Ophthalmic Assistant

Category - Keratometry, Tonometry, and Refractometry

If the eyeball is too long for the normal reflective power of the lens and the cornea, what condition does the patient have?
  1. Index myopia
  2. Axial myopia
  3. Curvature myopia
  4. Hyperopia
Explanation
Answer: B - Axial myopia

If the eyeball is too long, a patient will have axial myopia. If this is the case, parallel rays of light will be brought to a converging point somewhere in the vitreous (in front of the retina).
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