CATS – Cataract Formation and Contact Lenses
1. A clouding of the crystalline lens:
2. This is the first refractive medium of the eye:
3. How many cataract procedures are performed in the United States each year?
4. How many diopters of strength does the cornea supply on average?
5. Displacement of the crystalline lens:
6. These cataracts are present at birth:
7. These cataracts may appear as bicycle spokes when viewed through a slit lamp:
8. This is the most common type of cataract diagnosed in patients less than 60 years of age:
9. If someone is experiencing a secondary cataract, they most likely have a:
10. A partial loss of vision within the normal visual field:
11. During the 5th Century BC, this procedure was performed to break loose cataracts:
12. The earliest recorded cataract removal was in Paris, France, in the year:
13. The physician breaks down the cataract with an ultrasonic probe and aspirates it out:
14. This post-operative examination is when the doctor will most likely write out the eyeglass or contact lens prescription:
15. This would be an abnormal finding at a one-day post-operative examination:
16. Cataracts formed as a result of blunt or penetrating damage:
17. Most diagnosed cataracts:
18. The acronym YAG stands for:
19. The innermost layer of the crystalline lens:
20. Aphakic:
Evaluation Questions
21. In questions 21-23 please rate the effectiveness of how well each course met the stated learning objectives: Met the stated learning objectives?
22. Avoided commercial bias/influence?
23. How would you rate the overall quality of the material presented?
24. How were you directed to this course?
25. Please describe the office in which you work.
