JCAHPO COA CERTIFICATION REVIEW SET
2026 ANSWERS GUARANTEED PASS
⫸ WHICH STATEMENT IS TRUE REGARDING DOCUMENTING
THE PATIENTS COMPLAINTS? Answer: YOU SHOULD ATTEMPT
TO USE THE PATIENTS EXACT WORDS
⫸ WHAT IS AN IMPORTANT QUESTION TO ASK A PATIENT
THAT COMPLAINS OF "RED EYE"? Answer: DO YOU HAVE
BLURRED VISION?
⫸ WHAT IS THE TERM THAT DESCRIBES AN UNCORRECTED
REFRACTIVE ERROR? Answer: ASTHENOPIA
⫸ IN WHAT CONDITION WILL THE PATIENT DESCRIBE
SYMPTOMS OF A RED AND IRRITATED EYE? Answer:
CONJUNCTIVITIS
⫸ WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MOST QUALIFIES AS A CHIEF
COMPLAINT? Answer: EYE FATIGUE
⫸ WHICH COMMON FAMILIAL OCULAR DISORDER SHOULD
YOU RECORD DURING A PATIENTS HISTORY? Answer:
KERATOCONUS
,⫸ WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS REQUIRES
PROMPT ATTENTION? Answer: SUDDEN VISION LOSS
⫸ AFTER INTRODUCTIONS TO THE PATIENT, WHAT IS ONE
OF THE FIRST ITEMS THAT SHOULD BE OBTAINED AS PART
OF HISTORY TAKING? Answer: CHIEF COMPLAINT
⫸ IN WHAT CONDITION IS POTENTIAL ACUITY METER A
USEFUL TEST? Answer: CATARACTS
⫸ NEAR VISION CHARTS SHOULD BE HELD HOW MANY
INCHES FROM THE EYE? Answer: 14- 16
⫸ WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TESTS WOULD CAUSE AN
INCREASE IN VISUAL ACUITY OF A PATIENT WITH AN
UNCORRECTED REFRACTIVE ERROR? Answer: PINHOLE
OCCLUDAR
⫸ WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDED DISTANCE USED FOR
ASSESSING DISTANCE ACUITY? Answer: 20 FEET
⫸ 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 THE PERSON WITH
NO REFRACTIVE ERROR? Answer: 20/60
, ⫸ WHAT DOES THE NUMERATOR STAND FOR IN THE 20/20
NOTATION? Answer: DISTANCE FROM THE PATIENT'S EYES TO
CHART
⫸ WHAT STATEMENT IS TRUE REGARDING THE SNELLEN
CHART 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?
Answer: ASK THE PATIENT TO COUNT FINGERS
⫸ AT WHAT AGE WOULD YOU EXPECT AN INFANT TO START
REACHING FOR TOYS? Answer: 4-6 MONTHS
⫸ WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON WAY TO RECORD VISUAL
ACUITY IN INFANTS AND PREVERBAL CHILDREN? Answer:
CSM
⫸ THE AMSLER GRID IS DESIGNED TO EVALUATE VISUAL
FIELD DEFIENCIES IN HOW MANY DEGREES OF CENTRAL
VISION? Answer: 20 DEGREES
⫸ WHAT IS THE TERM FOR AN AREA OF COMPLETE OR
PARTIAL BLINDNESS IN AN OTHERWISE NORMAL VISUAL
FIELD? Answer: SCOTOMA
2026 ANSWERS GUARANTEED PASS
⫸ WHICH STATEMENT IS TRUE REGARDING DOCUMENTING
THE PATIENTS COMPLAINTS? Answer: YOU SHOULD ATTEMPT
TO USE THE PATIENTS EXACT WORDS
⫸ WHAT IS AN IMPORTANT QUESTION TO ASK A PATIENT
THAT COMPLAINS OF "RED EYE"? Answer: DO YOU HAVE
BLURRED VISION?
⫸ WHAT IS THE TERM THAT DESCRIBES AN UNCORRECTED
REFRACTIVE ERROR? Answer: ASTHENOPIA
⫸ IN WHAT CONDITION WILL THE PATIENT DESCRIBE
SYMPTOMS OF A RED AND IRRITATED EYE? Answer:
CONJUNCTIVITIS
⫸ WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MOST QUALIFIES AS A CHIEF
COMPLAINT? Answer: EYE FATIGUE
⫸ WHICH COMMON FAMILIAL OCULAR DISORDER SHOULD
YOU RECORD DURING A PATIENTS HISTORY? Answer:
KERATOCONUS
,⫸ WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS REQUIRES
PROMPT ATTENTION? Answer: SUDDEN VISION LOSS
⫸ AFTER INTRODUCTIONS TO THE PATIENT, WHAT IS ONE
OF THE FIRST ITEMS THAT SHOULD BE OBTAINED AS PART
OF HISTORY TAKING? Answer: CHIEF COMPLAINT
⫸ IN WHAT CONDITION IS POTENTIAL ACUITY METER A
USEFUL TEST? Answer: CATARACTS
⫸ NEAR VISION CHARTS SHOULD BE HELD HOW MANY
INCHES FROM THE EYE? Answer: 14- 16
⫸ WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TESTS WOULD CAUSE AN
INCREASE IN VISUAL ACUITY OF A PATIENT WITH AN
UNCORRECTED REFRACTIVE ERROR? Answer: PINHOLE
OCCLUDAR
⫸ WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDED DISTANCE USED FOR
ASSESSING DISTANCE ACUITY? Answer: 20 FEET
⫸ 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 THE PERSON WITH
NO REFRACTIVE ERROR? Answer: 20/60
, ⫸ WHAT DOES THE NUMERATOR STAND FOR IN THE 20/20
NOTATION? Answer: DISTANCE FROM THE PATIENT'S EYES TO
CHART
⫸ WHAT STATEMENT IS TRUE REGARDING THE SNELLEN
CHART 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?
Answer: ASK THE PATIENT TO COUNT FINGERS
⫸ AT WHAT AGE WOULD YOU EXPECT AN INFANT TO START
REACHING FOR TOYS? Answer: 4-6 MONTHS
⫸ WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON WAY TO RECORD VISUAL
ACUITY IN INFANTS AND PREVERBAL CHILDREN? Answer:
CSM
⫸ THE AMSLER GRID IS DESIGNED TO EVALUATE VISUAL
FIELD DEFIENCIES IN HOW MANY DEGREES OF CENTRAL
VISION? Answer: 20 DEGREES
⫸ WHAT IS THE TERM FOR AN AREA OF COMPLETE OR
PARTIAL BLINDNESS IN AN OTHERWISE NORMAL VISUAL
FIELD? Answer: SCOTOMA
