Exam 30: Physiology of the Eye

A form of farsightedness that forms due to aging is called ________.

What is the area of the eye with the greatest acuity?

An astigmatism test chart has how many sets of three lines laid out in a circular arrangement?

What is the process by which the eye lens changes shape to focus light on the retina?

Which of the following areas of the retina is the blind spot?

The process by which the eye lens changes shape to focus light on the retina is called ________.

What tool is used to measure visual acuity?

In order to see objects farther than 20 feet away the lens ________.

What are the jumping eye motions that occur when a person is reading or looking out the window of a moving car?

An eye that focuses an image behind the retina is ________.

What is the normal visual acuity?

A reduction in sharpness of vision due to an irregularly shaped cornea or lens is called ________.

What is the only sense that requires alteration and adjustment of the stimulus before it strikes the receptors?

A tool that records voltage changes that occur as eye position changes is called an ________.