Question

1. proper patient instruction reduces:

a. lens thickness
b. frame size
c. returns and remakes
d. prescription power

1. the role of the optician in healthcare is best described as:

a. diagnosing disease
b. prescribing medication
c. interpreting and dispensing prescriptions
d. performing surgery

Explanation:

Analyze Question 299

This question asks about the effect of proper patient instruction. Patient instruction involves teaching patients how to use and care for their eyewear. This education improves patient compliance and satisfaction, which directly reduces errors, dissatisfaction, and subsequent product returns or remakes. It does not alter physical properties like lens thickness, frame size, or prescription power.

Analyze Question 300

This question asks for the best description of an optician's role in healthcare. Opticians do not diagnose eye diseases, prescribe medications, or perform surgery; those are the responsibilities of optometrists and ophthalmologists. The primary role of an optician is to interpret ophthalmic prescriptions written by optometrists or ophthalmologists, and to design, fit, and dispense the appropriate eyewear.

Answer:

Question 299

• A. Lens thickness
• B. Frame size</mcq-correct>
• C. Returns and remakes (Correct answer)

<mcq-option>D. Prescription power

Question 300

• A. Diagnosing disease
• B. Prescribing medication
• C. Interpreting and dispensing prescriptions (Correct answer)
• D. Performing surgery