Ophthalmic Medical Assisting Exam
(OMA) Questions with 100% Correct
Answers
(ChapterA1)AWhatAdoesAtheAabbreviationAIJCAHPOAstandAfor?A-
AAnswerAInternationalAJointACommissionAonAAlliedAHealthAPersonnelAinAOphthalmology
(ChapterA1)AWhatAresponsibilityAroutinelyAfallsAtoAtheAophthalmicAmedicalAassistant?A-
AAnswerAPerformingAcertainAdiagnosticAtests
(ChapterA1)AWhatAdiseaseAisAassociatedAwithAincreasedApressureAinsideAtheAeye?A-
AAnswerAGlaucoma
(ChapterA1)AWhatAeyeAcareAprofessionalAroutinelyAfillsAprescriptionsAforAeyeglasses?A-
AAnswerAOptician
(ChapterA1)AWhatAdoesAanAorthoptistAdo?A-AAnswerAEvaluatesAStrabismus
(ChapterA1)AWhatAinstrumentAdoesAanAophthalmologistAuseAtoAexamineAtheAretinaAandAopti
cAnerve?A-AAnswerAOphthalmoscope
(ChapterA1)AWhatAeyeAcareAprofessionalAwouldAfitAaApatientAwithAaAprostheticAeye?A-
AAnswerAOcularist
(ChapterA1)AWhatAisAtheAfirstAIJCAHPOAlevelAofAcertification?A-
AAnswerACertifiedAOphthalmicAAssistant
(ChapterA2)AWhatAisAtheAprimaryAfunctionAofAtheAmedialArectusAmuscle?A-
AAnswerARotatesAtheAeyeAinwardAtowardAtheAnose
(ChapterA2)AInAwhatAorderAisAvisualAinformationAfromAtheAretinaAtransmittedAtoAtheAvisual
Acortex?A-AAnswerABipolarAcellsAtoAganglionAcellsAtoAlateralAgeniculateAbody
(ChapterA2)AWhichApartAofAtheAeyeAprovidesAtwo-thirdsAofAtheAeye'sAfocusingApower?A-
AAnswerACornea
,(ChapterA2)ATheAcontractionAofAwhatAmuscle(s)AaffectsAglobeArotationA(incyclotorsionAandAexc
yclotorsion)?A-AAnswerASuperiorAoblique,AinferiorAoblique,AsuperiorArectus,AinferiorArectus
(ChapterA2)AWhatAmembraneAlinesAtheAinnerAeyelid?A-AAnswerAPalpebralAConjunctiva
(ChapterA2)AWhatAstructureAseparatesAanAinternalAhordeolumA(chalazion)AfromAanAexternalA
hordeolumA(stye)?A-AAnswerATarsalAPlate
(ChapterA2)ATheAcontractionAofAwhatAmuscle(s)AresultsAinAenlargementAofAtheApupil?A-
AAnswerADilator
(ChapterA2)AWhatAstructureAisAresponsibleAforAsecretingAtheAaqueousAhumor?A-
AAnswerACiliaryABody
(ChapterA2)AWhatAisAtheAprocessAwhereAtheAlensAchangesAshapeAtoAallowAanAindividualAtoA
focusAonAaAnearAtarget?A-AAnswerAAccommodation
(ChapterA2)AWhatAkindAofAvisionAlossAisAassociatedAwithAinjuryAorAdegenerationAofAtheAma
cula?A-AAnswerADetailedACentralAVision
(ChapterA2)ATheAcrystallineAlensAregularlyAcomesAintoAcontactAwithAwhatAfluidsAandAtissues?
A-AAnswerAIris,AZonules,AAqueousAHumor,AVitreous
(ChapterA2)AWhatAcellsAandAglandsAofAtheAeyeAandAadnexaAcontributeAtoAtearAproduction?A
-AAnswerAGobletACells,AMeibomianAGlands,ALacrimalAGland
(ChapterA2)AWhatAisAtheAprimaryAfunctionAofAtheAirisAsphincterAandAdilatorAmuscles?A-
AAnswerAToAchangeAtheApupilAsizeAtoAcontrolAtheAamountAofAlightAenteringAtheAeye
(ChapterA3)AWhatAisAamblyopia?A-
AAnswerAPoorAvisionAinAanAeyeAsecondaryAtoAvisualAdeprivationAinAtheAfirstAdecadeAofAlife
(ChapterA3)AWhatAisAdiplopia?A-AAnswerADoubleAvision
, (ChapterA3)AWhatAisAtheAdefiningAfeatureAofAwetAage-
relatedAmacularAdegenerationA(AMD)AinAcomparisonAtoAdryAAMD?A-
AAnswerATheApresenceAofAaberrantAbloodAvesselsAleakingAfluidAinAtheAcentralAretina
(ChapterA3)AInAwhatAconditionAdoAtheAorbitalAcontentsAswell,ApushingAtheAeyeballAforward?
