COA Exam Study Questions and
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Which of the following conditions is NOT hereditary?
A) migraines
B) Diabetes
C) Nystagmus
D) Conjunctivitis - ANSWER-D) Conjunctivitis
Which part of the patient examination is performed by asking specific questions in an
orderly sequence?
A) History
B) Diagnosis
C) Measurement
D) Assessment - ANSWER-A) History
What is an important question to ask a patient that complains of a "red eye"?
A) Do you have blurred vision?
B) Do you see flashing lights?
C) Do you wear glasses?
D) Do you see floaters? - ANSWER-A) Do you have blurred vision?
What is the term used to refer to symptoms due to uncorrected refractive error?
A) Ametropia
B) Asthenopia
C) Esotropia
D) Anisometropia - ANSWER-A) Ametropia
Symptoms associated with a red, irritated, and bloodshot eye are most likely due to
A) a retinal detachment
B) a cataract
C) conjunctivitis
D) open-angle glaucoma - ANSWER-C) Conjunctivitis
Which of the following MOST qualified as a chief complaint?
A) current medications
B) Munsons's sign
C) Eye fatigue
D) Exophoria - ANSWER-C) Eye fatigue
Which common familial ocular disorder should you record during a patient's history?
A. Scholiosis
B. Keratoconus
,C. Hemophilia
D. Cholesteremia - ANSWER-B) Keratoconus
Which of the following symptoms requires prompt, but not urgent attention?
A) Diplopia
B) pain in the eye
C) Sudden loss of vision
D) Halos around lights - ANSWER-D) Halos around lights
After introduction to the patient, one of the first items that should be obtained as part of
history taking is the
A) Medications and dosages that the patient is currently taking
B) Chief complain or reason for the patient's visit
C) Patients allergy history
D) Patient's family medical history - ANSWER-B) Chief complain or reason for the
patients visit
Measuring visual acuity with a potential acuity meter is useful for patients with
A) glaucoma
B) Cataracts
C) Optic neuritis
D) age-related macular degeneration - ANSWER-B) Cataracts
Near vision charts should be held how many inches from the eye?
A) 10-12
B) 14-16
C) 18-20
D) 22-24 - ANSWER-B) 14-16
If poor vision is simply due to refractive error, the acuity should improve with the use of
a (n)
A) Placido disc
B) Pinhole disc
C) Occluder over non-dominant eye
D) Occulder over dominant eye - ANSWER-B) Pinhole disc
What is the recommended distance used for assessing distance acuity?
A) 3ft
B) 10ft
C) 20ft
D) 40ft - ANSWER-C) 20ft
If a person is able to clearly see an object at 20 ft that can be seen at 60 ft by a person
with no refractive error, their visual acuity is said to be
A) 20/20
B) 20/40
, C) 20/60
D) 20/80 - ANSWER-C) 20/60
What does the numerator stand for in the 20/20 notation?
A) Distance between the patient and the examiner
B) Distance from the patients' eyes to the chart
C) Furthest distance from which the patient can see the letters
D) Closest distance from which the patient can see the letters - ANSWER-B) Distance
from the patients' eyes to the chart
Visual field loss due to optic nerve cupping is related to which condition?
A) Glaucoma
B) Tropia
C) Phoria
D) Nystagmus - ANSWER-A) Glaucoma
Which type of perimeter technique involves a moving target?
A) Threshold
B) Kinetic
C) Static
D) Automatic - ANSWER-B) Kinetic
Scotomas located immediately nasal or temporal to fixation are known as
A) Central
B) Paracentral
C) Arcuate
D) Nasal step - ANSWER-B) Paracentral
Which statement correctly refers to the letters on the snellen chart?
A) Because they each subtend them same amount of arc, each letter is equally
recognizable
B) Even though they each subtend the same amount of arc, some letters are easier to
recognize than others
C) Different letters subtend different amounts of arc, yet each letter is equally
recognizable
D) Different letters subtend different amounts of arc, thus some letters are easier to
recognize than others - ANSWER-B) Even though they each subtend the same amount
of arc, some letters are easier to recognize than others
If a patient is unable to distinguish the largest letter on a Snellen chart, the assistant
should
A) Determine if the patient can count fingers at a given distance
B) Immediately assess for hand motion
C) Darken the room and check for light perception
D) Record "unable to assess" in the patient's chart - ANSWER-A) Determine if the
patient can count fingers at a given distance
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Which of the following conditions is NOT hereditary?
