COA Exam Questions & Answers
What does the abbreviation JCAHPO stand for? - ANS - Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel
in Ophthalmology
What responsibility routinely falls to the ophthalmic medical assistant? -
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COA Exam Questions & Answers
What does the abbreviation JCAHPO stand for? - ANS - Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel
in Ophthalmology
What responsibility routinely falls to the ophthalmic medical assistant? - ANS - performing certain
diagnostic tests
Which eye care professional is a medical doctor? - ANS - ophthalmologist
Which eye care professional routinely fills prescriptions for eyeglasses? - ANS - optician
What does an orthoptist do? - ANS - evaluates double vision
What do you call an ophthalmologist who concentrates on one area of the eye? - ANS - a subspecialist
Which eye care professional can fit a patient with a prosthetic eye? - ANS - ocularist
What is the level directly above certified ophthalmic medical assistant on JCAHPO's certification
ladder? - ANS - certified ophthalmic technician
What is the primary function of the medial rectus muscle? - ANS - rotates the eye inward toward the
nose
In this figure of the visual pathway, the structures are correctly identified as which of the following? -
ANS - (1) optic nerve (2) optic chiasm (3) visual cortex
Which part of the eye provides two-thirds of the focusing power of the eye? - ANS - cornea
Aqueous fluid leaves the eye in what sequence? - ANS - anterior chamber angle, through trabecular
meshwork, to canal of Schlemm
What is the membrane that lines the inner eyelid? - ANS - palpebral conjunctiva
Which of the following is part of the ocular adnexa? - ANS - eyelid
What is the term for the clear, transparent fluid that fills the anterior chamber? - ANS - aqueous humor
Which structures are part of the uveal tract? - ANS - iris, ciliary body, choroid
What is the process where the lens changes shape to allow an individual to focus on a near target? - ANS
- accommodation
What kind of vision loss is associated with Injury or degeneration of the macula? - ANS - detailed
central vision
What is the term for the white tissue surrounding the cornea and forming the main structural component
of the globe? - ANS - sclera
In this figure of the lacrimal system, the structures are correctly identified as which grouping? - ANS -
(1) lacrimal gland (2) lacrimal sac (3) punctum
What is the primary function of the iris sphincter and dilator muscles? - ANS - change the pupil size in
order to control the amount of light entering the eye
What is amblyopia? - ANS - poor vision in an eye secondary to visual deprivation in the first decade of
life
What is diplopia? - ANS - double vision
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