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Geriatric Optometry and Pediatric Optometry

This document appears to be an exam for a course on geriatric optometry and pediatric optometry. It contains multiple choice questions testing knowledge on topics like visual development in children, common eye conditions and treatments in pediatrics and geriatrics. It also includes short answer questions requiring students to fill in blanks with terms related to pediatric and geriatric eye care. Longer answer questions ask students to write notes on topics such as the importance of birth history, testing for fusion, and prescribing considerations for geriatric patients. The exam also includes two essay questions requiring detailed explanations on measuring visual acuity in infants and the workup process in geriatric optometry.

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Geriatric Optometry and Pediatric Optometry

This document appears to be an exam for a course on geriatric optometry and pediatric optometry. It contains multiple choice questions testing knowledge on topics like visual development in children, common eye conditions and treatments in pediatrics and geriatrics. It also includes short answer questions requiring students to fill in blanks with terms related to pediatric and geriatric eye care. Longer answer questions ask students to write notes on topics such as the importance of birth history, testing for fusion, and prescribing considerations for geriatric patients. The exam also includes two essay questions requiring detailed explanations on measuring visual acuity in infants and the workup process in geriatric optometry.

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Sl.No.

M19252 Course Code: 2740305

VINAYAKA MISSION’S RESEARCH FOUNDATIONS, SALEM


(Deemed to be University)

B.OPTOMETRY DEGREE EXAMINATION – August 2018


Third Year

GERIATRIC OPTOMETRY AND PEDIATRIC OPTOMETRY


Time: Three hours Maximum: 80 marks

I Choose the correct answer (10 x 1 = 10)


1. Visual acuity reaches adult acuity in children by the age of
a) 7 years b) 9 years
c) 5 years d) 3 years
2. Normal APGAR score would be
a) 10 and above b) 8 - 10
c) 4 - 6 d) 5
3. Descemet membrane formation gets completed by week, _______
a) 7 b) 5
c) 8 d) 10
4. Nasolacrimal system becomes patent by _____ month of eyestation
a) 6 b) 4
c) 09 d) 08
5. Alternate cover test is useful in diagnosing
a) Latent Nystagmus b) Latent Strabismus.
c) Intermittent divergent squint d) All the above.
6. Bifocals are to be prescribed in
a) Congenital esotropia b) Partially accommodative esotropia
c) Incomitant esotropia d) All the above
7. Recovery time for Tropicamide is
a) 1 Hr b) 30 min
c) 2 – 6 Hrs d) 12 -24 Hrs
8. Vogt’s striae is found in
a) Corneal edema b) Keratoconus
c) Congenital Glaucoma d) Aging cornea
9. ______ Frames are preferred in elderly people.
a) Metal b) Plastic
c) Rimless d) None of the above
10. Old photographs are to asked in
a) Squint patients b) Ptosis
c) None of the above d) Both squint and ptosis
(p.t.o)
-- (2)--

II State whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE (10 x 1 = 10)
1. Aging causes dry eye.
2. Use of cycloplegia is contraindicated in patients with aniridia.
3. Bangerter foils are used in Amblyopia therapy.
4. Tranaglyphs are used to treat accommodative insufficiency.
5. Abnormal head posture is found in squint patients.
6. Neo vascularisation of disc is a sign of ARMD.
7. Congenital squint can cause Amblyopia.
8. Homatropine is contraindicated in patients with seizure.
9. Brow ptoris is common in elderly patients.
10. Mean palpebral aperture size decreases with increasing age.
III Fill in the blanks: (10 x 1 = 10)
1. Common conjunctival degeneration is ________
2. History of unilateral occlusion of eye in bright sunlight is common in
______ squint patients.
3. _______ Frames are seldom prescribed in pediatric patients.
4. Normal stereopsis value is ______
5. Most dissociative test to check fusion is ________
6. Broad H test is used to assess _________
7. Normal NPC and Low AC/A ratio implies _______
8. Recovery time for cyclopentolate is _______
9. ‘C’ in CSM test stands for _______ fixation.
10. Yoke prisms are prescribed in patients with ________

IV Write any FIVE answers of the following: (5 x 6 = 30)


1. Write notes on importance of Birth history.
2. Explain about congenital ptosis.
3. Give notes on cover test.
4. List the various tests that are used to test fusion.
5. Discuss about the treatment of Amblyopia.
6. List the aging changes of cornea.
7. Write notes on considerations of prescribing glasses in Geriatric patients.

V Write any TWO essays of the following: (2 x 10 = 20)


1. Write detailed notes on measurement of visual acuity in Infants.
2. Explain in detail about Geriatric optometry workup.
3. Write in detail about Diabetic Retinopathy.

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(Sl.No. M19252)

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