Geriatric Optometry Midterms P1

What are some reasons for the change in eye color in the elderly?

• Sun exposure

• Genetics

• Eye trauma

• Disease

What is the definition of Geriatric Optometry?

What causes age-related eye conditions?

• Decreased tear production after age 40

• Proteins in the lens breaking down

• Vitreous shrinking

• Lens becoming less flexible

What physiological changes occur in the eye with aging?

What happens to bodily functions as people age?

• They improve significantly.

• They peak shortly before age 30 and then decline.

• They remain unchanged.

• They become more efficient.

What is osteopenia?

• Severe loss of bone density.

• Moderate loss of bone density.

• A type of arthritis.

• A condition affecting the heart.

What causes the lens of the eye to stiffen?

What is presbyopia?

• Difficulty seeing distant objects.

• Difficulty seeing close objects.

• A type of eye disease.

• A condition affecting the retina.

What is a common change in vision for older adults?

What happens to the pupil as people age?

• It reacts more quickly to light.

• It reacts more slowly to changes in light.

• It becomes larger.

• It becomes smaller.