? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Keratoconous
Which |of |the |following |symptoms |requires |prompt |attention? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Sudden
|loss |of |vision
,After |introduction |to |the |patient, |one |of |the |first |items |that |should |be |obtained |as |part |of |
history |taking |is |the: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Chief |complaint
Measuring |visual |acuity |with |a |potential |acuity |meter |is |useful |for |patients |with: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Cataracts
Near |vision |charts |should |be |held |how |many |inches |from |the |eye? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
14-16
If |poor |vision |is |simply |due |to |refractive |error, |the |acuity |should |improve |with |us |of |a: |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Pinhole |disc
What |is |the |recommended |distance |used |for |assessing |distance |acuity? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-20 |feet
If |a |person |is |able |to |clearly |see |an |object |at |20 |feet |that |can |be |seen |at |60 |feet |by |a |person |
with |no |refractive |error, |their |visual |acuity |is |said |to |be: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-20/60
What |does |the |numerator |stand |for |in |the |20/20 |notation? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Distance |
between |patient |and |the |chart
Which |statement |correctly |refers |to |the |Snellen |chart? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Even |though |
they |each |subtend |the |same |amount |of |arc, |some |letters |are |easier |to |recognize |than |others.
If |a |patient |is |unable |to |distinguish |the |largest |letter |on |a |Snellen |chart, |the |COA |should; |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Determine |if |the |patient |can |count |fingers |at |a |distance
In |visual |assessment, |an |infant |would |be |expected |to |reach |for |toys |by |the |age |of: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-4-6 |months
, What |is |the |MOST |common |way |to |record |visual |acuity |in |infants |and |preverbal |children? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-CSM
The |Amsler |Grid |is |designed |to |evaluate |visual |field |deficiencies |in |how |many |degrees |of |
central |vision? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-20
What |is |the |term |for |an |area |of |complete |or |partial |blindness |in |an |otherwise |normal |visual |
field? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Scotoma
Visual |field |loss |due |to |optic |nerve |cupping |is |related |to |which |condition? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Glaucoma
Which |type |of |perimetry |technique |involves |a |moving |target? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Kinetic
Scotomas |located |immediately |nasal |or |temporal |to |fixation |are |known |as |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Paracentral
The |MOST |widely |used |method |of |visual |field |screening, |requiring |no |special |equipment |is: |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Confrontation |testing
What |type |of |pts |uniformly |require |a |threshold |24 |degree |central |field |test? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Glaucoma
Consensual |light |reflex |in |the |right |eye |results |in: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Left |pupil |
constriction
What |is |a |term |for |the |state |of |pupillary |constriction? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Miosis
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Which |of |the |following |conditions |is |NOT |hereditary? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Conjunctivitis
Which |part |of |the |patient |exam |is |performed |by |asking |specific |questions |in |an |orderly |
sequence? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-History
What |is |an |important |question |to |ask |a |patient |that |complains |of |a |"red |eye?" |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-"Do |you |have |blurred |vision?"
What |is |the |term |used |to |refer |to |symptoms |due |to |uncorrected |refractive |error? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Asthenopia
Symptoms |associated |with |a |red, |irritated, |and |bloodshot |eye |are |most |likely |due |to: |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Conjunctivitis
Which |of |the |following |MOST |qualifies |as |a |chief |complaint? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Eye |
Fatigue
Which |common |familial |ocular |disorder |should |you |record |during |a |patient's |history? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Keratoconous
Which |of |the |following |symptoms |requires |prompt |attention? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Sudden
|loss |of |vision
,After |introduction |to |the |patient, |one |of |the |first |items |that |should |be |obtained |as |part |of |
history |taking |is |the: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Chief |complaint
Measuring |visual |acuity |with |a |potential |acuity |meter |is |useful |for |patients |with: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Cataracts
Near |vision |charts |should |be |held |how |many |inches |from |the |eye? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
14-16
If |poor |vision |is |simply |due |to |refractive |error, |the |acuity |should |improve |with |us |of |a: |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Pinhole |disc
What |is |the |recommended |distance |used |for |assessing |distance |acuity? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-20 |feet
If |a |person |is |able |to |clearly |see |an |object |at |20 |feet |that |can |be |seen |at |60 |feet |by |a |person |
with |no |refractive |error, |their |visual |acuity |is |said |to |be: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-20/60
What |does |the |numerator |stand |for |in |the |20/20 |notation? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Distance |
between |patient |and |the |chart
Which |statement |correctly |refers |to |the |Snellen |chart? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Even |though |
they |each |subtend |the |same |amount |of |arc, |some |letters |are |easier |to |recognize |than |others.
If |a |patient |is |unable |to |distinguish |the |largest |letter |on |a |Snellen |chart, |the |COA |should; |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Determine |if |the |patient |can |count |fingers |at |a |distance
In |visual |assessment, |an |infant |would |be |expected |to |reach |for |toys |by |the |age |of: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-4-6 |months
, What |is |the |MOST |common |way |to |record |visual |acuity |in |infants |and |preverbal |children? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-CSM
The |Amsler |Grid |is |designed |to |evaluate |visual |field |deficiencies |in |how |many |degrees |of |
central |vision? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-20
What |is |the |term |for |an |area |of |complete |or |partial |blindness |in |an |otherwise |normal |visual |
field? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Scotoma
Visual |field |loss |due |to |optic |nerve |cupping |is |related |to |which |condition? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Glaucoma
Which |type |of |perimetry |technique |involves |a |moving |target? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Kinetic
Scotomas |located |immediately |nasal |or |temporal |to |fixation |are |known |as |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Paracentral
The |MOST |widely |used |method |of |visual |field |screening, |requiring |no |special |equipment |is: |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Confrontation |testing
What |type |of |pts |uniformly |require |a |threshold |24 |degree |central |field |test? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Glaucoma
Consensual |light |reflex |in |the |right |eye |results |in: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Left |pupil |
constriction
What |is |a |term |for |the |state |of |pupillary |constriction? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Miosis
