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Add to cartMedical short hand in ophthalmic GUTT means
A. eye drop
B. eye ointment
C. tetracycline eye drop
D. none of the above.
All the following are objectives of primary eye care except
A. perform minor surgery of the eye
B. provide eye education to prevent eye disease, injuries and promote healthy habits
C. to recognize common eye problems
D. advocate for support from individuals groups and organization
All but one are components of primary eye care
A. promotive
B. corrective
C. curative
D. rehabilitative
All the following are promotive components of primary eye care excepts
A. Early identification and prompt management of eye related disease and injuries and provisions of essentials drugs
B. creating awareness
C. food supply
D. comprehensive reproductive health services
Early identification and prompt management of eye related disease and injuries and provisions of essentials drugs
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All but one are preventive components of primary eye care
A. immunization services
B. provision of adequate safe water and basic sanitation
C. control of locally endemic disases and infections control
D. providing the centres for special care for those with visual impairement
providing the centres for special care for those with visual impairement
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The black fly responsible for the transmission of onchocerciasis is called
A. salmonella typhi
B. simulium dumnosum
C. simulium volvulus
D. none of the above
The management of onchocerciasis include all excepts
A. surgical(nudulectomy)
B. chemotherapy e.g ivermectine
C. application of tetracycline eye ointment
D. none of the above
All the following are preventive measures of onchocerciasis except
A. wearing of PPE
B. spray of insecticides to destroy the blackfly
C. isolation and treatment of an infected cases
D. none of the above
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This document is a multiple-choice questions and Answers focused on ophthalmology, particularly primary eye care and related clinical knowledge. It covers essential topics such as visual acuity testing, refractive errors (e.g., myopia, hypermetropia, astigmatism), common eye conditions (e.g., conjunctivitis, cataract, retinoblastoma, onchocerciasis), anatomy of the eye, and abbreviations used in ophthalmic practice. Each question presents multiple answer options, with the correct one clearly marked. The document serves as a study aid or assessment tool for medical or nursing students specializing in eye care.
