Ophthalmic Assistant Exam Review

What is sildenafil citrate commonly known as?

Your patient says she is allergic to something common, but cannot remember the name. You suggest:

Your patient says that beta-blockers make him nauseated. This is:

Your patient says that erythromycin makes her break out in a rash. This is:

Your patient is scheduled to have a chalazion excision. It is most important to know his previous reaction to:

Your patient is unsure if she has ever had any local anesthesia. You could ask if she:

Your patient reports an adverse reaction to dye injected for a kidney evaluation. This could affect:

Knowing a patient's occupation may be important in:

A patient's social history would include all of the following except:

Your patient has been referred to your practice for cataract surgery. You ask if there is anyone at home who can help the patient instill eye drops. This is part of the patient's:

The most common ocular disorders that run in families are:

A 25-year-old white woman comes in as a new patient because her mother has just been diagnosed with glaucoma. This information:

A mother brings in a 2-year-old child with esotropia. Which of the following is significant for the history?

Examples of hereditary systemic disease include:

Which of the following is not potentially a hereditary disorder?

Any pupil smaller than what size is considered miotic?

Any pupil larger than what size is considered mydriatic?

Which of the following groups tend to have smaller pupils?

Unequal pupil size is termed?

The pupil evaluation includes:

An iris coloboma usually causes a pupillary shape defect:

Constriction of the pupil can be accomplished by any of the following except:

Dilation of the pupil can be accomplished by any of the following except?

Direct pupillary response refers to:

Testing of the consensual light response in healthy eyes is possible because:

When checking consensual pupil responses to light, all of the following should be done except:

To test pupillary response to accommodation:

To evaluate a patient for tonic pupil (or Adie's tonic pupil), one would use which method?

Each pupil constricts to direct light. This indicates:

Testing that reveals normal-appearing pupils that react appropriately is documented by the acronym:

The most common cause of a false-positive pupillary defect is:

Each of the following could cause abnormal pupil shape except:

Each of the following disorders can cause a change in pupil size except:

Argyll Robertson pupils are often:

You discover that your patient has an Argyll Robertson pupil. This pupillary defect is associated with:

Which of the following is associated with ptosis, miosis, and lack of perspiration (anhydrosis) on the affected side?

Horner's syndrome is caused by:

Adie's tonic pupil (or tonic pupil) is caused by:

You might first suspect that the patient has a tonic pupil when:

A relative afferent pupillary defect (RAPD) is identified by using the:

The presence of a RAPD:

An eye with a RAPD usually has:

Another name for a RAPD is:

You are performing a swinging flashlight test. The right pupil does not react at all when you shine the light in it. When you swing over to the left eye, the left pupil constricts rapidly. When you swing back to the right eye, there is again no reaction. This indicates:

In order to determine the base curve for a patient's contact lens, one must perform:

Soft contact lens diameter can be selected by measuring the patient's:

For most contact lens fitting purposes, it is acceptable to measure corneal diameter:

Which of the following is not a factor in determining the appropriate power of a contact lens?

Your patient, a 63-year-old woman, wants to try contact lenses. Which of the following should be done?

A history is obtained by:

The history should be recorded:

When taking a history on a school-aged child, it is important to:

Which of the following statements is false?

Which of the following is not a part of a history?

The 'presenting complaint' is:

An example of a question relating to onset would be:

The question 'Does your head hurt so badly that you have to leave school early?' relates to:

To obtain the most important information about the presenting complaint, you should ask questions relating to:

A symptom is:

An example of a sign is:

A 56-year-old patient complains of a sudden onset of double vision. It is most important to ask:

An old photograph of the patient will be most useful to the physician if the patient complains of or exhibits:

Your patient has a cut eyelid. It is important to know what caused the injury because:

A patient presents with a corneal foreign body, and your supervisor asks how the foreign body got into the eye. This is an important question because:

The patient is not wearing contacts, but would like to be fit for them. The most relevant question is:

A 52-year-old patient hands you his single-vision glasses, the only glasses he has. Which of the following is the most important question in determining the patient's refractive status?

A patient reports that he sleeps in his contact lenses. An important question would be:

The patient gives a history of having a cataract removed with a laser. You should:

The patient gives a history of having a laser treatment, but is not sure what it was for. You might discover more by asking:

The patient states she used to wear contact lenses, but went back to her glasses. A pertinent question would be:

A 76-year old new patient tells you that he caught astigmatism from his brother when they were both children. You should:

Knowledge of a past ocular injury is needed because:

The patient states she has prism in her glasses. Which of the following is the most important question to ask?

A mother brings in her 4-year old son. The mother says he has a lazy eye. What do you need to find out?

An example of a systemic illness is:

Questions asked of a hypertensive patient should include:

Questions asked of a diabetic patient should include:

A patient with heart problems:

Knowledge of a patient's breathing or lung problems would be important if the patient also has:

Your patient states that he has rheumatoid arthritis. You should now ask symptom-related question to find out if he has:

Sickle cell disease:

Sickle cell disease may affect the eye:

Knowing a patient's past history of surgical procedures is important because:

Major infections that can affect the eye include:

Your patient is a 4-month-old who was born prematurely. Which question will be most important in predicting the occurrence of eye disorders related to prematurity?

In which of the following ocular disorders would it be most important to know what eye drops a new patient is using?

Which situation poses a potential problem in a patient taking aspirin-containing medications?

While taking the ocular history of a new patient, she mentions that her last ophthalmologist told her she has macular degeneration. This should trigger you to specifically ask about which of the following?

Patients taking a diuretic might have which special need during the exam?

A patient taking a diuretic probably has which health problem?

High blood pressure is frequently treated by:

If a patient with glaucoma is to be treated using beta-blockers, it would be most important to know if the patient is currently being treated for:

It is important to know if a patient is taking birth control pills because:

A patient who has been taking oral steroids for long periods should be evaluated for possible development of:

Conditions for which a person might take oral steroids include:

Patients often fail to report the use of over-the-counter medications because:

The patient has said he has no heart problems, but you notice that he is taking two heart medications. For the most complete history, you should:

Diabetes medication includes:

An example of an analgesic is:

Which patient is most likely to be using hormone replacement therapy?