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Track 03: Computer-based screening in children Track 04: Quarterly review Contact: Geoff Roberson |
Geoff Watts |
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| Course Number: C-11720/O | Closing Date: 14 October 2009 |
| CET points: 1 |
Target Audience: Optometrists |
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The multiple choice questions for this project have now closed. The correct answers are highlighted in bold below.
1. Which of the following conditions was not detected by the Institute of Optometry vision screening for older people?
a) Cataract
b) Glaucoma
c) Macula degeneration
d) Uncorrected refractive error
2. Which of the following is the visual symptom that might occur in Parkinsonism rather than just PSP?
a) Falling backwards
b) Blepharospasm
c) Inability to look up
d) Dry eye
3. How many amblyopes become visually impaired per year in the UK as a result of losing vision in their normal eye?
a) 150
b) 250
c) 550
d) 1500
4. What size target does the Humphrey "Matrix" frequency doubling perimeter use?
a) 5 degree
b) 10 degree
c) 17 degree
d) 24 degree
5. In the macula hole surgery study what was the mean post operative acuity?
a) 6/6
b) 6/12
c) 6/30
d) 6/36
6. Which of the following statements about Alzheimer's disease and open angle glaucoma is NOT correct?
a) Alzheimer's disease sufferers can show loss of retinal ganglion cells
b) Cerebrospinal fluid pressure has been found to be 33% lower in subjects with primary open angle glaucoma
c) A number of studies have shown glaucoma sufferers to have significantly increased ocurrence of Azheimer's disease
d) A high rate of co-morbidity between glaucoma and Alzheimer's disease has been reported
