COA Exam Questions
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
, COA Exam Questions
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
ophthalms. often estimate the anterior chamber depth by measuring the angle between the... - ✔✔
correct answer Anterior surface of the iris and the posterior surface of the cornea.
Which color vision rest consists of psuedo isochromatic plates that determine red-green color
anomalies? - ✔✔ correct answer ishihara plates
which color defects may be distinguished by the ishihara test? - ✔✔ correct answer red-green
how long are schirmer strips left in place for tear testing? - ✔✔ correct answer 5 mintues
A-scan biometry measure the distance between? - ✔✔ correct answer internal ocular surfaces
the main use of A-scan biometry is to measure the... - ✔✔ correct answer Axial length of the eye
rose bengal - ✔✔ correct answer is a red dye used for evaluating the corneal epithelium
farnsworth munsell 100 hue test - ✔✔ correct answer uses rainbow colored cups that must be
arranged by hue
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
, COA Exam Questions
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
ophthalms. often estimate the anterior chamber depth by measuring the angle between the... - ✔✔
correct answer Anterior surface of the iris and the posterior surface of the cornea.
Which color vision rest consists of psuedo isochromatic plates that determine red-green color
anomalies? - ✔✔ correct answer ishihara plates
which color defects may be distinguished by the ishihara test? - ✔✔ correct answer red-green
how long are schirmer strips left in place for tear testing? - ✔✔ correct answer 5 mintues
A-scan biometry measure the distance between? - ✔✔ correct answer internal ocular surfaces
the main use of A-scan biometry is to measure the... - ✔✔ correct answer Axial length of the eye
rose bengal - ✔✔ correct answer is a red dye used for evaluating the corneal epithelium
farnsworth munsell 100 hue test - ✔✔ correct answer uses rainbow colored cups that must be
arranged by hue
