Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (COA) Practice Test – Comprehensive Exam Questions and
Answers Study Guide
When recording chief complaint the assistant should include - ✔✔only facts stated by patient
close examination of the lids, lashes, cornea, and lens can be accomplished with -
✔✔biomicroscope
in the Snellen acuity recording chart the reading 20/100 the number "100" represents -
✔✔distance in feet at which a normal eye can see a particular line on the chart
If pinhole acuity test is for to improve a patients poor visual acuity the patient potentially has -
✔✔a refractive error
Jaeger notations, snellen M units and distance equivalence are various units of measuring -
✔✔near acuity
Having a patient follow a finger in the 6 cardinal positions of gaze is a method of evaluating -
✔✔extraocular muscle function
The prism and alternate cover test is used to evaluate - ✔✔measure deviation in a misaligned
eye
What procedure must be performed before dilation drops are instilled - ✔✔swinging light-test
In normal consensual reaction, when light is directed into pupil of one eye, the pupil of the
other eye should - ✔✔constrict
What test evaluates disturbance or defects in the central visual field - ✔✔amsler grid
,Intraocular pressure is measured by flattening a small area in the central cornea -
✔✔applanation tonometry
A reading of 3 on the Goldman tonometer dial indicates an IOP of - ✔✔30 mm Hg
Gonioscopy is a procedure used to view what portion of the eye - ✔✔structures of the
anterior chamber angle
Indirect ophthalmoscopy provides a ____ view of the fundus than direct opthamoscopy -
✔✔wider
The microbe most likely to cause recurrent fever blisters is - ✔✔herpes virus
A corneal abrasion caused by a tree twig is most likely to cause a - ✔✔fungal infection
Who is most at risk for developing an ocular infection by protozoa acanthamoeba? -
✔✔Patients who muse homemade contact solution
The primary purpose of standard precautions is - ✔✔to reduce the opportunity for harmful
microbes to flourish and threaten patients and medical personel
A tonometer tip is best disinfected with - ✔✔germicide or alcohol
sterilization is best defined as - ✔✔the destruction of all microbes
an autoclave is used to - ✔✔sterilize medical materials by means of pressurized moist heat
, If ophthalmic medical assistant accidentally touches the sterile functional surface of a
disposable instrument then the in the instrument should be - ✔✔discarded, regardless of the
cost
Ophthalmic medical assistants with open cuts on their hands should - ✔✔wear gloves to
protect patients and themselves
What part of the comprehensive eye exam should include inspection of the visible part of
lacrimal apparatus - ✔✔External exam
An infection caused when the eye has been penetrated with a contaminated metal fragment is
an example of - ✔✔direct-contact transmission
Healthy asymptomatic individual aged 40-64 should have a comprehensive medical eye exam
how often - ✔✔2-4 years
One disadvantage of ophthalmic ointments is they - ✔✔may blur vision when applied
What form of injection is classified as systemic drug delivery - ✔✔subcutaneous
When instilling eye drops the assistant should instill medications - ✔✔directly into conjunctival
sac
What drug is most helpful when performing a dilated fundus exam and an objective refraction
on a pediatric patient - ✔✔cycloplegic
What two drugs can stimulate an angle closure attack - ✔✔mydriatics and cycloplegics
Answers Study Guide
When recording chief complaint the assistant should include - ✔✔only facts stated by patient
close examination of the lids, lashes, cornea, and lens can be accomplished with -
✔✔biomicroscope
in the Snellen acuity recording chart the reading 20/100 the number "100" represents -
✔✔distance in feet at which a normal eye can see a particular line on the chart
If pinhole acuity test is for to improve a patients poor visual acuity the patient potentially has -
✔✔a refractive error
Jaeger notations, snellen M units and distance equivalence are various units of measuring -
✔✔near acuity
Having a patient follow a finger in the 6 cardinal positions of gaze is a method of evaluating -
✔✔extraocular muscle function
The prism and alternate cover test is used to evaluate - ✔✔measure deviation in a misaligned
eye
What procedure must be performed before dilation drops are instilled - ✔✔swinging light-test
In normal consensual reaction, when light is directed into pupil of one eye, the pupil of the
other eye should - ✔✔constrict
What test evaluates disturbance or defects in the central visual field - ✔✔amsler grid
,Intraocular pressure is measured by flattening a small area in the central cornea -
✔✔applanation tonometry
A reading of 3 on the Goldman tonometer dial indicates an IOP of - ✔✔30 mm Hg
Gonioscopy is a procedure used to view what portion of the eye - ✔✔structures of the
anterior chamber angle
Indirect ophthalmoscopy provides a ____ view of the fundus than direct opthamoscopy -
✔✔wider
The microbe most likely to cause recurrent fever blisters is - ✔✔herpes virus
A corneal abrasion caused by a tree twig is most likely to cause a - ✔✔fungal infection
Who is most at risk for developing an ocular infection by protozoa acanthamoeba? -
✔✔Patients who muse homemade contact solution
The primary purpose of standard precautions is - ✔✔to reduce the opportunity for harmful
microbes to flourish and threaten patients and medical personel
A tonometer tip is best disinfected with - ✔✔germicide or alcohol
sterilization is best defined as - ✔✔the destruction of all microbes
an autoclave is used to - ✔✔sterilize medical materials by means of pressurized moist heat
, If ophthalmic medical assistant accidentally touches the sterile functional surface of a
disposable instrument then the in the instrument should be - ✔✔discarded, regardless of the
cost
Ophthalmic medical assistants with open cuts on their hands should - ✔✔wear gloves to
protect patients and themselves
What part of the comprehensive eye exam should include inspection of the visible part of
lacrimal apparatus - ✔✔External exam
An infection caused when the eye has been penetrated with a contaminated metal fragment is
an example of - ✔✔direct-contact transmission
Healthy asymptomatic individual aged 40-64 should have a comprehensive medical eye exam
how often - ✔✔2-4 years
One disadvantage of ophthalmic ointments is they - ✔✔may blur vision when applied
What form of injection is classified as systemic drug delivery - ✔✔subcutaneous
When instilling eye drops the assistant should instill medications - ✔✔directly into conjunctival
sac
What drug is most helpful when performing a dilated fundus exam and an objective refraction
on a pediatric patient - ✔✔cycloplegic
What two drugs can stimulate an angle closure attack - ✔✔mydriatics and cycloplegics
