JCAHPO - COA Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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What //does //JCAHPO //Stand //For?
Joint //Commission //on //Allied //Health //Personnel //in //Ophthalmology
3 //levels //of //certified //ophthalmic //assisting //in //order //of //level //of //training //and //experience
1. //COA //- //certified //ophthalmic //assistant
2. //COT //- //certified //ophthalmic //technician
3. //COMT //- //certified //ophthalmic //medical //technologist
Ocularist
measures //and //fits //patients //w/ //artificial //eyes
Ophthalmologist
prevent, /
/disagnoses, /
/medically //and //surgically //treats //problems //of //the //eye //and //is //a //'medical //doctor'
Optometrist
prescribes /
/and /// //or //fits //eye //glasses //and //CL, //screens //for //eye //disease //and //is //not //a //medical //doctor
,Orthoptist
helps /
/w/ //diagnosis, //management, //and //nonsurgical //treatment //of //the //eye //muscle //imbalance
Hint: //CMG
Ophthalmic //Medical //Assistant
helps //the //doctor //in //variety //of //clinical //and //administrative //tasks
Optician
dispenses //eyeglasses //and //CL //from //prescriptions //supplied //by //others
Subspecialists
ophthalmologists /
/who //continue //their //practice //to //diagnosing //and //'treating //a //defined //area' //of //the //eye
4 //primary //structures //included //in //the //Adnexa
1. //The //Orbit
2. //The //Extraocular //Muscles
3. //The //Eyelids
4. //The //Tear //producing //and //Tear //draining //Lacrimal //apparatus
6 //Extraocular //Muscles:
,1. //Superior //Rectus
2. //Inferior //Rectus
3. //Lateral //Rectus
4. //Medial //Rectus
5. //Superior //Oblique
6. //Inferior //Oblique
Medial //Rectus
inward //rotation //(adduction)
Lateral //Rectus
outward //rotation //(abduction)
Superior //Rectus
upward //rotation //(supraduction)
Inferior //Rectus
downward //rotation //(infraduction)
Superior //Oblique
down //and //inward //(incyclotorsion)
, Inferior //Oblique
up //and //outward //(excyclotorsion)
3 //functions //of //eyelids
1. //to //protect //the //eye //from //injury
2. //to //exclude //light
3. //to //aid //in //the //lubricating //of //the //ocular //surface
2 //functions //of //the //lacrimal //apparatus
1. //to //produce //tears
2. //to //drain //tears
What //is //the //principle //function //of //the //cornea?
to /
/focus /
/light //rays //reflected //to //the //eye, //contributing //to //2/3 //of //the //focusing //power //of //the //eye
What //is //the //main //function //of //the //sclera?
to //protect //intraocular //contents
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What //does //JCAHPO //Stand //For?
Joint //Commission //on //Allied //Health //Personnel //in //Ophthalmology
3 //levels //of //certified //ophthalmic //assisting //in //order //of //level //of //training //and //experience
1. //COA //- //certified //ophthalmic //assistant
2. //COT //- //certified //ophthalmic //technician
3. //COMT //- //certified //ophthalmic //medical //technologist
Ocularist
measures //and //fits //patients //w/ //artificial //eyes
Ophthalmologist
prevent, /
/disagnoses, /
/medically //and //surgically //treats //problems //of //the //eye //and //is //a //'medical //doctor'
Optometrist
prescribes /
/and /// //or //fits //eye //glasses //and //CL, //screens //for //eye //disease //and //is //not //a //medical //doctor
,Orthoptist
helps /
/w/ //diagnosis, //management, //and //nonsurgical //treatment //of //the //eye //muscle //imbalance
Hint: //CMG
Ophthalmic //Medical //Assistant
helps //the //doctor //in //variety //of //clinical //and //administrative //tasks
Optician
dispenses //eyeglasses //and //CL //from //prescriptions //supplied //by //others
Subspecialists
ophthalmologists /
/who //continue //their //practice //to //diagnosing //and //'treating //a //defined //area' //of //the //eye
4 //primary //structures //included //in //the //Adnexa
1. //The //Orbit
2. //The //Extraocular //Muscles
3. //The //Eyelids
4. //The //Tear //producing //and //Tear //draining //Lacrimal //apparatus
6 //Extraocular //Muscles:
,1. //Superior //Rectus
2. //Inferior //Rectus
3. //Lateral //Rectus
4. //Medial //Rectus
5. //Superior //Oblique
6. //Inferior //Oblique
Medial //Rectus
inward //rotation //(adduction)
Lateral //Rectus
outward //rotation //(abduction)
Superior //Rectus
upward //rotation //(supraduction)
Inferior //Rectus
downward //rotation //(infraduction)
Superior //Oblique
down //and //inward //(incyclotorsion)
, Inferior //Oblique
up //and //outward //(excyclotorsion)
3 //functions //of //eyelids
1. //to //protect //the //eye //from //injury
2. //to //exclude //light
3. //to //aid //in //the //lubricating //of //the //ocular //surface
2 //functions //of //the //lacrimal //apparatus
1. //to //produce //tears
2. //to //drain //tears
What //is //the //principle //function //of //the //cornea?
to /
/focus /
/light //rays //reflected //to //the //eye, //contributing //to //2/3 //of //the //focusing //power //of //the //eye
What //is //the //main //function //of //the //sclera?
to //protect //intraocular //contents
