Quiz For Pediatric Vision Disorders

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A cataract ______________________.

1. can make the black pupil of the eye look white or grey
2. can cause the affected eye to wander out of line
3. can cause jiggling movements (or nystagmus) in the affected eye
4. can result in increased intraocular pressure

Cataract in childhood may be caused by:

1. heredity
2. injury to the eye
3. a problem with the child’s general health
4. insufficient tear production

After cataract surgery it is necessary to provide some means of focusing light that enters the eye. This can be accomplished through the use of eyeglasses, contact lenses, or intraocular lens implanet (IOL). Each has its own advantages and disadvantages. The advantages of spectacle lenses are:

1. the lenses are thin
2. they are convenient and easy to use
3. they carry no risk of harming the eye
4. 20/20 vision or better is guaranteed

When fitting bifocal segments in children:

__________________is the most common cause of amblyopia in children.

__________________is the cause of the most severe type of amblyopia in infants.

__________________is the most difficult type of amblyopia to detect and requires a careful measurement of visual acuity.

Accommodative esotropia occurs when:

______________may be described as a drooping of the upper eyelid.

The most obvious sign of ptosis is:

In most cases the treatment for childhood ptosis is___________________.

__________________is the most serious problem associated with childhood ptosis

Possible signals of vision problems in children include:

1. using finger to mark place when reading
2. placing head close to a book or written work
3. avoidance of close work
4. problems with reading comprehension

Over 100,000 eye injuries occur annually in the United States and over ________ of them could have been avoided.

Sports goggles designed for eye protection should be approved by ___________.

Vision can best be defined as:

According to the article by Donald J. Getz

1. vision is learned
2. visual skills can be taught through visual training techniques
3. vision is critical to learning
4. most of what a child learns comes to him/her through the sense of vision

The ability to coordinate the two eyes together is called:

The demand for the two eyes to turn inward so that they are aimed at the reading task is:

A tendency for the eyes to turn outward is called

Tests for __________________can help determine is the visual reflex is from left to right or from right to left.

Tests for __________________can help determine a child’s ability to perceive and copy simple geometric shapes.

Contact lenses may benefit a child with a higher powered plus or minus correction because:

1. contact lenses can be more cosmetically appealing
2. the weight of the spectacles may be difficult to keep in the proper position before the eyes
3. spectacle frames can easily get out of adjustment
4. prismatic distortion and prismatic effects are difficult to avoid with spectacle prescriptions of higher power

Contact lenses for children may be indicated in cases of _________________________, a special refractive condition in which the dioptric difference between the two eyes results in differing image sizes.

Contact lenses for children may be indicated in cases of _________________________, an involuntary, rapid movement of the eyeball.

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