Quiz 43: Assisting With Eye and Ear Care

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

A common eye disorder that develops with age and results in the loss of lens elasticity, causing difficulty seeing objects close up, is ____.

The Jaeger chart is used to test for ____.

Which ear disorder is the result of injury from a sharp object, an explosion, a sudden change in air pressure, or severe middle ear infection?

An ophthalmologist measures intraocular pressure with the aid of a(n) ____.

Which condition distorts vision because the cornea is unevenly curved?

Which eye disorder can result from either an injury or infection and is treated with an antibiotic and the use of an eye patch?

Cloudy, opaque areas on the lens that prevent light from going through the lens are ____.

Symptoms of retinal detachment include ____.

Illustrations containing numbers or symbols made up of colored dots that appear among other colored dots are used to test for ____.

Which of the following is a disturbance in the equilibrium characterized by vertigo and tinnitus?

____ is indicated by an increase in intraocular pressure caused by a buildup of aqueous humor in the anterior chamber and can result in loss of vision and possible blindness.

Which of the following can be caused by a bacterial or viral infection?

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

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

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

Which of the following is not used to diagnose ear problems?

Which of the following are common refractive disorders?

With ____, commonly called lazy eye, a child does not use one eye regularly.