OPHTHALMIC MEDICAL ASSISTING STUDY EXAMS
PAPER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔When should a patient be referred to a low vision specialist? - ✔✔When low vision
cannot be improved by accurate refraction, medical, or surgical treatment
✔✔What is the definition of functional vision? - ✔✔Visual acuity and peripheral vision
sufficient to carry out normal activities
✔✔What is the World Health Organization's definition of low vision? - ✔✔Corrected
visual acuity of less than 20/60 in both eyes
✔✔What is not a portable low vision aid? - ✔✔CCTV
✔✔What is the most common cause of low vision and blindness worldwide? -
✔✔Untreated cataract
✔✔Which of the following is characteristic of a prescription for contact lenses? -
✔✔Includes the power of the contact lens and base curve measurements
✔✔What is the primary purpose of disinfection of contact lenses? - ✔✔To prevent the
growth of bacteria, viruses, and fungi
✔✔An allergic reaction related to contact lens wear is most often due to the individual's
sensitivity to what? - ✔✔Preservative or disinfectant chemical in a lens solution
✔✔What is one significant advantage of soft lenses over rigid gas-permeable lenses? -
✔✔Generally are easier to adapt to and initially more comfortable to wear
✔✔Contact lenses are most likely to be contraindicated for what kind of patient? -
✔✔One who is routinely exposed to excessive amounts of fumes or dust
✔✔What is the only acceptable rinsing solution for contact lenses? - ✔✔Sterile saline
solution
✔✔Generally, when inserting a soft contact lens on a patient, where should the
ophthalmic medical assistant first place the lens? - ✔✔Either on the sclera below the
cornea or on the cornea directly
✔✔Cosmetic restorative lenses are most appropriate for patients with what kind of
need? - ✔✔To use as a prosthetic for disfigured eyes
, ✔✔What is typical of a corneal abrasion caused by foreign material lodged between the
cornea and the contact lens? - ✔✔Can result in corneal infection
✔✔What signs and symptoms indicate an allergic reaction to contact lens solutions? -
✔✔Irritation, redness, fogging, and decreased tolerated wearing time
✔✔What applies to silicone hydrogel contact lens? - ✔✔Often prescribed for patients
with dry eyes and patients with previous problems related to their contact lenses
✔✔What is not the result of poor lens fit or inadequate oxygenation of the cornea? -
✔✔Loss of endothelial cells
✔✔Which lens type is best suited for treatment of difficult visual problems
(keratoconus/irregular corneal surface) - ✔✔Rigid gas-permeable lenses
✔✔When assisting a patient who feels faint in the office, what should the OMA do first?
- ✔✔Get the patient's head below the heart
✔✔What situation should be treated as an emergency requiring immediate action? -
✔✔Sudden, painless, severe loss of vision
✔✔Generally, urgent situations are those requiring that the patient be seen within what
timeframe? - ✔✔24 to 48 hours
✔✔A patient telephones the ophthalmologist's office reporting alkali burn to the eye.
What should the OA instruct the patient to do? - ✔✔Irrigate the eye with water for 20
mins then proceed to the office or ER
✔✔If the OMA notices a discrepancy between a patient's report of traumatic injury and
injury itself, what should the OMA do? - ✔✔Inform the ophthalmologist in private,
without the patient present
✔✔What is the primary purpose of triage? - ✔✔To classify the patient's chief complaint
according to its severity and urgency
✔✔In encounters with irate or hostile patients, what is the best approach an ophthalmic
medial assistant can take? - ✔✔Listen calmly to their complaints and apologize for any
misunderstanding
✔✔When the OMA schedules a long appt for pt with insulin-dependent DM, what is the
most appropriate recommendation to make to the pt? - ✔✔Come in right after breakfast
or lunch
PAPER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔When should a patient be referred to a low vision specialist? - ✔✔When low vision
cannot be improved by accurate refraction, medical, or surgical treatment
✔✔What is the definition of functional vision? - ✔✔Visual acuity and peripheral vision
sufficient to carry out normal activities
✔✔What is the World Health Organization's definition of low vision? - ✔✔Corrected
visual acuity of less than 20/60 in both eyes
✔✔What is not a portable low vision aid? - ✔✔CCTV
✔✔What is the most common cause of low vision and blindness worldwide? -
✔✔Untreated cataract
✔✔Which of the following is characteristic of a prescription for contact lenses? -
✔✔Includes the power of the contact lens and base curve measurements
✔✔What is the primary purpose of disinfection of contact lenses? - ✔✔To prevent the
growth of bacteria, viruses, and fungi
✔✔An allergic reaction related to contact lens wear is most often due to the individual's
sensitivity to what? - ✔✔Preservative or disinfectant chemical in a lens solution
✔✔What is one significant advantage of soft lenses over rigid gas-permeable lenses? -
✔✔Generally are easier to adapt to and initially more comfortable to wear
✔✔Contact lenses are most likely to be contraindicated for what kind of patient? -
✔✔One who is routinely exposed to excessive amounts of fumes or dust
✔✔What is the only acceptable rinsing solution for contact lenses? - ✔✔Sterile saline
solution
✔✔Generally, when inserting a soft contact lens on a patient, where should the
ophthalmic medical assistant first place the lens? - ✔✔Either on the sclera below the
cornea or on the cornea directly
✔✔Cosmetic restorative lenses are most appropriate for patients with what kind of
need? - ✔✔To use as a prosthetic for disfigured eyes
, ✔✔What is typical of a corneal abrasion caused by foreign material lodged between the
cornea and the contact lens? - ✔✔Can result in corneal infection
✔✔What signs and symptoms indicate an allergic reaction to contact lens solutions? -
✔✔Irritation, redness, fogging, and decreased tolerated wearing time
✔✔What applies to silicone hydrogel contact lens? - ✔✔Often prescribed for patients
with dry eyes and patients with previous problems related to their contact lenses
✔✔What is not the result of poor lens fit or inadequate oxygenation of the cornea? -
✔✔Loss of endothelial cells
✔✔Which lens type is best suited for treatment of difficult visual problems
(keratoconus/irregular corneal surface) - ✔✔Rigid gas-permeable lenses
✔✔When assisting a patient who feels faint in the office, what should the OMA do first?
- ✔✔Get the patient's head below the heart
✔✔What situation should be treated as an emergency requiring immediate action? -
✔✔Sudden, painless, severe loss of vision
✔✔Generally, urgent situations are those requiring that the patient be seen within what
timeframe? - ✔✔24 to 48 hours
✔✔A patient telephones the ophthalmologist's office reporting alkali burn to the eye.
What should the OA instruct the patient to do? - ✔✔Irrigate the eye with water for 20
mins then proceed to the office or ER
✔✔If the OMA notices a discrepancy between a patient's report of traumatic injury and
injury itself, what should the OMA do? - ✔✔Inform the ophthalmologist in private,
without the patient present
✔✔What is the primary purpose of triage? - ✔✔To classify the patient's chief complaint
according to its severity and urgency
✔✔In encounters with irate or hostile patients, what is the best approach an ophthalmic
medial assistant can take? - ✔✔Listen calmly to their complaints and apologize for any
misunderstanding
✔✔When the OMA schedules a long appt for pt with insulin-dependent DM, what is the
most appropriate recommendation to make to the pt? - ✔✔Come in right after breakfast
or lunch
