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Continuing Education Test
You must register with the Pennsylvania College of Optometry to have this test graded and to recieve 2 hours of CE credit (COPE approval pending).  Please fill in the form below, take the test, print it out and mail it with your fee of $45.   Please make your check payable to Pennsylvania College of Optometry.  Your CE certificate will be sent to you by return mail in approximately three weeks.
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Pennsylvania College of Optometry
          BIO CE Department
         1200 West Godfrey Avenue.
         Philadelphia, PA. 19141

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The questions
For each of the 20 questions below, choose the most correct answer by clicking the small circle to the left of each question. A passing score is 70%.

Multiple Choice
1. The type of image that the clinician sees when doing BIO on a patient is:
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  1. virtual and inverted
  2. real and inverted
  3. virtual and non-inverted
  4. real and non-inverted
  5. none of the above

     

2. The stereoscopic image that is seen when doing BIO is made possible by:
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  1. the concave mirrors found in the BIO
  2. the convex mirrors found in the BIO
  3. prisms within the instrument
  4. the examiners interpupillary distance and its relationship to the examiner's heterophoria
  5. none of the above

     

3. All of the following are typically used when cleaning a BIO condensing lens:
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  1. warm water
  2. unscented mild detergent
  3. contact lens surfactant cleaning solution
  4. photographic lens cleaning solution
  5. all of the above can be used when cleaning a condensing lens

     

4. A mirror that is used to direct the light from the headset of a BIO is:
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  1. concave mirror
  2. convex mirror
  3. front surface mirror
  4. back surface mirror
  5. none of the above

     

5.All BIOs consist of the following:
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  1. light source housing mounted n a headset
  2. oculars containing plus-powered lenses
  3. crown strap
  4. headband
  5. all of the above are typical components of a BIO

     

6. When aligning the oculars care should be used to insure:
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  1. are close to the examiner's pupils as possible
  2. as far away as possible to the examiner's pupils
  3. vertical align the oculars with the patient's eye
  4. align the oculars with the patient's inter-pupillary distance
  5. none of the above

     

7. When aligning the light source of the BIO:
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  1. the light source should be aimed at the bottom half of the field of view
  2. the light source should be aimed at the upper half of the binocular field
  3. minimum brightness should be used
  4. maximum brightness should be used
  5. none of the above

     

8. If the patient's eyes appear blurry when doing BIO, the chief cause of this is:
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  1. being too close to the patient
  2. being too far from the patient
  3. being non-aligned with the patient's eyes
  4. having a dirty condensing lens
  5. none of the above

     

9.Vertical diplopia when doing BIO is usually caused by:
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  1. incorrect IPD
  2. tilted ophthalmoscope housing
  3. reduced horizontal fusional ranges of the examiner
  4. uncorrected refractive error of the patient
  5. none of the above

     

10. Proper position of the condensing lens is:
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  1. more convex side of the lens should be facing the examiner
  2. less convex side of the lens should be facing the examiner
  3. tilted away from the patient by 30 degrees
  4. tilted toward the patient by 25 degrees
  5. none of the above

     

11. In order to make the patient feel comfortable during the BIO procedure:
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  1. the voltage setting should be at the higher end of the scale
  2. the voltage setting should be at the extreme lower end of the scale
  3. the voltage setting should be around the center of the scale
  4. the examiner should spend no more than 5 seconds examining a patient
  5. none of the above

     

12.The most satisfactory dilation routine for a patient is:
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  1. 1.0% tropicamide & 2.5% phenylephrine
  2. 0.5% tropicamide & 2.5% phenylephrine
  3. 1.0% tropicamide & 10.00% phenylephrine
  4. 2.0% tropicamide & 10.00% phenylephrine
  5. none of the above

     

13. In order to compensate for the induced oblique astigmatism from the peripheral optics of the eye the examiner should:
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  1. tilt the condensing lens so that the two Purkinje images are oriented along the long axis of the elliptical pupil
  2. tilt the condensing lens so that the two Purkinje images are oriented along the short axis of the elliptical pupil
  3. bring the condensing lens as close to the patient as possible
  4. bring the condensing lens as far away to the patient as possible
  5. none of the above

     

14.Which of the following structures are typically seen during BIO:
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  1. vortex ampulla
  2. long ciliary nerve
  3. short ciliary nerve
  4. optic nerve head
  5. all of the above are typically seen

     

15.The most anterior portion of the patent's retina seen with a BIO is called:
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  1. long ciliary area
  2. ganglion area
  3. sub-ganglion area
  4. rod area
  5. ora serrata

     

16.To localize lesions one uses the following landmarks when doing BIO:
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  1. lacrimal puncta and optic nerve head
  2. ora serrata and sub-ganglion area of retina
  3. optic disc, equator and ora serrata
  4. iris and pupil
  5. none of the above

     

17.When examining a patient while doing BIO movement of examiner produces a movement of the fundus image which moves:
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  1. in the same direction
  2. in the opposite direction
  3. depends on the patient's refractive error
  4. depends on the patient's heterophoric posture
  5. none of the above

     

18. Which of the following statement is not true:
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  1. BIO should be used in conjunction with a monocular ophthalmoscope in some clinical situations
  2. Explain to the patient that an eye exam with the BIO currently provides the most extensive and complete evaluation of the health of the inner eye.
  3. BIO technique should be used on every patient an optometrist sees
  4. Dilation of the pupils is typically done in conjunction with BIO technique
  5. all of the above are true

     

19. When doing BIO typically:
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  1. the room lights should be off or dimmed
  2. occlude the eye of the patient not presently being examined
  3. tell the patient never to blink
  4. tell the patient to rapidly blink
  5. none of the above

     

20. The typical condensing lens is:
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  1. +20.00D
  2. +5.00 D
  3. -10.00 D
  4. -5.00 D
  5. none of the above

 

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