Certified Ophthalmic Medical Technologist 2022 exams

Patient complaints are primarily ocular in nature, though some are a manifestation of other problems. What are they? - Poor general health and emotional problems A patient taking a medication containing an atropine like drug may experience what vision problem? - Difficulty seeing at near, even if distance acuity is good What at the eight pieces of information that are needed for the history of present illness? - Location, quality, severity, duration, timing, context, modifying factors, associated signs and symptoms True or False: The ophthalmic assistant should refrain from asking a particular question because it appears to be too private or embarrassing. - False What ophthalmic conditions are important to know for the family history? - Significant refractive error, strabismus and glaucoma, ocular tumors (retinoblastoma), retinal disease/blindness, cataract in childhood, amblyopia What are the four main elements of history taking that affect the level of coding for the exam? - Chief complaint (CC), history of present illness (HPI), review of systems (ROS), past medical, family and social history (PFSHx)