100 questions
English
06-06-2025
Medical short hand in ophthalmic GUTT means
A. eye drop
B. eye ointment
C. tetracycline eye drop
D. none of the above.
All the following are objectives of primary eye care except
A. perform minor surgery of the eye
B. provide eye education to prevent eye disease, injuries and promote healthy habits
C. to recognize common eye problems
D. advocate for support from individuals groups and organization
All but one are components of primary eye care
A. promotive
B. corrective
C. curative
D. rehabilitative
All the following are promotive components of primary eye care excepts
A. Early identification and prompt management of eye related disease and injuries and provisions of essentials drugs
B. creating awareness
C. food supply
D. comprehensive reproductive health services
All but one are preventive components of primary eye care
A. immunization services
B. provision of adequate safe water and basic sanitation
C. control of locally endemic disases and infections control
D. providing the centres for special care for those with visual impairement
The black fly responsible for the transmission of onchocerciasis is called
A. salmonella typhi
B. simulium dumnosum
C. simulium volvulus
D. none of the above
The management of onchocerciasis include all excepts
A. surgical(nudulectomy)
B. chemotherapy e.g ivermectine
C. application of tetracycline eye ointment
D. none of the above
All the following are preventive measures of onchocerciasis except
A. wearing of PPE
B. spray of insecticides to destroy the blackfly
C. isolation and treatment of an infected cases
D. none of the above
which of the following is not true on the management of bacterial conjunctivitis
A. surgery
B. use of ofloxacine eye drop
C. use of tetracycline eye drop
D. option A&B
Which of the following nerve is responsible for vision
A. trigeminal nerve
B. optics nerves
C. olfactory nerve
D. occulomotor nerve
Which of the following is the common symptoms of cataract
A. redness of the eye
B. discharge in the eye
C. .severe pain in the eye
D. Blurred vision.
Hypermetropia is
A. the in inability of the lens to relax it normal position and focus on tiny object.
B. is a refractive error in which the picture of an object fall befor the retina.
C. is a refractive error in which the picture of an object fall after the retina
D. none of the above
The lens start reading at
A. 0.12
B. 0.5
C. 0.15
D. 0.1
All but one are pre disposing factors of Retinoblastoma
A. infections
B. genetics
C. family history
D. Exposure to cancerous substance during first trimester of pregnancy such as Asphalt
All the following are clinical features of Retinoblastoma Except
A. loss of vision
B. pains
C. Enlargements of the eye ball
D. none of the above
leucocorea is also refers to
A. cat eye
B. discharge from the eyess
C. pains in the eye
D. none of the above
Blephritis is
A. inflammation of the conjunctiva
B. inflammation of the of the choroids
C. inflammation of the of the sclera
D. inflammation of the of the lids margin
Cataract is
A. is an increase in intraocular pressure
B. absence of the eye brows
C. inflammation of the iris
D. is an opacity of the crystalline lens
Hypaema is
A. means pus in the anterior synacchis
B. blood in the anterior chamber
C. blood in the posterior chamber
D. means blood in the anterior and posterior chamber.
Cornea has
A. 5 layers
B. 4 layers
C. 3. layers
D. 2. layers.
Avoidable Blindness include all except
A. Trachoma
B. Xerophthalmia
C. Onchocerciasis
D. Sickle cell retinoparthy
Which of these is not a Concept of PHC
A. Availability
B. Affordability
C. Acceptability
D. Richability
Methods of Communication include all except
A. Demonstration
B. Verbal
C. Message
D. Role play
A client in the community complains of a gradual loss of vision which usually runs in the family gives an impression of
A. Amblyopia
B. Ophthalmoplegia
C. Low vision
D. Glaucoma
Vision 2020 is a
A. A joint initiative of LUTH and International Agency for blindness
B. WHO Initiative
C. Fred Hollow Foundation Initiative
D. National Initiative
The small, delicate and very specialized ophthalmic instruments are best sterilized with
A. Steam sterilization
B. Dry heat sterilization
C. Gamma ray sterilization
D. Ozone gas sterilization
Most enteral drugs are absorbed through the
A. Placenta barrier
B. Brain barrier
C. Gut wall
D. Site of action
Majority of topical ophthalmic drugs are absorbed by the process of
A. Osmosis
B. Filteration
C. Evaporation
D. Diffusion
The assessment phase of Nursing process include one of the following except
A. Analyze data
B. Validate data
C. Establish priority
D. Reassess client
The purpose of planning is to
A. Prioritize problems
B. Write Nursing orders
C. Develop an individual care plan with desire outcome
D. Promote client care
The following are the activities in outcome identification except
A. Prioritize problems and diagnosis
B. Determine the nurses need for assessment
C. Formulate client goals /Desired outcome
D. Establish client goals and outcome criteria
Stye is an acute suppurative inflammation of
A. Gland of Zeis
B. Gland of Moll
C. Meibomian gland
D. All of the above
Research process is
A. Step followed in carrying out a research
B. Analysis and presentation of results
C. Identification and description of research problem
D. Research design
Aseptic technique is the process
A. By which microorganisms are been destroyed
B. By which the growth of microorganisms are limited
C. By which contamination with microorganisms are prevented
D. By which microorganism are cultured.
Organisms capable of thriving well in the presence of oxygen are known as
A. Aerobes
B. Virons
C. Anaerobes
D. Parasites
Personality is defined as an individual characteristic pattern of behavior, thinking and feeling by
A. Sigmund Freud
B. Carver and Scheier
C. Maslow
D. Carl Roger
The rights of a hospitalized patient include the following except
A. Right to expect prompt treatment in an emergency
B. Right to obtain all relevant information about his/her therapy
C. Dictate to the doctor the drug to be prescribed
D. Right to confidentiality
Tear production is increased during the night
A. True
B. false
C. Both A and B
D. None of the Above
Ishihara test plates are used for near vision
A. True
B. false
C. Both A and B
D. None of the Above
In visual acuity recording 6/12 is equal to 20/60
A. True
B. False
C. Both A and B
D. None of the Above
Schoitz tonometry is the most accurate and acceptable method of assessing Tension
A. True
B. False
C. Both A and B
D. None of the Above
The Crystalline lens, the capsule is thickest at the equator
A. True
B. False
C. Both A and B
D. None of the Above
The Cornea is highly resistant to perforation by a foreign body
A. True
B. False
C. Both A and B
D. None of the Above
Cutting of eyelashes is mandatory for all eye operations
A. True
B. False
C. Both A and B
D. None of the Above
The treatment for dry eye include
A. Artificial lens
B. Vitamin A
C. Gelatin plug
D. All of the Above
Buphthalmos means
A. Protrusion of the eyeball
B. Eye with increased Tension
C. Enlarged sclera
D. A cornea diameter more than 14mm
The scope of School Health Education Programme are all EXCEPT
A. Health services
B. Health Instruction
C. Health Environment
D. Physical Education
The Assessment Phase of Nursing process include one of the following
A. Analyse data
B. Validate data
C. Establish priority
D. Reassess patient
All are refractive media except:
A. Conjunctiva
B. Aqueous fluid
C. Vitreous
D. Lens
Epicanthus is present in most children of all races but it is more predominant characteristic of:
A. Asians
B. Americans
C. Africans
D. Europeans
The uveal tract consist of all except:
A. Iris
B. Ciliary body
C. Choriod
D. Cornea
The behavioural approach to management arose from the work of:
A. Fredrick W. Taylor
B. Elton John
C. Elton Mayo
D. Alfred Chardler
A major contributor to the scientific management thought was:
