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IJCAPHO Certified Ophthalmic Assistant
(COA) Certification Examination Questions
and Answers Top Rated Latest Version
the 9 components of the ophthalmic history are
chief complaint, present illness, past ocular history, ocular
medications, general medical and surgical history, systemic
medications, allergies, social history, family history
why is it important to specifically ask a patient about the
mediations they are taking?
certain medications may affect the eyes
what is the proper response to a patient request from the
ophthalmic tech for medical advice or a diagnosis?
refer the patient o the ophthalmologist
what term is used for the reason for the patients visit?
chief complaint
what elements are important in social history taking?
smoking, alcohol, and drug use
prior use of topical ocular pharmaceutical agents is a part of
a patient's ___
past ocular history
pertinent family history of a patient should include which
relatives?
parents, grandparents, genetic siblings
A patient describing an experience of getting hives after
taking sulfa drugs is providing information about ____.
allergic reaction
what is the term for spasmodic, rhythmic dilating and
contacting pupillary movements during pupil function
testing?
hippus
,2
what is the name of the test used for detecting a relative
afferent pupillary defect?
swinging flashlight test
Which muscle of the iris constricts in bright light?
sphincter
What is pupil dilation termed?
mydriasis
what is the term used when there is a difference in pupil
size?
anisocoria
What is pupillometry?
The measurement of pupillary diameters
what is the name of the reflexive reaction that occurs when a
light is directed into one pupil and the pupil of the opposite
eye simultaneously reacts?
consensual pupillary reaction
Calibration of the applanation tonometer should be checked
approximately every ____ months.
two (or sooner with regular use)
When cleaning the goniolens, what is used to rinse off the
methycellulose?
warm running water
when replacing a light bulb _ can be diminish its
effectiveness and light
oil from fingers
diagnostic lens that contact the eye can be sterilized using?
ethylene oxide gas
How should the removable glass slides inside the American
Optical acuity projector be cleaned?
wipe with clean, soft line-free towel or photographic lens paper
If dust accumulates on the mirror of the slit lamp, the
technician may clean it by using what cleaning methods?
lint-free cloth, lens brush, or blast of air
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Who should repair and maintain equipment such as a laser?
qualified service techician
Which accessories are used to check the calibration of an
ophthalmometer/keratometer?
three test balls made of steel, also called "lensco meter"
what should be used to clean the accessible lens of
phoropter?
photographic lens cleaner and lens tissues
What size letters (optotypes) are typically used to calibrate
visual acuity projectors?
20/200
what is the name of the instrument used to neutralize
lenses?
lensometry/lensmeter
when recording prism in a spectacle Rx, what does the
abbreviation BO stand for?
base out
what is determined by focusing the thin lines in manual
lensometer?
the sphere of the spectacle RX is determined by the thin lines
that is the first step in performing lensomety?
focus the eyepiece
If you cannot center the thick and thin lines in the
lensometer, the lens has ________.
ground-in prism
each black ring seen in the lensometer eyepiece reticle
measures how much prism?
1 diopter for each ring
when performing lensometry, what is indicated if both thin
and wide lines are in focus at the same time?
the lens is spherical
An unfocused eyepiece can lead to an error of _________.
1 diopter in K readings
IJCAPHO Certified Ophthalmic Assistant
(COA) Certification Examination Questions
and Answers Top Rated Latest Version
the 9 components of the ophthalmic history are
chief complaint, present illness, past ocular history, ocular
medications, general medical and surgical history, systemic
medications, allergies, social history, family history
why is it important to specifically ask a patient about the
mediations they are taking?
certain medications may affect the eyes
what is the proper response to a patient request from the
ophthalmic tech for medical advice or a diagnosis?
refer the patient o the ophthalmologist
what term is used for the reason for the patients visit?
chief complaint
what elements are important in social history taking?
smoking, alcohol, and drug use
prior use of topical ocular pharmaceutical agents is a part of
a patient's ___
past ocular history
pertinent family history of a patient should include which
relatives?
parents, grandparents, genetic siblings
A patient describing an experience of getting hives after
taking sulfa drugs is providing information about ____.
allergic reaction
what is the term for spasmodic, rhythmic dilating and
contacting pupillary movements during pupil function
testing?
hippus
,2
what is the name of the test used for detecting a relative
afferent pupillary defect?
swinging flashlight test
Which muscle of the iris constricts in bright light?
sphincter
What is pupil dilation termed?
mydriasis
what is the term used when there is a difference in pupil
size?
anisocoria
What is pupillometry?
The measurement of pupillary diameters
what is the name of the reflexive reaction that occurs when a
light is directed into one pupil and the pupil of the opposite
eye simultaneously reacts?
consensual pupillary reaction
Calibration of the applanation tonometer should be checked
approximately every ____ months.
two (or sooner with regular use)
When cleaning the goniolens, what is used to rinse off the
methycellulose?
warm running water
when replacing a light bulb _ can be diminish its
effectiveness and light
oil from fingers
diagnostic lens that contact the eye can be sterilized using?
ethylene oxide gas
How should the removable glass slides inside the American
Optical acuity projector be cleaned?
wipe with clean, soft line-free towel or photographic lens paper
If dust accumulates on the mirror of the slit lamp, the
technician may clean it by using what cleaning methods?
lint-free cloth, lens brush, or blast of air
, 3
Who should repair and maintain equipment such as a laser?
qualified service techician
Which accessories are used to check the calibration of an
ophthalmometer/keratometer?
three test balls made of steel, also called "lensco meter"
what should be used to clean the accessible lens of
phoropter?
photographic lens cleaner and lens tissues
What size letters (optotypes) are typically used to calibrate
visual acuity projectors?
20/200
what is the name of the instrument used to neutralize
lenses?
lensometry/lensmeter
when recording prism in a spectacle Rx, what does the
abbreviation BO stand for?
base out
what is determined by focusing the thin lines in manual
lensometer?
the sphere of the spectacle RX is determined by the thin lines
that is the first step in performing lensomety?
focus the eyepiece
If you cannot center the thick and thin lines in the
lensometer, the lens has ________.
ground-in prism
each black ring seen in the lensometer eyepiece reticle
measures how much prism?
1 diopter for each ring
when performing lensometry, what is indicated if both thin
and wide lines are in focus at the same time?
the lens is spherical
An unfocused eyepiece can lead to an error of _________.
1 diopter in K readings
