MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

NEUROLOGY

VISUAL FIELD DEFECTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A got his eye tested. The optician’s prescription for the spectacles was:Left eye:-3 DRight eye:-3.50 DThe person is having a defect of vision called:
A
Presbyopia
B
Myopia
C
Astigmatism
D
Hypermetropia
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -2. Start with the same eye every time. Your contact lenses specifically fit each eye, left or right. Like your shoes, you can’t mix the two interchangeably.

Detailed explanation-2: -Power of the lens has a positive sign, which indicates that it is a converging lens. Hence, the lens is convex.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hyperopia is a condition in which an image of a distant object becomes focused behind the retina, making objects up close appear out of focus. Myopia is a condition in which, opposite of hyperopia, an image of a distant object becomes focused in front of the retina, making distant objects appear out of focus.

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