A. Fredrick Taylor
B. Douglas McGregor
C. Abraham Maslow
D. Alfred Chardler
Chalazion is treated by the following except
A. Heat application and incision
B. Incision and dilatation
C. Heat application, incision and curettage
D. Incision and curettage only.
In preventive ophthalmology, the ophthalmic nurse is involved in the;
A. Primary, Secondary and tertiary level
B. Primary and Secondary level
C. Primary level
D. Secondary level
In community ophthalmology:
A. Only patients with eye disorders are attended to
B. Only those without eye disorders are attended to
C. Both patients with or without eye disorders are attended to
D. All of the above
The anterior posterior diameter of an adults eyeball is about
A. 24mm
B. 23mm
C. 20mm
D. 25mm
Onchocerciasis mostly affects all of the following except
A. Blood
B. Cerebrospinal fluid
C. Eye
D. Skin
Opportunistic infections affecting the retina in a patient with AIDS are all these except
A. Toxoplasmosis
B. Tuberculosis
C. Pneumonia
D. Gonorrhoea
The organism that causes leprosy can be found in all these areas of the eye except
A. Eyelids
B. Retina
C. Iris
D. Cornea
The Cornea is made up of:
A. 4 layers
B. 5 layers
C. 6 layers
D. 7 layers
Nursing objective in nursing care plan is the
A. Fourth stage of care plan
B. Third stage of care plan
C. Fifth stage of care plan
D. Second stage of care plan
The goals of applying ointment to the eye is to ensure the followings except
A. Prolong duration action
B. Sustain the therapeutic effect
C. Prevent splash out of the drug
D. Prevent eye opening
Application of ocular drug (ointment) is contraindicated in
A. Cornea laceration
B. Corneal abrasion
C. Cornea ulcer
D. Cornea haziness
Primary health care (PHC) is related to primary eye care (PEC) in the following elements except
A. health education and eye health education
B. nutrition, food supply and nutrition for eye health
C. maternal and child health and maternal and child eye health
D. community mobilization, participation, and ownership
The destruction of external eye, cornea and its related structures by a chemical or thermal substances describes what condition of the eye?
A. lid laceration
B. foreign bodies
C. burns
D. trauma
The contents of the orbital cavity include the following except
A. Optic nerve
B. Eyeball
C. Blood vessels
D. Eyebrows
Near vision is not affected with
A. Atropine
B. Adrenaline
C. Homatropine
D. Pilocarpine
In a patient predisposed to glaucoma, the drug contraindicated is
A. Pilocarpine
B. Echothiopate
C. Timolol
D. None of the above
In atropine instillation , all the following effects are seen except except
A. Dilated pupil
B. Paralysis of accommodation
C. Increased water content to tear
D. Decreased water content to tear
Absolute indication for enucleation is
A. Intraocular retinoblastoma
B. Endophthalmitis
C. Mutilating ocular injury
D. All of the above
Steroid-induced complication in the eye is
A. Glaucoma
B. Papilloedema
C. Central retinal vein occlusion
D. All of the above
The antiviral drug used for treatment cytomegalovirus retinitis is
A. Acyclovir
B. Gancliclovir
C. Triflurotthymidine
D. All of the above
Vitamin A (Retinol) is a fat soluble vitamin its deficiency causes the following conditions except
A. Retinaemia
B. Keratomalacia
C. Stunted growth
D. Xerophothalmia
Intensive penicillin, therapy to the eye is best given in
A. Ophthalmia neonatarium
B. Glaucoma
C. Trachoma
D. Cataract
One of the side effect the Nurse should watch out for when using TERRACORTRIL 1% is
A. Increased intraocular pressure
B. Vomiting
C. Sweating
D. Bleeding into the conjunctiva
Dexamethasone 0.1% is a corticosteroid that should not be used in patient with
A. Uveitis
B. Scleritis
C. Inflammation
D. Glaucoma
Spersallerg is a group of
A. Anti-allergic eye drop
B. Glaucoma eye drop
C. Cataract eye drop
D. Len dilator
Another name for Gentamycin is
A. Auromycin
B. Genticin
C. Ciprofloxacin
D. Albucid
The Alma-Ata declaration of WHO on PHC was in the year
A. 1988
B. 1975
C. 1978
D. 2000
The component of primary health care include the following except
A. Provision of essential drugs
B. Integrated childhood management
C. Food and nutrition
D. Health education
