Certified Ophthalmic Assistant Practice Exam

Which eye condition is characterized by two clinical types, wet and dry?

1. Cataracts

2. Glaucoma

3. Pterygium

4. ARMD

The correct answer is: ARMD

This question is asking about a specific eye condition that has two different clinical types - wet and dry. The other three options (cataracts, glaucoma, and pterygium) do not have two distinct clinical types. Cataracts, for example, are a clouding of the eye's lens and do not have different subtypes. Glaucoma is a group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve, and pterygium is a persistent growth on the clear tissue of the eye. While these conditions may have different stages or severity levels, they do not have two distinct types like the condition being described in the question. The correct answer is ARMD, otherwise known as age-related macular degeneration, which is an eye disease that affects the macula and can present in either a wet or dry form.