A) migraines
B) Diabetes
C) Nystagmus
D) Conjunctivitis - ANSWER-D) Conjunctivitis
Which part of the patient examination is performed by asking specific questions in an
orderly sequence?
A) History
B) Diagnosis
C) Measurement
D) Assessment - ANSWER-A) History
What is an important question to ask a patient that complains of a "red eye"?
A) Do you have blurred vision?
B) Do you see flashing lights?
C) Do you wear glasses?
D) Do you see floaters? - ANSWER-A) Do you have blurred vision?
What is the term used to refer to symptoms due to uncorrected refractive error?
A) Ametropia
B) Asthenopia
C) Esotropia
D) Anisometropia - ANSWER-A) Ametropia
Symptoms associated with a red, irritated, and bloodshot eye are most likely due to
A) a retinal detachment
B) a cataract
C) conjunctivitis
D) open-angle glaucoma - ANSWER-C) Conjunctivitis
Which of the following MOST qualified as a chief complaint?
A) current medications
B) Munsons's sign
C) Eye fatigue
D) Exophoria - ANSWER-C) Eye fatigue
Which common familial ocular disorder should you record during a patient's history?
A. Scholiosis
B. Keratoconus
,C. Hemophilia
D. Cholesteremia - ANSWER-B) Keratoconus
Which of the following symptoms requires prompt, but not urgent attention?
A) Diplopia
B) pain in the eye
C) Sudden loss of vision
D) Halos around lights - ANSWER-D) Halos around lights
After introduction to the patient, one of the first items that should be obtained as part of
history taking is the
A) Medications and dosages that the patient is currently taking
B) Chief complain or reason for the patient's visit
C) Patients allergy history
D) Patient's family medical history - ANSWER-B) Chief complain or reason for the
patients visit
Measuring visual acuity with a potential acuity meter is useful for patients with
A) glaucoma
B) Cataracts
C) Optic neuritis
D) age-related macular degeneration - ANSWER-B) Cataracts
Near vision charts should be held how many inches from the eye?
A) 10-12
B) 14-16
C) 18-20
D) 22-24 - ANSWER-B) 14-16
If poor vision is simply due to refractive error, the acuity should improve with the use of
a (n)
A) Placido disc
B) Pinhole disc
C) Occluder over non-dominant eye
D) Occulder over dominant eye - ANSWER-B) Pinhole disc
What is the recommended distance used for assessing distance acuity?
A) 3ft
B) 10ft
C) 20ft
D) 40ft - ANSWER-C) 20ft
If a person is able to clearly see an object at 20 ft that can be seen at 60 ft by a person
with no refractive error, their visual acuity is said to be
A) 20/20
B) 20/40
, C) 20/60
D) 20/80 - ANSWER-C) 20/60
What does the numerator stand for in the 20/20 notation?
A) Distance between the patient and the examiner
B) Distance from the patients' eyes to the chart
C) Furthest distance from which the patient can see the letters
D) Closest distance from which the patient can see the letters - ANSWER-B) Distance
from the patients' eyes to the chart
Visual field loss due to optic nerve cupping is related to which condition?
A) Glaucoma
B) Tropia
C) Phoria
D) Nystagmus - ANSWER-A) Glaucoma
Which type of perimeter technique involves a moving target?
A) Threshold
B) Kinetic
C) Static
D) Automatic - ANSWER-B) Kinetic
Scotomas located immediately nasal or temporal to fixation are known as
A) Central
B) Paracentral
C) Arcuate
D) Nasal step - ANSWER-B) Paracentral
Which statement correctly refers to the letters on the snellen chart?
A) Because they each subtend them same amount of arc, each letter is equally
recognizable
B) Even though they each subtend the same amount of arc, some letters are easier to
recognize than others
C) Different letters subtend different amounts of arc, yet each letter is equally
recognizable
D) Different letters subtend different amounts of arc, thus some letters are easier to
recognize than others - ANSWER-B) Even though they each subtend the same amount
of arc, some letters are easier to recognize than others
If a patient is unable to distinguish the largest letter on a Snellen chart, the assistant
should
A) Determine if the patient can count fingers at a given distance
B) Immediately assess for hand motion
C) Darken the room and check for light perception
D) Record "unable to assess" in the patient's chart - ANSWER-A) Determine if the
patient can count fingers at a given distance
