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What is a sign of accommodative excess?
What is a sign of accommodative excess?
- A larger than normal lag of accommodation
- Inability to clear plus lenses during accommodative facility testing
- Reduced NRA and elevated PRA
- A lead of accommodation or FCC test equals plano (correct)
What is the normal response range for the magnitude of the lens required to neutralize the reflex?
What is the normal response range for the magnitude of the lens required to neutralize the reflex?
- 0.33 ± 0.34D (correct)
- 0.67 ± 0.67D
- 0.67 ± 0.34D
- 0.33 ± 0.67D
What does a plus lens indicate during the neutralization of the reflex?
What does a plus lens indicate during the neutralization of the reflex?
- A lead of accommodation
- Accommodative insufficiency
- A lag of accommodation (correct)
- Accommodative excess
What is a consideration during the neutralization of the reflex?
What is a consideration during the neutralization of the reflex?
What does a minus lens indicate during the neutralization of the reflex?
What does a minus lens indicate during the neutralization of the reflex?
What may a variable response during the neutralization of the reflex indicate?
What may a variable response during the neutralization of the reflex indicate?
What might a clinician suspect if a patient exhibits reduced accommodative amplitudes and high lag of accommodation as per Hofstetter's minimum?
What might a clinician suspect if a patient exhibits reduced accommodative amplitudes and high lag of accommodation as per Hofstetter's minimum?
What may lead a clinician to suspect accommodative dysfunction in a patient?
What may lead a clinician to suspect accommodative dysfunction in a patient?
What action would be most appropriate during the Monocular Estimation Method procedure to assess for accommodative dysfunction?
What action would be most appropriate during the Monocular Estimation Method procedure to assess for accommodative dysfunction?
What is a possible clinical implication of a patient having an inability or reduced ability to clear minus lenses during accommodative facility testing?
What is a possible clinical implication of a patient having an inability or reduced ability to clear minus lenses during accommodative facility testing?
In which scenario might a patient exhibit an elevated Negative Relative Accommodation (NRA)?
In which scenario might a patient exhibit an elevated Negative Relative Accommodation (NRA)?
When might a clinician suspect that a patient has reduced vergence ranges?
When might a clinician suspect that a patient has reduced vergence ranges?
Which of the following is NOT a type of accommodative dysfunction according to the text?
Which of the following is NOT a type of accommodative dysfunction according to the text?
What is the recommended management for accommodative dysfunction according to the text?
What is the recommended management for accommodative dysfunction according to the text?
What is a common symptom of accommodative dysfunction according to the text?
What is a common symptom of accommodative dysfunction according to the text?
Which of the following is NOT a sign of accommodative dysfunction according to the text?
Which of the following is NOT a sign of accommodative dysfunction according to the text?
Which type of accommodative dysfunction is characterized by a tendency to fall asleep or lose concentration when reading?
Which type of accommodative dysfunction is characterized by a tendency to fall asleep or lose concentration when reading?
What is the relationship between accommodative dysfunction and binocular disorders according to the text?
What is the relationship between accommodative dysfunction and binocular disorders according to the text?
