COA Exam Questions with 100% correct answers

COA Exam Questions with 100% correct answers Name the nine components of the ophthalmic history -Correct Answer-CC, Present illness,Past ocular history, Ocular medications, General medical and surgical history, current medications, allergies, social and family history why is it important to specifically ask a patient about what medications they are taking? -Correct Answer-because certain medications may affect the eyes what is the proper response to a patients request of medical advice or a diagnosis from a technician? -Correct Answer-refer them to the doctor for any questions requiring diagnosis or medical advice what is the term used for the reason of the patients visit? -Correct Answer-Chief complaint What elements are important in social history taking? -Correct Answer-Smoking, alcohol, and drug use prior use of a topical ocular medication is part of a patients... -Correct Answer-past ocular history pertinent family history of a patient should include which relatives? -Correct Answer-parents, grandparents, and genetic siblings a patient describes an experience about getting hives after taking sulfa drugs, they are providing information about? -Correct Answer-A medication allergy/ allergic reaction what term is used when there is a difference in pupil size? -Correct Answer-Anisocoria What is pupillometry? -Correct Answer-the measurement of pupillary diameters what is the name of the reflexive reaction when light is directed on one pupil and the other pupil simultaneously reacts? -Correct Answer-consensual pupillary reaction what is the term for spasmodic, rhythmic dilating and contracting of pupils? -Correct Answer-Hippus what is the name of the test used for detecting a relative afferent pupillary defect? -Correct Answer-swinging flashlight test which muscle of the iris constricts in bright light? -Correct Answer-the sphincter what is pupil dilation called? -Correct Answer-mydriasis how is anterior chamber depth estimated using a slit lamp? -Correct Answer-the beam of light is placed at the limbus at 60degrees, and the distance between the post. limit and the anter. limit or the irish beam is compared with the thickness of the optical section of cornea. which two structures touch if the anterior chamber is flat? -Correct Answer-the iris and cornea