Ophthalmic Assistant Midterm Review | Study Guide, Practice Questions & Exam Prep

Ophthalmic./Assistant./Midterm./Review


optometrist./-
./correct./answer./Prescribes./and/or./fits./eyeglasses./and./contact./lenses,./scree


ns./for./eye./diseases./and./is./not./a./medical./doctor


Ophthalmologist./-
./correct./answer./Prevents,./diagnoses,./medically./and./surgically./treats./probl


ems./of./the./eye./and./is./a./medical./doctor.


Ocularist./-./correct./answer./Measures./and./fits./patients./with./artificial./eye.


Orthoptist./-
./correct./answer./Helps./with./diagnosis,./management,./and./no./surgical./treat


ment./of./eye./muscle./imbalance.


Ophthalmic./Medical./Assistant./-
./correct./answer./Helps./the./doctor./in./a./variety./of./clinical./and./administrativ


e./tasks.


Optician./-
./correct./answer./Dispenses./eyeglasses./and./contact./lenses./from./prescriptio


n./supplied./by./others.

, Levels./of./Certification./-
./correct./answer./COA:./Certified./Ophthalmic./Assistant,./COT:./Certified./O


phthalmic./Technician,./COMT:./Certified./Ophthalmic./Technologist.


Cornea./-
./correct./answer./The./clear./membrane./of./the./front./of./the./globe./that./begins./t


he./process./of./focusing./light./the./eye./receives


Pupil./-
./correct./answer./The./opening./in./the./center./of./the./iris./that./enlarges./or./dilat


es./and./reduces./or./restricts.


Iris./-
./correct./answer./The./colored./circle./of./tissue./that./controls./the./amount./of./li


ght./entering./the./eye./by./enlarging./or./reducing./the./size./of./its./aperture,./the./
pupil


Lens./-
./correct./answer./Part./of./the./optical./focusing./system./of./the./eye,./immediatel


y./behind./the./iris.


Vitreous./-
./correct./answer./The./clear./jelly./like./substance./that./fills./the./space./behind./t


he./lens.