Visual Pathways and Reflexes

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What type of refractive error is associated with difficulty seeing at distances?

  • Presbyopia
  • Astigmatism
  • Hyperopia
  • Myopia (correct)

What is the term for a blind spot surrounded by an area of normal or decreased vision?

  • Vitreous hemorrhage
  • Uveitis
  • Retinal detachment
  • Scotoma (correct)

What age-related vision change is associated with difficulty focusing on close objects?

  • Myopia
  • Hyperopia
  • Astigmatism
  • Presbyopia (correct)

What is the term for crossing of the eyes, often associated with strabismus?

<p>Esotropia (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the moving specks or strands that are common in people with myopia or after middle age?

<p>Floaters (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the sudden onset of floaters, often associated with retinal detachment?

<p>Acute onset of floaters (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct pathway of light in the eye?

<p>Light rays are refracted through the transparent media and strike the retina (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What occurs when a person shifts gaze from a far object to a near one?

<p>Pupils constrict and the lens becomes more spherical (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the percentage of babies born farsighted?

<p>80% (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

At what age does the eyeball reach its adult size?

<p>8 years (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the decreased ability of the lens to change shape to accommodate for near vision?

<p>Presbyopia (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the age range at which the macula is developing and mature?

<p>4-8 months (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the visual acuity of a legally blind person?

<p>20/200 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the finger counting method in visual acuity testing?

<p>To measure visual acuity when the patient cannot read the Snellen chart (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the correlation between the Jaegar number and near vision?

<p>The higher the number, the worse the near vision (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the normal range of peripheral vision in the upward direction?

<p>50 degrees (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of the lens of the eye that leads to presbyopia?

<p>Loss of elasticity (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for inward or outward deviation of the eyes?

<p>Jovellanos (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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