Exam 43: Assisting With Eye and Ear Care

In which disorder do misaligned or unbalanced eye muscles cause the eyes to appear to be looking in two different directions?

Which of the following statements about conjunctivitis is not true?

The Snellen letter chart is commonly used to test for ____.

Letter C in the figure is an example of a condition called ________, in which a shortened eyeball causes light rays to be focused behind the retina.

Which eye disorder is a chronic inflammation of the edges of the eyelid and is characterized by red, swollen eyelids with scaling or crusting?

Which of the following is not a measure that can be taken to reduce the likelihood of a child having an ear infection?

Letter B in the figure is an example of a condition called ________, in which an elongated eyeball causes light rays to be focused in front of the retina.

The misalignment of the eyes is called ________ and makes it look like a person is looking in two different directions.

If you adjust an audiometer to increase the decibel level, the sound produced by the audiometer will become ____.

A progressive disease that causes loss of vision in the center of an image, while peripheral vision remains intact, is ____.

An eye should be flushed out, or ________, to wash out foreign materials such as dust, sand, or chemicals.

Which of the following should not be included in patient education about preventive eye care?

Which of the following actions helps prevent systemic absorption of a topical medication used in the eye?

Another name for anterior uveitis is ________.

Testing for which of the following can detect cataracts or problems of the retina even before the sharpness of the patient's vision is impaired?

When the cornea or lens has an abnormal shape, causing blurred images in near or distant vision, the condition is called ________.

Which ear disorder makes the room appear to spin-a sensation that is exacerbated by any movement, sometimes to the point of nausea and vomiting?

The medical term for drooping of the upper eyelid is ________.

When performing a visual acuity test using the Snellen letter chart, the patient should ____.

An external hordeolum, which is the result of an eyelash follicle infection, is commonly known as ____.