Eye Quiz #2
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Eye Anatomy, Physiology & Pathology
of the Human Eye

Ted M. Montgomery, O.D.

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1. Which of these eye colors is produced by the most amount of pigment in the iris?
2. The optic nerve is known also as what cranial nerve?
3. What is a triangular or wedge-shaped patch of blood-vessel-engorged tissue on the conjunctiva which can encroach onto the cornea and adversely affect vision?
4. Too much near work, thereby forcing the crystalline lens of the eye to over-accommodate without providing it with sufficient rest, can result in what?
5. An inherited disease which gradually devastates the rods of the retina, thereby reducing night vision and ultimately resulting in “tunnel” vision, is known as what?
6. “Floaters” (also known as “muscae volitantes“), which sometimes interfere with vision, can be caused by a what?
7. What test can detect early stages of macular degeneration, a hereditary ocular disease which is the leading cause of irreversible blindness among Americans 65 and older?
8. Which of the following conditions can cause a temporary decrease in vision for several days or weeks, as well as pain in the eye when the eye is moved?
9. What is the most common method used to perform a primary extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE)?
10. A palsy of which extraocular muscle most likely will result in an esotropia (turning inward) of the affected eye?

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