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Hypermetropia: Definition and Etymology
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Hypermetropia: Definition and Etymology

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What is the type of hypermetropia that can be corrected by a patient's accommodative effort?

  • Facultative hypermetropia (correct)
  • Latent hypermetropia
  • Absolute hypermetropia
  • Manifest hypermetropia

    • What is the normal age variation of hypermetropia at birth?

  • +4+5D
  • +2+3D (correct)
  • +5+6D
  • +1+2D

    • What is the principal symptom of hypermetropia?

  • Blurring of vision for close work (correct)
  • Tiredness
  • Blurring of vision for distance
  • Frontal headache

    • What is the result of sustained accommodation in asthenopia?

    <p>Symptoms increase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the refractive error in defective vision with asthenopia?

    <p>More than 4D</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of the eyeball in hypermetropia?

    <p>Small or normal in size</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of the term 'hypermetropia'?

    <p>In excess of the measure of the eye</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the refractive state of the eye in hypermetropia?

    <p>Parallel rays of light are focused behind the retina</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of axial shortening of the eyeball by 1mm?

    <p>3D of hypermetropia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of a 1mm increase in the radius of curvature of the cornea?

    <p>6D of hypermetropia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the type of hypermetropia that results from paralysis of accommodation?

    <p>Functional hypermetropia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the total amount of refractive error estimated after complete cycloplegia with atropine?

    <p>Total hypermetropia</p> Signup and view all the answers

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