The following are advantages of PHC services except
A. Brings health care services to the step of the people
B. It is less expensive to run
C. It requires highly qualified personnel
D. It requires health extension workers
Factors preventing PHC from reaching the masses are the following except
A. It is funded by the community
B. It is based on wrong assumption
C. Inadequate record keeping in health providing sector
D. It does not satisfy the needs of the society
The basic reasons for referral are as follows except
A. For expert and good management
B. For continuity of care
C. At patients/relative’s request
D. To reduce cost of management
According to Henry Fayol Espirit De Corps means
A. Delegation of duty
B. Team equity
C. Co-operation unit and team work
D. Stability of tenure
Aesthetic need is crave for beautiful things, arranging things in order, value for beautiful things and strong aversion to ugliness.
A. True
B. False
C. None of the above
D. All of the above
Division of labour will
A. Enhance the workers to go early
B. Enhance going to work quickly
C. Expose lazy ones
D. Make your know your bit excellently
The causative parasite in Onchocerciansis is
A. Onchocercomata
B. Wucherria bancrodti
C. Onchocerca danwuche
D. Onchocerca Vovulus
In primary health care vitamin supplements are given to children during immunization to help good eye sight such as
A. Vitamin B Complex
B. Vitamin A
C. 2Vitamin F
D. Vitamin K
Problem solving as a tool in nursing involves identification of
A. Many solution and selecting two
B. Possible solutions and utilizing all
C. Single solution and utilizing it
D. Possible solution and selecting the best
Best treatment for a tuberculosis patient is
A. Broad spectrum anti-tuberculosis
B. Haematenics
C. Single drug therapy
D. Multi-drug therapy
The adaptation model of Nursing is synonymous with
A. Virginia Henderson
B. Florence Nightingale
C. Sister Calista Roy
D. Dorothea Orem
Nursing diagnoses mostly differs from medical diagnoses, in that they are:
A. dependent upon medical diagnoses for the direction of appropriate interventions.
B. concerned with caring, while medical diagnoses are primarily concerned with curing.
C. concerned with human responses, while medical diagnoses are primarily concerned with pathology
D. concerned with psychosocial parameters, while medical diagnoses are concerned with physiologic parameters.
Which action occurs primarily during the evaluation phase of the nursing process?
A. Data collection.
B. Decision-making and judgment.
C. Priority-setting and expected outcomes.
D. Reassessment and audit
Which action best describes a sentinel event alert?
A. Documenting the breakdown in communication during a shift report.
B. Indicating that a community or institution is unsafe.
C. Recording the harm done when a medication error occurs.
D. Signaling the need for immediate investigation and response
A nursing department in an acute care setting decides to redesign its nursing practice based on a theoretical framework. The feedback from patients, families, and staff reflects that caring is a key element. Which theorist best supports this concept?
A. Erikson.
B. Maslow.
C. Rogers.
D. Watson
After completing a thorough neurological and physical assessment of a patient who is admitted for a suspected stroke, the ophthalmic nurse anticipates the next step in the immediate care of this patient to include:
A. administering tissue plasminogen activator.
B. obtaining a computed tomography scan of the head without contrast.
C. obtaining a neurosurgical consultation.
D. preparing for carotid Doppler ultrasonography.
The first step in applying the quality improvement process to an activity in a clinical setting is to:
A. assemble a team to review and revise the activity.
B. collect data to measure the status of the activity.
C. select an activity for improvement
D. set a measurable standard for the activity
Unity of command means that employee should receive order or instructions from
A. One superior only
B. Ten superiors only
C. One adviser only
D. Four supervisors only
Toxoplasmosis is a………………infection
A. Bacterial
B. Viral
C. Fungal
D. parasitic