1. 70 - 80% of the total focusing ability of the eye is carried out by the.

a. iris.
b. cornea.
c. lens.

2. What part of the eye controls the amount of light that is allowed to enter the eye?
a. The pupil.
b. The iris.
c. The cornea.

3. Light enters the eye through the.

a. cornea.
b. visual cortex.
c. retina.

4. To focus on a near object, the lens of the eye must.

a. be widened.
b. be flattened.
c. be thickened.

5. Peripheral vision is detected by the.

a. cones.
b. fovea.
c. rods.

6. What part of the eye is colour sensitive?.

a. The rods.
b. The cones.
c. The iris.

7. What type of lens is used to overcome short sightedness?

a. Concave.
b. Bi-focal.
c. Convex.

8. The inability for the eyes to accommodate sufficiently is known as.

a. Presbyopia.
b. Hypermetropia.
c. myopia.

9. An aircraft maintenance engineer who wears glasses or contact lenses should.

a. not require their duties to be restricted providing they wear their glasses/contact lenses at all times
they carry out their duties.
b. have their duties restricted accordingly.
c. not require their duties to be restricted providing they have frequent checks to ensure the adequacy
of their glasses/contact lenses.

10. What type of lens is used to correct long sightedness?

a. Concave.
b. Convex.
c. Bi-focal.

11. Visual Acuity is the ability.

a. to differentiate between different colours.
b. to detect objects in the peripheral vision.
c. of the eye to discriminate sharp detail at varying distances.
12. Colour defective vision affects.
a. almost 1 in 10 of men.
b. more women than men.
c. almost 1 in 10 of women