Indiana University
School of Optometry

Course Certification Examination

The following exam consists of 10 true/false questions. Click on the circle in front of the correct answer. If you change your mind, clicking on a different circle will erase your first choice and mark your current choice. At the end of this exam is a button which will allow you to submit your answers electronically via the World Wide Web.

  1. Ocular involvement occurs in 75% of perennial allergy sufferers.
    a. true
    b. false
  2. Itching is caused by H1 histamine receptors while hyperemia is caused by H2 histamine receptors.
    a. true
    b. false
  3. When managing the acute symptoms of seasonal allergic conjunctivitis, Alamast is essentially equally effective as Patanol.
    a. true
    b. false
  4. Rebound redness is a common side effect of over-the-counter topical decongestants.
    a. true
    b. false
  5. Intranasal steroid sprays used in the treatment of allergic rhinitis are capable of causing elevated IOP and PSC cataracts.
    a. true
    b. false
  6. Emadine is typically dosed at bid.
    a. true
    b. false
  7. Alomide is a mast cell stabilizer.
    a. true
    b. false
  8. Seasonal allergic conjunctivitis does not typically involve the cornea.
    a. true
    b. false
  9. Atopic keratoconjunctivitis will present with the diagnostic sign of cobblestone papillae on the upper palpebral conjunctiva.
    a. true
    b. false
  10. Vernal keratoconjunctivitis occurs predominantly in young males in warm climates.
    a. true
    b. false


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