Deck 4: Assessment of Visual System

Question 1

If the EOMs are intact, the light should be in the exact same location on the eyes whichever way the child looks.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Slight vertical nystagmus (vibration)in the lateral fields is normal.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

When testing visual acuity, the lowest line of which the child can read at least half is the score line.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Children should sit at least 20 feet from the television. If they insist on being closer, they may have an eye problem.

Question 5

When testing for accommodation, the eyes should converge and constrict.

Question 6

Match each item to the statement or sentence listed below.

-Droopy eyelid

A)Lid lag
B)Ptosis
C)Entropion
D)Ectropion
E)Angioedema

Question 7

Match each item to the statement or sentence listed below.

-Allergies

A)Lid lag
B)Ptosis
C)Entropion
D)Ectropion
E)Angioedema

Question 8

Match each item to the statement or sentence listed below.

-Eyelid will not close completely

A)Lid lag
B)Ptosis
C)Entropion
D)Ectropion
E)Angioedema

Question 9

Match each item to the statement or sentence listed below.

-Eyelashes curl inward

A)Lid lag
B)Ptosis
C)Entropion
D)Ectropion
E)Angioedema

Question 10

Match each item to the statement or sentence listed below.

-Eyelashes curl outward and the lower eyelid appears droopy

A)Lid lag
B)Ptosis
C)Entropion
D)Ectropion
E)Angioedema

Question 11

Match each item to the statement or sentence listed below.

-Swelling also occurs with crying and lacrimal duct inflammation

A)Lid lag
B)Ptosis
C)Entropion
D)Ectropion
E)Angioedema

Question 12

Match each item to the statement or sentence listed below.

-To stabilize nystagmus

A)Tilted any way
B)Back
C)Down and away from light source
D)Sideways

Question 13

Match each item to the statement or sentence listed below.

-Blindness

A)Tilted any way
B)Back
C)Down and away from light source
D)Sideways

Question 14

Match each item to the statement or sentence listed below.

-To prevent diplopia

A)Tilted any way
B)Back
C)Down and away from light source
D)Sideways

Question 15

Match each item to the statement or sentence listed below.

-Ptosis

A)Tilted any way
B)Back
C)Down and away from light source
D)Sideways

Question 16

Match each item to the statement or sentence listed below.

-Photophobia

A)Tilted any way
B)Back
C)Down and away from light source
D)Sideways

Question 17

Vision of a 6-year-old child should be:

A)20/30.
B)Well-developed, and the visual acuity should be 20/20.
C)Developing amblyopia.
D)Well-developed with horizontal nystagmus.

Question 18

The globes should be the symmetrical. If one appears larger or smaller, check for all the following except:

A)Lid lag.
B)Ptosis.
C)Exophthalmos.
D)Wide set eyes.

Question 19

The lacrimal gland is located above the eye and under the eyebrow laterally. If edematous, suspect:

A)Ectropion.
B)Infection.
C)Ptosis.
D)Lid lag.

Question 20

To check for extraocular movement, the school nurse should:

A)Use an object of interest to the child.
B)Shine a light source directly in the child eye.
C)Shake his or her finger back and forth.
D)Instruct the child to move his or her head side to side.

Question 21

Which of the following is never a normal finding?

A)Slight horizontal nystagmus
B)Vibration in the lateral fields
C)Vertical nystagmus
D)Vibration in the medial fields

Question 22

By 5 years of age, a child should be able to produce tears when crying and differentiate the colors of ______________________.

Question 23

Colobomas are ___________________________ in one of the structures of the eye, such as the eyelid, iris, retina, choroid, or optic disc.

Question 24

If the lacrimal tract from the inner canthus of the eye down the side of the nose bilaterally is red or edematous, suspect _____________.

Question 25

The __________ the second number, the worse the visual acuity.