A-AAnswerAExophthalmosA(Proptosis)
(ChapterA3)AWhatAdifferentiatesApterygiaAfromApingueculae?A-
AAnswerAPterygiaAextendAontoAtheAsurfaceAofAtheAcornea
(ChapterA3)APrimaryAopen-angleAglaucomaAresultsAinAdamageAtoAwhatApartAofAtheAeye?A-
AAnswerAOpticANerve
(ChapterA3)AWhatAisAtheAtermAforAtheAinwardAdeviationAofAtheAeyeAthatAoccursAonlyAwhenA
1AeyeAisAcovered?A-AAnswerAEsophoria
(ChapterA3)AAnAembolicAretinalAarteryAocclusionAdueAtoAatherosclerosisAisAbestAclassifiedAas
AwhatAtypeAofAprocess?A-AAnswerAIschemic
(ChapterA3)AWhatAisAtheAtermAforAanAabnormalAphysicalAchangeAthatAaAphysicianAobserves
AwhileAexaminingAaApatient?A-AAnswerASign
(ChapterA3)AWhatAisAtheAcauseAofApresbyopia?A-
AAnswerAProgressiveAhardeningAofAtheAcrystallineAlens
(ChapterA3)AWhatAisAaAchalazion?A-
AAnswerAAAlumpAthatAdevelopsAafterAinflammationAandAinfection
(ChapterA3)AWhatAtermAbestAdescribesApoolingAofAwhiteAbloodAcellsAatAtheAbottomAofAtheAa
nteriorAchamberAinAtheAsettingAofAanAinfectiousAorAinflammatoryAprocess?A-
AAnswerAHypopyon
(ChapterA3)AWhatAsignAorAsymptomAmostAstronglyAsuggestsAtheApresenceAofAaAretinalAdetac
hmentAratherAthanAaAposteriorAvitreousAdetachment?A-
AAnswerAAAnew,AunilateralAperipheralAdefectAonAconfrontationalAvisualAfields
(OMA) Questions with 100% Correct
Answers
(ChapterA1)AWhatAdoesAtheAabbreviationAIJCAHPOAstandAfor?A-
AAnswerAInternationalAJointACommissionAonAAlliedAHealthAPersonnelAinAOphthalmology
(ChapterA1)AWhatAresponsibilityAroutinelyAfallsAtoAtheAophthalmicAmedicalAassistant?A-
AAnswerAPerformingAcertainAdiagnosticAtests
(ChapterA1)AWhatAdiseaseAisAassociatedAwithAincreasedApressureAinsideAtheAeye?A-
AAnswerAGlaucoma
(ChapterA1)AWhatAeyeAcareAprofessionalAroutinelyAfillsAprescriptionsAforAeyeglasses?A-
AAnswerAOptician
(ChapterA1)AWhatAdoesAanAorthoptistAdo?A-AAnswerAEvaluatesAStrabismus
(ChapterA1)AWhatAinstrumentAdoesAanAophthalmologistAuseAtoAexamineAtheAretinaAandAopti
cAnerve?A-AAnswerAOphthalmoscope
(ChapterA1)AWhatAeyeAcareAprofessionalAwouldAfitAaApatientAwithAaAprostheticAeye?A-
AAnswerAOcularist
(ChapterA1)AWhatAisAtheAfirstAIJCAHPOAlevelAofAcertification?A-
AAnswerACertifiedAOphthalmicAAssistant
(ChapterA2)AWhatAisAtheAprimaryAfunctionAofAtheAmedialArectusAmuscle?A-
AAnswerARotatesAtheAeyeAinwardAtowardAtheAnose
(ChapterA2)AInAwhatAorderAisAvisualAinformationAfromAtheAretinaAtransmittedAtoAtheAvisual
Acortex?A-AAnswerABipolarAcellsAtoAganglionAcellsAtoAlateralAgeniculateAbody
(ChapterA2)AWhichApartAofAtheAeyeAprovidesAtwo-thirdsAofAtheAeye'sAfocusingApower?A-
AAnswerACornea
,(ChapterA2)ATheAcontractionAofAwhatAmuscle(s)AaffectsAglobeArotationA(incyclotorsionAandAexc
yclotorsion)?A-AAnswerASuperiorAoblique,AinferiorAoblique,AsuperiorArectus,AinferiorArectus
(ChapterA2)AWhatAmembraneAlinesAtheAinnerAeyelid?A-AAnswerAPalpebralAConjunctiva
(ChapterA2)AWhatAstructureAseparatesAanAinternalAhordeolumA(chalazion)AfromAanAexternalA
hordeolumA(stye)?A-AAnswerATarsalAPlate
(ChapterA2)ATheAcontractionAofAwhatAmuscle(s)AresultsAinAenlargementAofAtheApupil?A-
AAnswerADilator
(ChapterA2)AWhatAstructureAisAresponsibleAforAsecretingAtheAaqueousAhumor?A-
AAnswerACiliaryABody
(ChapterA2)AWhatAisAtheAprocessAwhereAtheAlensAchangesAshapeAtoAallowAanAindividualAtoA
focusAonAaAnearAtarget?A-AAnswerAAccommodation
(ChapterA2)AWhatAkindAofAvisionAlossAisAassociatedAwithAinjuryAorAdegenerationAofAtheAma
cula?A-AAnswerADetailedACentralAVision
(ChapterA2)ATheAcrystallineAlensAregularlyAcomesAintoAcontactAwithAwhatAfluidsAandAtissues?
