Medical Ethics, Legal and Regulatory Issues
What are the principles that dictate appropriate or inappropriate behaviors?
Ethics
The Schirmer test measures what?
Tear production
History
What is the recommended distance used for assessing distance acuity?
20 feet
What are the 2 types of bridges located on a spectacle frame?
Keyhole and saddle
Federal Agency within the U.S. Dept of Labor that ensures safety and healthful working conditions
OSHA
What is the surgical removal of the contents of the globe?
Evisceration
What is the term used to refer to symptoms due to uncorrected refractive error?
Ametropia
If poor vision is simply due to refractive error, the acuity should improve with the use of what?
Pinhole
Part of the rules for transposition is to change the axis of the cylinder by how many degrees?
90
What does HIPPA stand for?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
What type of eye drop inactivates the sphincter muscle of the iris?
Cycloplegic
Are flashes and floaters a sign or symptom?
Symptom
Near vision charts should be held how many inches from the eye?
14-16 inches
The strength of the middle segment in a trifocal lens is?
50% of the strength of the reading segment add
The assigned code (referred to procedures and services) must be supported by what?
The medical record
What type of drug is used to treat acute allergic reactions?
Antihistamines
What is an important question to ask a patient that complains of a "red eye"?
Do you have blurred vision?
Measuring vision acuity with a potential acuity meter (PAM) is useful inn patients with what?
Cataracts
If a patient is myopic, will their glasses Rx be plus (+) or minus (-)?
Minus (-)
What is the process involving education of the patient prior to a procedure?
Informed Consent
What cycloplegic agent produces the longest lasting effect?
Atropine Sulfate
The main reason why the patient is in the office that day
Chief Complaint
If a person is able to see clearly an object at 20 feet that can be seen at 60 feet by a person with no refractive error, the visual acuity is what?
20/60
A refractive error that makes it hard to see things up close as you age
Presbyopia