Introduction
Screening test to detect deficiencies in vison
Visual acuity
Outer layer of the eye where the cornea covers the pupil and iris
sclera
Also called nearsighted
myopia
___________most specific hearing test
audiometry
When preforming eye instillation, the solution should be released at the ___________ ___________
inner canthus
Inability to distinguish colors
color blindness
Yellow waxy substance that lubricates and protects the ear canal
cerumen
Also called farsighted
hyperopia
Person with normal hearing can hear frequencies of normal speech at what range?
300-4000 Hz
The external auditory canal of an adult is straightened by pulling _______ and ____________
up and back
OD is the abbreviation for ___________
right eye
____ ____ located at the end of external auditory canal that receives sound waves
tympanic membrane
________bending of the parallel light rays coming into the eye so they can be focused on retina
refraction
The Snellen Big E chart is used for assessing __________
preschool children
Impacted cerumen can be softened by instilling several drops of __________ into the ear
mineral oil
hydrogen peroxide
OS is the abbreviation for _____________
left eye
_________flap of cartilage covered with skin, projects from side of head, and receives & collects sound waves
auricle
__________represents the elasticity of the lens as a result of aging
presbyopia
Patients are given _______ to identify number of color plate on Ishihara Test
3 seconds
During ear irrigation, injecting the irrigating solution toward the __________of the ear canal prevents injury to tympanic membrane
roof
Also called pink eye
conjunctivitis
Lens of the eye focus on light rays of the ___________
retina
__________diagnose and treat eye disorders and prescribes ophthalmic medications
optometrist
Two type of tuning fork tests?
weber and rinne
During eye instillation, the patient is asked to look up at the ceiling to expose the _______ _______ ________
lower conjunctival sac