IJCAHPO COA Exam – Certified
Ophthalmic Assistant Certification
Exam|| GRADED A+|| LATEST UPDATE
2025/26
A patient's history of pain and low vision could be attributed to:
A. Acute Glaucoma
B. Strabismus
C. Stroke
D. Subconjunctival hemorrahge -CORRECTANSWER A. Acute glaucoma
Which of the following is a symptom?
A. Flakes on the lashes
B. Lashes of light
C. Red eye
D. Swollen lid -CORRECTANSWER B. Flashes of light
Under what heading should the onset of current symptoms be recorded?
A. Current medications
B. Past history
C. Physical signs
D. Present illness -CORRECTANSWER D. Present illness
,Which is the main reason for the patient's visit to the ophthalmologist recorded?
A. Chief complaint
B. Family history
C. Past medical history
D. Past ocular history -CORRECTANSWER A. Chief complaint
Which of the following conditions is NOT hereditary?
A. Migraines
B. Diabetes
C. Nystagmus
D. Conjunctivitis -CORRECTANSWER 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 -CORRECTANSWER 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? -CORRECTANSWER 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 -CORRECTANSWER A. Ametropia
Symptoms associated with a red, irritated, bloodshot eye are MOST likely due to:
A. retinal detachment
B. cataracts
C. conjunctivitis
D. open-angle glaucoma -CORRECTANSWER C. conjunctivitis
What is a probable cause of blurred distance vision that is improved by squinting?
A. Esotropia
B. Glaucoma
C. Uncorrected myopia
D. Uncorrected presbyopia -CORRECTANSWER C. Uncorrected myopia
Which of the following equivalences is correct?
A. 5/200 is equivalent to 20/400
B. 6/60 is equivalent to 3/120
, C. 10/200 is equivalent to 20/100
D. 20/200 is equivalent to 10/100 -CORRECTANSWER D. 20/200 is equivalent to
10/100
Which of the following is a measure of distance of visual acuity?
A. 20/20
B. 40 arc seconds
C. D-15
D. Jaeger 2 -CORRECTANSWER A. 20/20
20/60 visual acuity means the patient sees a test object at:
A. 6 meters that someone with 20/20 vision would see at 20 feet
B. 20 feet that someone with 20/20 vision would see at 60 feet
C. 20 feet that someone with 20/20 vision would see at 60 meters
D. 60 feet that someone with 20/20 vision would see at 60 feet -CORRECTANSWER B.
20 feet that someone with 20/20 vision would see at 60 feet
An effective means of estimating visual acuity in infants would be to use:
A. an amblyoscope
B. preferential looking
C. prism bars
D. a Snellen chart -CORRECTANSWER B. preferential looking
Ophthalmic Assistant Certification
Exam|| GRADED A+|| LATEST UPDATE
2025/26
A patient's history of pain and low vision could be attributed to:
A. Acute Glaucoma
B. Strabismus
C. Stroke
D. Subconjunctival hemorrahge -CORRECTANSWER A. Acute glaucoma
Which of the following is a symptom?
A. Flakes on the lashes
B. Lashes of light
C. Red eye
D. Swollen lid -CORRECTANSWER B. Flashes of light
Under what heading should the onset of current symptoms be recorded?
A. Current medications
B. Past history
C. Physical signs
D. Present illness -CORRECTANSWER D. Present illness
,Which is the main reason for the patient's visit to the ophthalmologist recorded?
A. Chief complaint
B. Family history
C. Past medical history
D. Past ocular history -CORRECTANSWER A. Chief complaint
Which of the following conditions is NOT hereditary?
A. Migraines
B. Diabetes
C. Nystagmus
D. Conjunctivitis -CORRECTANSWER 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 -CORRECTANSWER 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? -CORRECTANSWER 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 -CORRECTANSWER A. Ametropia
Symptoms associated with a red, irritated, bloodshot eye are MOST likely due to:
A. retinal detachment
B. cataracts
C. conjunctivitis
D. open-angle glaucoma -CORRECTANSWER C. conjunctivitis
What is a probable cause of blurred distance vision that is improved by squinting?
A. Esotropia
B. Glaucoma
C. Uncorrected myopia
D. Uncorrected presbyopia -CORRECTANSWER C. Uncorrected myopia
Which of the following equivalences is correct?
A. 5/200 is equivalent to 20/400
B. 6/60 is equivalent to 3/120
, C. 10/200 is equivalent to 20/100
D. 20/200 is equivalent to 10/100 -CORRECTANSWER D. 20/200 is equivalent to
10/100
Which of the following is a measure of distance of visual acuity?
A. 20/20
B. 40 arc seconds
C. D-15
D. Jaeger 2 -CORRECTANSWER A. 20/20
20/60 visual acuity means the patient sees a test object at:
A. 6 meters that someone with 20/20 vision would see at 20 feet
B. 20 feet that someone with 20/20 vision would see at 60 feet
C. 20 feet that someone with 20/20 vision would see at 60 meters
D. 60 feet that someone with 20/20 vision would see at 60 feet -CORRECTANSWER B.
20 feet that someone with 20/20 vision would see at 60 feet
An effective means of estimating visual acuity in infants would be to use:
A. an amblyoscope
B. preferential looking
C. prism bars
D. a Snellen chart -CORRECTANSWER B. preferential looking
