Ophthalmic Assistant

Category - Patient Services and Education

The dark spots seen after being photographed with a flashbulb are known as
  1. positive afterimages.
  2. negative afterimages.
  3. floaters.
  4. cataracts.
Explanation
Answer: B - negative afterimages.

The dark spots seen after being photographed with a flashbulb are known as negative afterimages. They occur because the retinal receptors have exhausted themselves with the high-intensity light and, as a result, become unresponsive for some time.
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