Nursing Quiz Topic: Glaucoma

1. Essential feature of glaucoma is:

a. Optic neuropathy
b. Raised intraocular pressure
c. Reduced vision
d. Painful eye

2. Which of these is not a feature of ocular hypertension?

a. Elevated intraocular pressure

b. Closed angle
c. Normal visual fields
d. Normal optic discs

3. Risk factors for glaucoma include:

a. Cardiovascular diseases
b. Family history of glaucoma
c. Hypothyroidism
d. All of the above

4. Which of these is not a likely cause of painful red eye in a

patient?

a. Open angle glaucoma

b. Closed angle glaucoma
c. Conjunctivitis
d. Herpes simplex

5. Drugs that facilitate aqueous humor outflow include:

a. Timolol
b. Pilocarpine
c. Epinephrine
d. B and C only

6. Which one of the following agents lowers intraocular pressure

by reducing aqueous production?

a. Latanoprost
b. Dorzolamide
c. Epinephrine
d. Pilocarpine

7. Which class of drug is the first line of therapy for open angle
glaucoma when no contraindication exists?

a. ß blockers
b. a agonist
c. Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
d. Prostaglandins

8. Side effects of oral carbonic anhydrase inhibitors include:

a. Tingling sensation in the extremities
b. Nausea and vomiting
c. Fatigue
d. All of the above

9. Dorzolamide is a:

a. Oral carbonic anhydrase inhibitor

b. Topical carbonic anhydrase inhibitor
c. Prostaglandin
d. None of the above

10. Which one of the following statements regarding pilocarpine is

true?

a. It is a sympathomimetic drug
b. It is the mainstay of glaucoma treatment
c. It can be employed in the treatment of both open angle and closed
angle glaucoma
d. It reduces production of aqueous humor

11. Uveo-scleral outflow of aqueous humor is increased by:

a. Prostaglandins
b. ß blockers
c. Alpha agonist
d. Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors

12. Which of the following are not suitable adjuncts?

a. Timolol and latanoprost

b. Pilocarpine and betaxolol
c. Dorzolamide and timolol
d. Brimonidine and betaxolol

13. In treatment of glaucoma, to achieve better effect blockers can be

combined well with:

a. Miotics
b. T opical carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
c. Prostaglandins
d. Any of the above

14. A 75 year old lady with a long standing history of asthma

treated with steroids presents to the clinic because of decreased
vision. She is found to have posterior capsular opacities as well as
an intraocular pressure of 28 mmHg. Which of the following
medication should be prescribed?

a. Timolol
b. Pilocarpine
c. Latanoprost
d. None of the above

15. Neuroprotection is well established with:

a. Timolol
b. Brimonidine
c. Latanoprost
d. None of the above

16. The only US FDA approved drug for control of post-operative

intraocular pressure spikes is:

a. Brimonidine 0.2%
b. Apraclonidine 1%
c. Latanoprost 0.005%
d. None of the above

17. Which of these is not true with regard to laser trabeculoplasty?

a. It is done as an outpatient procedure

b. A new opening is created in the white of the eye to facilitate drainage of
aqueous humor
c. Its effects may wear off over time
d. Is generally done after trying treatment with medications