COA practice test
What is the specific reason a patient is being seen for an eye exam? - ANS - Chief complaint
Who should be included in family history? - ANS - Blood relatives, i.e. father, mother, brother, sister,
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COA practice test
What is the specific reason a patient is being seen for an eye exam? - ANS - Chief complaint
Who should be included in family history? - ANS - Blood relatives, i.e. father, mother, brother, sister,
grandparents, and children
A patient who reports waviness when looking at straight lines or letters, what does the patient most
likely have? - ANS - a macular disease
Anisocoria - ANS - difference in pupil size
RAPD - ANS - Relative Afferent Pupillary defect
List reasons for irregular pupil - ANS - congenital abnormalities, iris inflammation, surgial intervention,
trama to the eye
Most serious complication of the improper removal of rigid contact lenses - ANS - corneal abrasion
In order to maintain the retinoscope, you need to.... - ANS - keep an adequate supply of spar bulbs in the
exam room.
cleaning mirror on slit lamp use - ANS - a soft lint-free cloth, a lens brush, a blast of air
T or F
Patients who cannot see the largest letter on the distance acuity chart should be allowed to move closer
until they are able to read some of the letters. - ANS - TRUE
Lensometry always begins with ...... - ANS - focusing the eye piece
Keratometry is the procedure for measurement of the patient's - ANS - corneal curvature
the term ophthalmometer is also known as - ANS - Keratometer. Both are instruments that provide an
objective measurement of the curator of the corneal surface
Medical ethics are - ANS - are a set or moral values
The process by which a patient is able to make a knowledgeable assessment of a specific medical or
surgical procedure is referred to as - ANS - Informed consent
Information on a chart should not be shared without the patient's .... - ANS - written consent
What should the ophthalmic medical assistant do if the patient refuses to discuss their medical history? -
ANS - Defer to the history to the physician
The ophthalmic medical assistant do not treat disease, diagnose medical conditions or perform surgical
procedures. Their role is the collection of medical data and performance of clinical evaluations as
authorized by the supervising licensed clinician - ANS -
What is most likely to be responsible for the transmissi
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