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What is the approximate percentage of the general population affected by amblyopia?
What is the approximate percentage of the general population affected by amblyopia?
- 1%
- 5%
- 7%
- 3% (correct)
What is the term used to describe the process of increasing the curvature of the lens to focus on near objects?
What is the term used to describe the process of increasing the curvature of the lens to focus on near objects?
- Strabismus
- Myopia
- Emmetropia
- Accommodation (correct)
What is the shape of the lens when the ciliary muscle is relaxed?
What is the shape of the lens when the ciliary muscle is relaxed?
- Irregular
- Convex
- Spherical
- Flattened (correct)
What is the maximum additional refractive power added to the eye in young individuals due to accommodation?
What is the maximum additional refractive power added to the eye in young individuals due to accommodation?
What is the term used to describe the condition where parallel light rays are brought to a focus on the retina?
What is the term used to describe the condition where parallel light rays are brought to a focus on the retina?
What is the purpose of the lens ligaments?
What is the purpose of the lens ligaments?
What happens to the lens when the ciliary muscle contracts?
What happens to the lens when the ciliary muscle contracts?
What is the minimum distance from the observer at which parallel light rays are brought to a focus on the retina?
What is the minimum distance from the observer at which parallel light rays are brought to a focus on the retina?
What is the unit of measurement for the refractive power of a lens?
What is the unit of measurement for the refractive power of a lens?
What is the refractive power of the human eye at rest?
What is the refractive power of the human eye at rest?
Where does the refraction of light occur in the eye?
Where does the refraction of light occur in the eye?
Why do we perceive an inverted image on the retina as right side up?
Why do we perceive an inverted image on the retina as right side up?
What is the result of turning retinal images right side up by means of special lenses?
What is the result of turning retinal images right side up by means of special lenses?
What is the condition characterized by an eyeball that is too long?
What is the condition characterized by an eyeball that is too long?
What is the term for the uncorrectable loss of visual acuity that is not directly due to organic disease of the eye?
What is the term for the uncorrectable loss of visual acuity that is not directly due to organic disease of the eye?
What percentage of children under 6 years of age are affected by Strabismus?
What percentage of children under 6 years of age are affected by Strabismus?
What is the term for the condition where one eye turns inward, outward, upwards, or downward?
What is the term for the condition where one eye turns inward, outward, upwards, or downward?
What is the condition characterized by a misalignment of the eyes?
What is the condition characterized by a misalignment of the eyes?
At what age is it crucial to institute treatment for strabismus in children to prevent permanent loss of visual acuity?
At what age is it crucial to institute treatment for strabismus in children to prevent permanent loss of visual acuity?
What is the result of visual images not falling on corresponding retinal points in children?
What is the result of visual images not falling on corresponding retinal points in children?
What is the consequence of suppression persisting in children with strabismus?
What is the consequence of suppression persisting in children with strabismus?
What is the term for the weak eye with poor vision in a child with strabismus?
What is the term for the weak eye with poor vision in a child with strabismus?
What is the type of phenomenon that suppression scotoma is in children with strabismus?
What is the type of phenomenon that suppression scotoma is in children with strabismus?
What is the result of vision in one eye being blurred or distorted due to refractive error in children?
What is the result of vision in one eye being blurred or distorted due to refractive error in children?
What is the main reason for the recession of the near point with advancing age?
What is the main reason for the recession of the near point with advancing age?
What is the purpose of the contraction of longitudinal muscle fibers in the ciliary body?
What is the purpose of the contraction of longitudinal muscle fibers in the ciliary body?
What is presbyopia, and how is it corrected?
What is presbyopia, and how is it corrected?
What is the approximate distance of the near point at age 10?
What is the approximate distance of the near point at age 10?
What happens to the edges of the ciliary body when the longitudinal muscle fibers contract?
What happens to the edges of the ciliary body when the longitudinal muscle fibers contract?
What is the function of the circular muscle fibers in the ciliary body?
What is the function of the circular muscle fibers in the ciliary body?
What happens to the visual axes when an individual looks at near objects?
What happens to the visual axes when an individual looks at near objects?
What is the approximate distance of the near point at age 60?
What is the approximate distance of the near point at age 60?
What is the reason why individuals who need maximum visual sensitivity and dim light can avoid waiting 20 minutes in the dark?
What is the reason why individuals who need maximum visual sensitivity and dim light can avoid waiting 20 minutes in the dark?
What are the three attributes of color?
What are the three attributes of color?
What is the sensation produced by the absence of light?
What is the sensation produced by the absence of light?
What can be produced by mixing various proportions of red, green, and blue light?
What can be produced by mixing various proportions of red, green, and blue light?
What are the primary colors?
What are the primary colors?
What happens to the rods in the peripheral portions of the retina?
What happens to the rods in the peripheral portions of the retina?
What is the purpose of wearing red goggles in bright light?
What is the purpose of wearing red goggles in bright light?
What is the compensatory color that, when properly mixed with a color, produces a sensation of white?
What is the compensatory color that, when properly mixed with a color, produces a sensation of white?