A-AAnswerAIris,AZonules,AAqueousAHumor,AVitreous
(ChapterA2)AWhatAcellsAandAglandsAofAtheAeyeAandAadnexaAcontributeAtoAtearAproduction?A
-AAnswerAGobletACells,AMeibomianAGlands,ALacrimalAGland
(ChapterA2)AWhatAisAtheAprimaryAfunctionAofAtheAirisAsphincterAandAdilatorAmuscles?A-
AAnswerAToAchangeAtheApupilAsizeAtoAcontrolAtheAamountAofAlightAenteringAtheAeye
(ChapterA3)AWhatAisAamblyopia?A-
AAnswerAPoorAvisionAinAanAeyeAsecondaryAtoAvisualAdeprivationAinAtheAfirstAdecadeAofAlife
(ChapterA3)AWhatAisAdiplopia?A-AAnswerADoubleAvision
, (ChapterA3)AWhatAisAtheAdefiningAfeatureAofAwetAage-
relatedAmacularAdegenerationA(AMD)AinAcomparisonAtoAdryAAMD?A-
AAnswerATheApresenceAofAaberrantAbloodAvesselsAleakingAfluidAinAtheAcentralAretina
(ChapterA3)AInAwhatAconditionAdoAtheAorbitalAcontentsAswell,ApushingAtheAeyeballAforward?
A-AAnswerAExophthalmosA(Proptosis)
(ChapterA3)AWhatAdifferentiatesApterygiaAfromApingueculae?A-
AAnswerAPterygiaAextendAontoAtheAsurfaceAofAtheAcornea
(ChapterA3)APrimaryAopen-angleAglaucomaAresultsAinAdamageAtoAwhatApartAofAtheAeye?A-
AAnswerAOpticANerve
(ChapterA3)AWhatAisAtheAtermAforAtheAinwardAdeviationAofAtheAeyeAthatAoccursAonlyAwhenA
1AeyeAisAcovered?A-AAnswerAEsophoria
(ChapterA3)AAnAembolicAretinalAarteryAocclusionAdueAtoAatherosclerosisAisAbestAclassifiedAas
AwhatAtypeAofAprocess?A-AAnswerAIschemic
(ChapterA3)AWhatAisAtheAtermAforAanAabnormalAphysicalAchangeAthatAaAphysicianAobserves
AwhileAexaminingAaApatient?A-AAnswerASign
(ChapterA3)AWhatAisAtheAcauseAofApresbyopia?A-
AAnswerAProgressiveAhardeningAofAtheAcrystallineAlens
(ChapterA3)AWhatAisAaAchalazion?A-
AAnswerAAAlumpAthatAdevelopsAafterAinflammationAandAinfection
(ChapterA3)AWhatAtermAbestAdescribesApoolingAofAwhiteAbloodAcellsAatAtheAbottomAofAtheAa
nteriorAchamberAinAtheAsettingAofAanAinfectiousAorAinflammatoryAprocess?A-
AAnswerAHypopyon
(ChapterA3)AWhatAsignAorAsymptomAmostAstronglyAsuggestsAtheApresenceAofAaAretinalAdetac
hmentAratherAthanAaAposteriorAvitreousAdetachment?A-
AAnswerAAAnew,AunilateralAperipheralAdefectAonAconfrontationalAvisualAfields