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COA EXAM QUESTION BAK 2025/2026 ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL
ANSWERED {700 Q & A} ALREADY GRADED A+/
COA PRACTICE EXAM PREP | BRAND NEW! |
CURRENLY TESTING
What does the abbreviation JCAHPO stand for?
a. Joined Command of Alternate Healthcare Personnel in
Ophthalmology
b. Joined Committee of All Healthcare Personnel in
Ophthalmology
c. Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology
d. Joint Committee of All Health Personnel in Ophthalmology -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel
in Ophthalmology
What does the suffix -itis mean?
a. infection
b. inflammation
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c. ischemia
d. degeneration - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. inflammation
What is the difference between the power of the upper segment
and the power of the lower segment in a bifocal lens called?
a. circle of least confusion
b. refractive index
c. principal meridian
d. add - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d. add
What is the process of neutralization during retinoscopy?
a. administering cycloplegic eye drops, which block
accommodation
b. finding the lens power that affects movement of the retinal
reflex and fills the pupil with light
c. measuring the prescription of the patient's existing eyeglasses
d. balancing the correction of both of the patient's eyes - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > b. finding the lens power that affects movement of
the retinal reflex and fills the pupil with light
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Which eye care professional routinely fills prescriptions for
eyeglasses?
a. ocularist
b. optician
c. ophthalmic medical technician
d. orthoptist - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. optician
Which eye care professional is a medical doctor?
a. optometrist
b. ocularist
c. ophthalmologist
d. orthoptist - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. ophthalmologist
What does an orthoptist do?
a. fits prosthesis
b. evaluates double vision
c. dispenses contact lenses
d. grinds eyeglass lenses - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a. fits prosthesis
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What do you call an ophthalmologist who concentrates on one
area of the eye?
a. an optician
b. an ocularist
c. an optometrist
d. a subspecialist - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d. a subspecialist
Which eye care professional can fit a patient with a prosthetic
eye?
a. ocularist
b. optician
c. orthoptist
d. optometrist - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a. ocularist
** orthoptist - specializes in visual function, eye muscle
disorders, and visual impairments in binocular vision
What is the level directly above certified ophthalmic medical
assistant on JCAHPO's certification ladder?
COA EXAM QUESTION BAK 2025/2026 ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL
ANSWERED {700 Q & A} ALREADY GRADED A+/
COA PRACTICE EXAM PREP | BRAND NEW! |
CURRENLY TESTING
What does the abbreviation JCAHPO stand for?
a. Joined Command of Alternate Healthcare Personnel in
Ophthalmology
b. Joined Committee of All Healthcare Personnel in
Ophthalmology
c. Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology
d. Joint Committee of All Health Personnel in Ophthalmology -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel
in Ophthalmology
What does the suffix -itis mean?
a. infection
b. inflammation
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c. ischemia
d. degeneration - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. inflammation
What is the difference between the power of the upper segment
and the power of the lower segment in a bifocal lens called?
a. circle of least confusion
b. refractive index
c. principal meridian
d. add - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d. add
What is the process of neutralization during retinoscopy?
a. administering cycloplegic eye drops, which block
accommodation
b. finding the lens power that affects movement of the retinal
reflex and fills the pupil with light
c. measuring the prescription of the patient's existing eyeglasses
d. balancing the correction of both of the patient's eyes - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > b. finding the lens power that affects movement of
the retinal reflex and fills the pupil with light
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Which eye care professional routinely fills prescriptions for
eyeglasses?
a. ocularist
b. optician
c. ophthalmic medical technician
d. orthoptist - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. optician
Which eye care professional is a medical doctor?
a. optometrist
b. ocularist
c. ophthalmologist
d. orthoptist - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. ophthalmologist
What does an orthoptist do?
a. fits prosthesis
b. evaluates double vision
c. dispenses contact lenses
d. grinds eyeglass lenses - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a. fits prosthesis
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What do you call an ophthalmologist who concentrates on one
area of the eye?
a. an optician
b. an ocularist
c. an optometrist
d. a subspecialist - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d. a subspecialist
Which eye care professional can fit a patient with a prosthetic
eye?
a. ocularist
b. optician
c. orthoptist
d. optometrist - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a. ocularist
** orthoptist - specializes in visual function, eye muscle
disorders, and visual impairments in binocular vision
What is the level directly above certified ophthalmic medical
assistant on JCAHPO's certification ladder?
