Eye Problems
Optometry Tools
Becoming an Optometrist
Eye Diseases/Infections
100
The proper term for nearsightedness.
What is Myopia?
100
Eye chart to measure clarity of vision.
What is a Snellen Chart?
100
The required degree to become an optometrist.
What is a Doctor of Optometry (OD)?
100
Common infection causing pink, itchy, watery eyes.
What is conjunctivitis (pink eye)?
200
term for blurry vision due to misshapen eyes.
What is Astigmatism?
200
Tool that shines a light into your eye in order to see into the back.
200
The standardized test do students take to get into optometry school.
What is the OAT (Optometry Admission Test)?
200
Eye disease caused by pressure building in the eyes, leading to blindness.
What is glaucoma?
300
Vision problem that makes things hard to see up close, especially with old age.
What is Presbyopia?
300
Device that lets optometrists switch lenses to test prescription.
What is a phoropter?
300
Number of years of optometry school required after undergraduate studies.
What is 4 years?
300
Condition causing the lens of the eye to become cloudy.
What are cataracts?
400
Term for seeing two images of a single object.
What is Diplopia?
400
Tool that measures the pressure inside the eye to check for glaucoma.
What is a tonometer?
400
The national association that represents optometrists in Canada.
What is the Canadian Association of Optometrists (CAO)?
400
The part of the eye that macular degeneration affects.
What is the retina?
500
Eye condition that causes one eye to be weaker, often called "lazy eye".
What is Amblyopia?
500
Name of the machine that gives an automatic estimate of glasses prescription.
What is an autorefractor?
500
Primary organization responsible for certifying optometrists in Canada.
What is Optometry Examining Board of Canada (OEBC)?
500
eye disease linked to diabetes and affects the retina's blood vessels.
What is diabetic retinopathy?