Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (COA) – Independent Study Course Chapter Questions Practice
Guide and Exam Preparation Material
Ocularist - ✔✔Measures and fits patients with artificial eyes
Ophthalmologist - ✔✔Prevents, diagnoses, medically and surgically treats problems of the eye
and is a medical doctor
Optometrist (OD) - ✔✔Prescribes and/or fits eye glasses and contact lenses, screens for eye
diseases and is not a medical doctor
Orthoptist - ✔✔Help with diagnosis, management, and nonsurgical treatment of eye muscle
imbalance
Ophthalmic medical assistant - ✔✔Helps the doctor in a variety of clinical and administrative
tasks
Optician - ✔✔Dispenses eye glasses and contact lenses from prescriptions supplied by others
List the three levels of certified ophthalmic assisting in order of level of training and experience -
✔✔COA, COT and COMT
Which of the following is a subspecialty certification offered by JCAHPO: SOC, OSA, ATPO & COT
- ✔✔OSA
Ophthalmologist who confine their practice to diagnosing and treating a defined area of the eye
or diseases are called: - ✔✔Subspecialists
Guide and Exam Preparation Material
Ocularist - ✔✔Measures and fits patients with artificial eyes
Ophthalmologist - ✔✔Prevents, diagnoses, medically and surgically treats problems of the eye
and is a medical doctor
Optometrist (OD) - ✔✔Prescribes and/or fits eye glasses and contact lenses, screens for eye
diseases and is not a medical doctor
Orthoptist - ✔✔Help with diagnosis, management, and nonsurgical treatment of eye muscle
imbalance
Ophthalmic medical assistant - ✔✔Helps the doctor in a variety of clinical and administrative
tasks
Optician - ✔✔Dispenses eye glasses and contact lenses from prescriptions supplied by others
List the three levels of certified ophthalmic assisting in order of level of training and experience -
✔✔COA, COT and COMT
Which of the following is a subspecialty certification offered by JCAHPO: SOC, OSA, ATPO & COT
- ✔✔OSA
Ophthalmologist who confine their practice to diagnosing and treating a defined area of the eye
or diseases are called: - ✔✔Subspecialists
