JCAHPO 11TH EDITION
PRACTICE EXAM COA
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS IS NOT HEREDITARY? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅CONJUNCTIVITIS
WHICH STATEMENT IS TRUE REGARDING DOCUMENTING THE PATIENTS
COMPLAINTS? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅YOU SHOULD ATTEMPT TO USE THE
PATIENTS EXACT WORDS
WHAT IS AN IMPORTANT QUESTION TO ASK A PATIENT THAT COMPLAINS OF
"RED EYE"? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅DO YOU HAVE BLURRED VISION?
WHAT IS THE TERM THAT DESCRIBES AN UNCORRECTED REFRACTIVE
ERROR? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅ASTHENOPIA
IN WHAT CONDITION WILL THE PATIENT DESCRIBE SYMPTOMS OF A RED AND
IRRITATED EYE? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅CONJUNCTIVITIS
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MOST QUALIFIES AS A CHIEF COMPLAINT? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅EYE FATIGUE
WHICH COMMON FAMILIAL OCULAR DISORDER SHOULD YOU RECORD DURING
A PATIENTS HISTORY? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅KERATOCONUS
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS REQUIRES PROMPT ATTENTION? -
CORRECT 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? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅CHIEF COMPLAINT
IN WHAT CONDITION IS POTENTIAL ACUITY METER A USEFUL TEST? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅CATARACTS
NEAR VISION CHARTS SHOULD BE HELD HOW MANY INCHES FROM THE EYE? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅14- 16
, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TESTS WOULD CAUSE AN INCREASE IN VISUAL
ACUITY OF A PATIENT WITH AN UNCORRECTED REFRACTIVE ERROR? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅PINHOLE OCCLUDAR
WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDED DISTANCE USED FOR ASSESSING DISTANCE
ACUITY? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅20/60
WHAT DOES THE NUMERATOR STAND FOR IN THE 20/20 NOTATION? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅DISTANCE FROM THE PATIENT'S EYES TO CHART
WHAT STATEMENT IS TRUE REGARDING THE SNELLEN CHART - CORRECT
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? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅ASK THE PATIENT
TO COUNT FINGERS
AT WHAT AGE WOULD YOU EXPECT AN INFANT TO START REACHING FOR
TOYS? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅4-6 MONTHS
WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON WAY TO RECORD VISUAL ACUITY IN INFANTS
AND PREVERBAL CHILDREN? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅CSM
THE AMSLER GRID IS DESIGNED TO EVALUATE VISUAL FIELD DEFIENCIES IN
HOW MANY DEGREES OF CENTRAL VISION? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅20
DEGREES
WHAT IS THE TERM FOR AN AREA OF COMPLETE OR PARTIAL BLINDNESS IN
AN OTHERWISE NORMAL VISUAL FIELD? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅SCOTOMA
VISUAL FIELD LOSS DUE TO OPTIC NERVE CUPPING IS RELATED TO WHICH
CONDITION? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅GLAUCOMA
WHAT TYPE OF PERIMETRY TECHNIQUE INVOLVES A MOVING TARGET? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅KINETIC
WHAT IS THE TERM FOR A SCOTOMA THAT IS LOCATED IMMEDIATELY NASAL
OR TEMPORAL TO FIXATION? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅PARACENTRAL
PRACTICE EXAM COA
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS IS NOT HEREDITARY? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅CONJUNCTIVITIS
WHICH STATEMENT IS TRUE REGARDING DOCUMENTING THE PATIENTS
COMPLAINTS? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅YOU SHOULD ATTEMPT TO USE THE
PATIENTS EXACT WORDS
WHAT IS AN IMPORTANT QUESTION TO ASK A PATIENT THAT COMPLAINS OF
"RED EYE"? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅DO YOU HAVE BLURRED VISION?
WHAT IS THE TERM THAT DESCRIBES AN UNCORRECTED REFRACTIVE
ERROR? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅ASTHENOPIA
IN WHAT CONDITION WILL THE PATIENT DESCRIBE SYMPTOMS OF A RED AND
IRRITATED EYE? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅CONJUNCTIVITIS
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MOST QUALIFIES AS A CHIEF COMPLAINT? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅EYE FATIGUE
WHICH COMMON FAMILIAL OCULAR DISORDER SHOULD YOU RECORD DURING
A PATIENTS HISTORY? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅KERATOCONUS
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS REQUIRES PROMPT ATTENTION? -
CORRECT 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? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅CHIEF COMPLAINT
IN WHAT CONDITION IS POTENTIAL ACUITY METER A USEFUL TEST? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅CATARACTS
NEAR VISION CHARTS SHOULD BE HELD HOW MANY INCHES FROM THE EYE? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅14- 16
, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TESTS WOULD CAUSE AN INCREASE IN VISUAL
ACUITY OF A PATIENT WITH AN UNCORRECTED REFRACTIVE ERROR? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅PINHOLE OCCLUDAR
WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDED DISTANCE USED FOR ASSESSING DISTANCE
ACUITY? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅20/60
WHAT DOES THE NUMERATOR STAND FOR IN THE 20/20 NOTATION? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅DISTANCE FROM THE PATIENT'S EYES TO CHART
WHAT STATEMENT IS TRUE REGARDING THE SNELLEN CHART - CORRECT
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? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅ASK THE PATIENT
TO COUNT FINGERS
AT WHAT AGE WOULD YOU EXPECT AN INFANT TO START REACHING FOR
TOYS? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅4-6 MONTHS
WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON WAY TO RECORD VISUAL ACUITY IN INFANTS
AND PREVERBAL CHILDREN? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅CSM
THE AMSLER GRID IS DESIGNED TO EVALUATE VISUAL FIELD DEFIENCIES IN
HOW MANY DEGREES OF CENTRAL VISION? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅20
DEGREES
WHAT IS THE TERM FOR AN AREA OF COMPLETE OR PARTIAL BLINDNESS IN
AN OTHERWISE NORMAL VISUAL FIELD? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅SCOTOMA
VISUAL FIELD LOSS DUE TO OPTIC NERVE CUPPING IS RELATED TO WHICH
CONDITION? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅GLAUCOMA
WHAT TYPE OF PERIMETRY TECHNIQUE INVOLVES A MOVING TARGET? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅KINETIC
WHAT IS THE TERM FOR A SCOTOMA THAT IS LOCATED IMMEDIATELY NASAL
OR TEMPORAL TO FIXATION? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅PARACENTRAL
