COA Practice Test 2024
Which of the following conditions is not hereditary? - ✔✔ correct answer Conjunctivitis
Which statement is true regarding documenting the patient's complaints? - ✔✔ correct answer You
should attempt to use the patients exact words
What is an important questions to ask a patient that complains of a 'red eye'? - ✔✔ correct answer
Do you have blurred vision?
What is the term that describes an uncorrected refractive error? - ✔✔ correct answer Ametropia
IN what condition will the patient describe symptoms of a red and irritated eye? - ✔✔ correct
answer Conjunctivitis
Which of the following most qualifies as a chief complaint? - ✔✔ correct answer Eye Fatigue
Which common familial ocular disorder should you record during a patient's history? - ✔✔ correct
answer Keratoconus
Which of the symptoms requires prompt attention? - ✔✔ correct answer Sudden loss of vision
After introductions to the patient, what is one of the first items that should be obtained as part of
history taking? - ✔✔ correct answer Medications and dosages
In what condition is Potential Acuity Meter a useful test? - ✔✔ correct answer Cataracts
Near vision charts should be held how many inches from the eye? - ✔✔ correct answer 14-16
Which of the following tests would cause an increase in visual acuity of a patient with an uncorrected
refractive error? - ✔✔ correct answer Pinhole Occluder
What is the recommended distance used for assessing distance acuity? - ✔✔ correct answer 20 feet
, COA Practice Test 2024
What would you record as visual acuity of a person who is able to clearly see an object at 20 feet that
can be seen at 60 feet by a person with no refractive error? - ✔✔ correct answer 20/60
What does the numerator stand for in the 20/20 notation? - ✔✔ correct answer The distance from
the patients eyes to the chart
Which statement is true regarding the Snellen Chart? - ✔✔ correct answer The normal eye can
distinguish two points separated by an angle of 5 minutes of arc.
What is the first step if your patient is unable to read the largest letter on the Snellen Chart? - ✔✔
correct answer Ask the patient to count fingers
At what age would you expect an infant to start reaching for toys? - ✔✔ correct answer 4-6 Months
What is the MOST common way to record visual acuity in infants and preverbal children? - ✔✔
correct answer CSM
The Amsler grid is designed to evaluate visual field deficiencies of central vision? - ✔✔ correct
answer 20
What is the term for an area of complete or partial blindness in an otherwise normal visual field? -
✔✔ correct answer Scotoma
Visual field loss due to optic nerve cupping is related to which condition? - ✔✔ correct answer
Glaucoma
Which type of perimetry technique involves a moving target? - ✔✔ correct answer Kinetic
What is the term for a scotoma that is located immediately nasal or temporal to fixation? - ✔✔
correct answer Paracentral
What is the MOST widely used method of visual field screening that requires no special equipment? -
✔✔ correct answer Confrontation Testing
Which of the following conditions is not hereditary? - ✔✔ correct answer Conjunctivitis
Which statement is true regarding documenting the patient's complaints? - ✔✔ correct answer You
should attempt to use the patients exact words
What is an important questions to ask a patient that complains of a 'red eye'? - ✔✔ correct answer
Do you have blurred vision?
What is the term that describes an uncorrected refractive error? - ✔✔ correct answer Ametropia
IN what condition will the patient describe symptoms of a red and irritated eye? - ✔✔ correct
answer Conjunctivitis
Which of the following most qualifies as a chief complaint? - ✔✔ correct answer Eye Fatigue
Which common familial ocular disorder should you record during a patient's history? - ✔✔ correct
answer Keratoconus
Which of the symptoms requires prompt attention? - ✔✔ correct answer Sudden loss of vision
After introductions to the patient, what is one of the first items that should be obtained as part of
history taking? - ✔✔ correct answer Medications and dosages
In what condition is Potential Acuity Meter a useful test? - ✔✔ correct answer Cataracts
Near vision charts should be held how many inches from the eye? - ✔✔ correct answer 14-16
Which of the following tests would cause an increase in visual acuity of a patient with an uncorrected
refractive error? - ✔✔ correct answer Pinhole Occluder
What is the recommended distance used for assessing distance acuity? - ✔✔ correct answer 20 feet
, COA Practice Test 2024
What would you record as visual acuity of a person who is able to clearly see an object at 20 feet that
can be seen at 60 feet by a person with no refractive error? - ✔✔ correct answer 20/60
What does the numerator stand for in the 20/20 notation? - ✔✔ correct answer The distance from
the patients eyes to the chart
Which statement is true regarding the Snellen Chart? - ✔✔ correct answer The normal eye can
distinguish two points separated by an angle of 5 minutes of arc.
What is the first step if your patient is unable to read the largest letter on the Snellen Chart? - ✔✔
correct answer Ask the patient to count fingers
At what age would you expect an infant to start reaching for toys? - ✔✔ correct answer 4-6 Months
What is the MOST common way to record visual acuity in infants and preverbal children? - ✔✔
correct answer CSM
The Amsler grid is designed to evaluate visual field deficiencies of central vision? - ✔✔ correct
answer 20
What is the term for an area of complete or partial blindness in an otherwise normal visual field? -
✔✔ correct answer Scotoma
Visual field loss due to optic nerve cupping is related to which condition? - ✔✔ correct answer
Glaucoma
Which type of perimetry technique involves a moving target? - ✔✔ correct answer Kinetic
What is the term for a scotoma that is located immediately nasal or temporal to fixation? - ✔✔
correct answer Paracentral
What is the MOST widely used method of visual field screening that requires no special equipment? -
✔✔ correct answer Confrontation Testing
