Coloboma Quiz

What is a Coloboma?

• an area of missing tissue in your eye

• an infection of the iris

• a country in South America

• a condition in which you have two or more pupils

What can a Coloboma be a sign of?

• a CHARGE disorder

• infection

• problems in childhood development

• trauma to eye

When is a Coloboma developed?

• gestation in the womb

• early childhood

• teenage years

• 50+ years

What is most noticeable place to develop a Coloboma, usually giving the appearance of a key-hole shaped pupil?

• Iris

• Pupil

• Cornea

• Lens

1 in _____ babies are born with a Coloboma.

• 10,000

• 1,000

• 2,000

• 20,000

What factor most affects the severity of the Coloboma?

• Location

• Appearance

• Time developed

• Trauma

People receiving surgery are usually attempting to _________.

• Alter appearance

• Replace tissue

• Improve vision

• Remove Coloboma

True or False:

There is currently a treatment for replacing tissue in the eye.

• False
• True

Two factors that can affect the likelihood of developing a Coloboma are ______.

• Genetics

• Weather

• Environmental factors in pregnancy

• Childhood development

A Coloboma can be treated with which of the following?

• Corrective lenses

• Eye patch

• Amputation

• Staring into the sun