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AAO Practice Test 6th Edition
Ophthalmic Medical Assisting
Questions with Detailed Verified
Answers
What does the abbreviation JCAHPO stand for?
A). Joined Command of Alternate Healthcare Personnel in
Ophthalmology
B). Joined Committee of All Healthcare Personnel in
Ophthalmology
C). Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology
D). Joint Committee of All Health Personnel in Ophthalmology Ans:
C). Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology
[Ch.1]
What responsibility routinely falls to the ophthalmic medical
assistant?
A). diagnosing certain conditions
B). making prognostic estimates
C). performing certain diagnostic tests
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D). prescribing treatment for certain problems Ans: C). performing
certain diagnostic tests
Which eye care professional is a medical doctor?
A). optometrist
B). ocularist
C). ophthalmologist
D). Sorthoptist Ans: C). Ophthalmologist
Which eye care professional routinely fills prescriptions for
eyeglasses?
A). ocularist
B). optician
C). ophthalmic medical technician
D). orthoptist Ans: B). Optician
What does an orthoptist do?
A). fits prosthesis
B). evaluates double vision
C). dispenses contact lenses
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D). grinds eyeglass lenses Ans: B). Evaluates Double Vision
What do you call an ophthalmologist who concentrates on one
area of the eye?
A). an optician
B). an ocularist
C). an optometrist
D). a subspecialist Ans: D). A Subspecialist
Which eye care professional can fit a patient with a prosthetic
eye?
A). ocularist
B). optician
C). orthoptist
D). optometrist Ans: A). Ocularist
What is the level directly above certified ophthalmic medical
assistant on JCAHPO's certification ladder?
A). certified ophthalmic medical technologist
B). certified ophthalmic registered nurse
C). certified ophthalmic technician
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D). certified ophthalmic photographer Ans: C). Certified
Ophthalmic Technician
[Ch.1]
What is the primary function of the medial rectus muscle?
A). rotates the eye inward toward the nose
B). rotates the eye outward toward the temple
C). rotates the eye downward and inward toward the nose
D). rotates the eye downward and outward toward the temple
Ans: A). Rotates the eye inward toward the nose
[Ch.2]
In this figure of the visual pathway, the structures are correctly
identified as which of the following?
-Picture not included currently
A). (1) visual cortex (2) optic tract (3) optic nerve
B). (1) optic nerve (2) optic chiasm (3) geniculate body
C). (1) optic chiasm (2) optic tract (3) geniculate body
D). (1) optic nerve (2) optic chiasm (3) visual cortex Ans: D). (1)
optic nerve (2) optic chiasm (3) visual cortex
AAO Practice Test 6th Edition
Ophthalmic Medical Assisting
Questions with Detailed Verified
Answers
What does the abbreviation JCAHPO stand for?
A). Joined Command of Alternate Healthcare Personnel in
Ophthalmology
B). Joined Committee of All Healthcare Personnel in
Ophthalmology
C). Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology
D). Joint Committee of All Health Personnel in Ophthalmology Ans:
C). Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology
[Ch.1]
What responsibility routinely falls to the ophthalmic medical
assistant?
A). diagnosing certain conditions
B). making prognostic estimates
C). performing certain diagnostic tests
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D). prescribing treatment for certain problems Ans: C). performing
certain diagnostic tests
Which eye care professional is a medical doctor?
A). optometrist
B). ocularist
C). ophthalmologist
D). Sorthoptist Ans: C). Ophthalmologist
Which eye care professional routinely fills prescriptions for
eyeglasses?
A). ocularist
B). optician
C). ophthalmic medical technician
D). orthoptist Ans: B). Optician
What does an orthoptist do?
A). fits prosthesis
B). evaluates double vision
C). dispenses contact lenses
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D). grinds eyeglass lenses Ans: B). Evaluates Double Vision
What do you call an ophthalmologist who concentrates on one
area of the eye?
A). an optician
B). an ocularist
C). an optometrist
D). a subspecialist Ans: D). A Subspecialist
Which eye care professional can fit a patient with a prosthetic
eye?
A). ocularist
B). optician
C). orthoptist
D). optometrist Ans: A). Ocularist
What is the level directly above certified ophthalmic medical
assistant on JCAHPO's certification ladder?
A). certified ophthalmic medical technologist
B). certified ophthalmic registered nurse
C). certified ophthalmic technician
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D). certified ophthalmic photographer Ans: C). Certified
Ophthalmic Technician
[Ch.1]
What is the primary function of the medial rectus muscle?
A). rotates the eye inward toward the nose
B). rotates the eye outward toward the temple
C). rotates the eye downward and inward toward the nose
D). rotates the eye downward and outward toward the temple
Ans: A). Rotates the eye inward toward the nose
[Ch.2]
In this figure of the visual pathway, the structures are correctly
identified as which of the following?
-Picture not included currently
A). (1) visual cortex (2) optic tract (3) optic nerve
B). (1) optic nerve (2) optic chiasm (3) geniculate body
C). (1) optic chiasm (2) optic tract (3) geniculate body
D). (1) optic nerve (2) optic chiasm (3) visual cortex Ans: D). (1)
optic nerve (2) optic chiasm (3) visual cortex
