Deck 37: Drugs Used to Treat Eye Conditions

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a beta-adrenergic blocking agent?

A) Betagan
B) Lopidine
C) Timoptic
D) Kerlone

Answer 1

Lopidine

Question 2

The trade name of acetazolamide is:

A) Diamox
B) Trusopt
C) Neptazane
D) Lopidine

Answer 2

Diamox

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of alpha₂-adrenergic blocking agents?

A) Diamox
B) Trusopt
C) Neptazane
D) Lopidine

Answer 3

Lopidine

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of an osmotic diuretic?

A) Osmitrol
B) Diamox
C) Betimol
D) Timoptic

Question 5

Which of the following drug therapies to treat eye disorders is available to take orally?

A) Betimol
B) Diamox
C) Betagan
D) Alphagan P

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT an example of muscarinics?

A) pilocarpine
B) acetylcholine chloride
C) acetazolamide
D) carbachol

Question 7

The trade name of carbachol is:

A) Humorsol
B) Antilirium
C) Miostat
D) Propine

Question 8

Which of the following drugs is classified as a prostaglandin?

A) Propine
B) Xalatan
C) Humorsol
D) Miostat

Question 9

The trade name of unoprostone is:

A) Travatan
B) Lumigan
C) Rescula
D) Xalatan

Question 10

The drugs of first choice in the treatment of intraocular hypertension and chronic open-angle glaucoma are the:

A) cholinesterase inhibitors
B) beta-adrenergic blockers
C) carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
D) osmotic diuretics

Question 11

In the eyes, carbonic anhydrase inhibitors decrease the formation of:

A) cataracts
B) ciliary bodies
C) aqueous humor
D) vitreous humor

Question 12

Which of the following drugs is an anticholinergic?

A) bimatoprost
B) atropine
C) unoprostone
D) pilocarpine

Question 13

Neo-Synephrine is an example of:

A) prostaglandins
B) sympathomimetics
C) cholinesterase inhibitors
D) cholinergic drugs

Question 14

Indirect-acting miotics are:

A) less potent than direct-acting miotic agents
B) shorter acting than direct-acting miotic agents
C) cholinesterase inhibitors
D) used to relieve miosis

Question 15

Certain sympathomimetics, such as epinephrine, should NOT be used ophthalmically while wearing soft contact lenses because they may:

A) cause cataracts
B) discolor the lenses
C) erode (dissolve) the lenses
D) cause a painful allergic reaction

Question 16

The adverse effects of prostaglandins used in the eyes include inflammation of one or both eyelids, which is known as:

A) conjunctivitis
B) photophobia
C) ocularitis
D) blepharitis

Question 17

Prostaglandins may cause an irreversible change in iris color, especially in people with:

A) gray or hazel eyes
B) green eyes
C) blue eyes
D) brown eyes

Question 18

Agents that dilate the pupil of the eye are known as:

A) cycloplegics
B) mydriatic agents
C) prostaglandins
D) sympathomimetics

Question 19

Drugs that cause paralysis of ciliary muscles, resulting in papillary dilation, are known as:

A) cholinergics
B) spasmodics
C) muscarinics
D) cycloplegics (anticholinergic agents)

Question 20

The trade name of physostigmine is:

A) Humorsol
B) Miostat
C) Propine
D) Antilirium

Question 21

A trade name for glycerin anhydrous (as used for the eyes) is:

A) Osmitrol
B) Adsorbocarpine
C) Ophthalgan
D) Ismo

Question 22

Which of the following is NOT classified as a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor?

A) Neptazane
B) Diamox
C) Trusopt
D) Osmitrol

Question 23

For lowering intraocular pressure, apraclonidine should only be used for a short time because chronic use may cause:

A) glaucoma
B) blepharospasm
C) allergic blepharoconjunctivitis
D) cataract

Question 24

Which of the following is an example of cholinesterase inhibitors?

A) carbachol
B) pilocarpine
C) physostigmine
D) phenylephrine

Question 25

Prostaglandin agonists reduce congestion in the trabecular meshwork, lowering intraocular pressure and increasing:

A) aqueous humor outflow
B) tearing
C) vitreous humor outflow
D) iris color

Question 26

First-line monotherapy for open-angle glaucoma may be accomplished with the use of:

A) atropine (Atropisol)
B) travoprost (Travatan)
C) hydroxyamphetamine (Paredrine)
D) phenylephrine hydrochloride (Mydfrin)

Question 27

Cycloplegic drugs are also referred to as which of the following agents?

A) cholinergic
B) cholinesterase inhibitor
C) prostaglandin
D) anticholinergic

Question 28

The effects of sympathetic stimulation of the iris are:

A) vasoconstriction
B) relaxation (for far vision)
C) contraction of the circular muscle and pupil constriction
D) contraction of the radial muscle and pupil dilation

Question 29

The trade name of methazolamide is:

A) Lopidine
B) Kerlone
C) Trusopt
D) Neptazane

Question 30

An osmotic diuretic that can be administered intravenously that is also used to treat glaucoma is:

A) timolol (Timoptic)
B) mannitol (Osmitrol)
C) acetazolamide (Diamox)
D) brimonidine tartrate (Alphagan P)