AOA Vision Therapy and Rehabilitation

Question 1

The primary goal of vision therapy for convergence insufficiency is to:

Accepted Answer

Improve convergence amplitude and fusional vergence ranges

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Correct the refractive error causing asthenopia

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Strengthen extraocular muscles surgically

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Eliminate the need for reading glasses

Question 2

Amblyopia is defined as reduced best-corrected visual acuity in one or both eyes due to:

Accepted Answer

Abnormal visual experience during the critical period of development

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Structural abnormality of the retina or optic nerve

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Refractive error alone that cannot be corrected with glasses

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Intraocular pressure damage to the optic nerve

Question 3

Which treatment is considered the gold standard for anisometropic amblyopia?

Accepted Answer

Full refractive correction followed by patching or atropine penalization of the fellow eye

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Vision therapy alone without refractive correction

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Immediate patching before refractive correction

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Surgical realignment of the eyes

Question 4

The AC/A ratio describes the relationship between:

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Accommodative convergence and accommodation

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Amplitude of accommodation and age

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Axial length and corneal curvature

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Anterior chamber depth and intraocular pressure

Question 5

Strabismus surgery for constant exotropia primarily aims to:

Accepted Answer

Realign the visual axes to restore binocular vision potential

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Improve visual acuity in the amblyopic eye

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Reduce intraocular pressure in the affected eye

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Correct the refractive error causing the deviation

Question 6

A patient with 4th cranial nerve palsy would show which characteristic ocular deviation?

Accepted Answer

Hypertropia that worsens with contralateral head tilt

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Esotropia greater at near than at distance

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Exotropia in primary position

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Hypotropia in all positions of gaze