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Basics of Glaucoma
COURSE EXAMINATION
1. What percentage of glaucoma patients has resulting blindness?
a. 2 percent.
b. 3 percent.
c. 4 percent.
d. 5 percent.
2. The progression of visual field loss is measured by _____.
a. Perimetry.
b. SCODI testing.
c. Pachymetry.
d. Tonometry.
3. Optic disc asymmetry may be a sign of glaucoma.
a. True
b. False
4. Average corneal thickness is _____.
a. 500 microns.
b. 520 microns.
c. 550 microns.
d. 585 microns.
5. Applanation tonometry of an unusually thin cornea can result in a false reading that is lower than
the actual intraocular pressure (the resistance of the corneal tissue is less than expected).
a. True
b. False
6. Approximately 90 percent of all glaucoma is classified as _____.
a. Narrow angle glaucoma.
b. Secondary glaucoma.
c. Congenital glaucoma.
d. Open-angle glaucoma.
7. Which of the following is not generally a symptom of congenital glaucoma?
a. Excessive tearing.
b. Photophobia.
c. Blepharospasm.
d. Small eyes.
8. The Goldmann applanation tonometer measures the force necessary to flatten a 3.06-millimeter
diameter area of the cornea.
a. True
b. False