COA General Medical Knowledge | Ophthalmic Assistant Study Guide & Exam Review

Ophthalmology./COA-./General./Medical./Knowledge


What./type./of./glaucoma./constitutes./an./ocular./emergency?./-
./correct./answer./Acute./Angle./Closure./Glaucoma


What./is./the./condition./of./low./blood./sugar./called?./-
./correct./answer./Hypoglycemia


What./is./the./single./most./important./thing./an./ophthalmic./assistant./c
an./do./to./help./prevent./corneal./infections./during./A-
scan./biometry?./-
./correct./answer./Clean./the./probe./with./an./alcohol./wipe./after./each./
use.


Which./parts./of./the./eye./can./be./affected./by./hypertension?./-
./correct./answer./the./vessels./supplying./the./retina,./choroid./and./optic
./nerve


What./is./a./hemorrhage./confined./to./the./anterior./chamber./called?./-
./correct./answer./hyphema


Which./corneal./condition./can./occur./from./proptosis?./-
./correct./answer./dry./eye