Ophthalmic Assistant

Category - Visual Assessment

In patients with nystagmus, visual acuity often improves dramatically when vision is assessed
  1. monocularly.
  2. binocularly.
  3. with a pinhole occlude.
  4. 30 feet away.
Explanation
Answer: B - binocularly.

In patients with nystagmus, visual acuity often improves dramatically when vision is assessed binocularly. Ocular nystagmus is a condition characterized by conjugate rhythmic and involuntary oscillations of the eyes, which may be pendular or jerky.
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