Assignment 21 Questions

1) Name one thing you learned about YOURSELF during the Bliss Challenge? How do you think this can help you in the future?

2) True or False: The medical assistant is responsible for performing or teaching the patient to perform eye and ear irrigations and instillations.

3) True or False: Astigmatism is a refractive error that causes distorted and blurred vision for both near and far objects.

4) An ________ is not a physician and is not permitted to prescribe systemic medications or to perform eye surgery.

5) __________ is washing a body canal with a flowing solution, while_________ is dropping a liquid into a body cavity.

6) True or False: The Snellen Eye Chart is most often used to measure near visual acuity.

7) During a Snellen Test, the visual acuity of each eye should be measured _________.

8) ________ testing assesses the patient’s ability to read close objects.

9) True or False: Congenital defects refer to a color vision deficiency that is inherited and is present at birth. Congenital color vision deficiencies most often affect females.

10) The Ishihara Color Vision Test is used to determine:

11) Eye irrigations are performed for the following purposes, except:

12) True or False: Conjunctivitis caused by a virus or bacterium is highly contagious. It can be spread easily from one eye to another and throughout a family or classroom in a matter of days.