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The ________ disk is a bright, yellow-white circle with sharp edges that is part of the retina.

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Which test is used to diagnose increased intraocular pressure?


A) LASIK procedure
B) air-puff tonometry
C) Snellen chart or tumbling E test
D) ophthalmoscope

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The category of ________ drugs are used to dilate the pupil.

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The ________ is a spongy membrane of blood vessels that is one of the layers around the eyeball.

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The combining form ambly/o- means:


A) lazy.
B) dimness.
C) far.
D) near.

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Which is an age-related disease with loss of central vision?


A) macular degeneration
B) papilledema
C) retinitis pigmentosa
D) presbyopia

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A red, painful swelling or pimple containing pus located near the edge of the eyelid and known by laypersons as a stye is called a hordeolum.

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The combining form aque/o- means:


A) darkness.
B) watery substance.
C) light.
D) old age.

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A trabeculoplasty is a treatment for:


A) a cataract.
B) myopia.
C) glaucoma.
D) astigmatism.

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________ is a condition in which the patient cannot see one half of the visual field, either right or left or top or bottom.

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Which is the medical word for lateral deviation of the eye, or wall-eye?


A) astigmatism
B) aphakia
C) amblyopia
D) exotropia

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Deviation of one or both eyes, medially or laterally, is known as ________.


A) diplopia
B) cataract
C) neovascularization
D) strabismus

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Which is the medical word for lateral deviation of the eye, or wall-eye?


A) astigmatism
B) aphakia
C) amblyopia
D) exotropia

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Babies who inherit blue/blue or blue/green genes for eye color do not have melanocytes in their irises.

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How does the chart that is used to test vision in very young children differ from the chart used for adults?

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A young child is tested with a...

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The medical name for pinkeye is ________.

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Which of the following is not true about the sclera?


A) It is also known as the white of the eye.
B) The extraocular muscles are attached to it.
C) It produces aqueous humor.
D) Its anterior portion is the clear cornea.

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The combining form irid/o- refers to the:


A) white of the eye.
B) eyelid.
C) tear ducts.
D) colored portion of the eye.

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In bright light, the muscles of the iris contract, reducing the size of the pupil in order to keep too much light from entering the eye.This process is called:


A) mydriasis.
B) myopia.
C) miosis.
D) macula.

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At birth, an infant is treated with an antibiotic drug to the eyes to prevent gonorrhea that might be present in the birth canal of the mother.

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