COA Study Guide Questions With
Correct Answers
Name the nine components of the ophthalmic history. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Chief complaint, present illness, past ocular history, ocular | | | | | | |
medications, general medical and surgical history, systemic
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medications, allergies, social history, and family history.
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Why is it important to specifically ask a patient about the medications
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they are taking? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Because certain medications
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may affect the eyes.
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What is the proper response to a patient's request from the ophthalmic
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technician for medical advice or a diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Refer the patient to the ophthalmologist
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What is the term used for the reason for the patient's visit? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Chief complaint |
What elements are important in social history taking? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Smoking, alcohol, and drug use | | | |
,Prior use of topical ocular pharmaceutical agents is part of a patient's
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________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Past ocular history
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Pertinent family history of a patient should include which relatives? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Parents, grandparents, and genetic siblings
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A patient describing an experience of getting hives after taking sulfa
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drugs is providing information about __________. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-An allergic reaction | |
What is the term for the spasmodic, rhythmic dilating, and contracting
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pupillary movements during pupil function testing? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Hippus
What is the name of the test used for detecting a relative afferent
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pupillary defect? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Swinging flashlight test
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Which muscle of the iris constricts in bright light? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Sphincter
What is pupil dilation termed? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Mydriasis
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What is the term used when there is a difference in pupil size? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Anisocoria
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,What is pupillometry? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The measurement of
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pupillary diameters. |
What is the name of the reflexive reaction that occurs when a light is
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directed into one pupil and the pupil of the opposite eye simultaneously
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reacts - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Consensual pupillary reaction
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Calibration of the applanation tonometer should be checked
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approximately every _____ months. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Two (or | | | | | | | |
sooner with regular use) | | |
When cleaning the goniolens, what is uses to rinse off the
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methycellulose? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Warm running water | | | | |
When replacing a light bulb _____ can diminish its effectiveness and life.
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- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Oil from fingers
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Diagnostic lenses that contact the eye can be sterilized using? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Ethylene Oxide gas | | |
How should the removable glass slides inside the American Optical
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acuity projector be cleaned? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Wipe with clean,
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soft lint-free towel or photographic lens paper
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, If dust accumulates on the mirror of the slit lamp, the technician may
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clean it by using what cleaning methods? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A
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lint-free cloth, a lens brush, or a blast of air
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Who should repair and maintain equipment such as a laser? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-A qualified service technician. | | |
Which accessories are used to check the calibration of an
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ophthalmometer/keratometer? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Three test | | | | |
balls made of steel also called "Lensco Meter"
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What should be used to clean the accessible lenses of a phoropter? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Photographic lens cleaner and lens tissue
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What size letters (optotypes) are typically used to calibrate visual acuity
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projectors? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-20/200 | | |
What is the name of the instrument used to neutralize lenses? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Lensometer (Lensmeter)
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When recording prism in a spectacle Rx, what does the abbreviation BO
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stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Base out
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Correct Answers
Name the nine components of the ophthalmic history. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Chief complaint, present illness, past ocular history, ocular | | | | | | |
medications, general medical and surgical history, systemic
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medications, allergies, social history, and family history.
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Why is it important to specifically ask a patient about the medications
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they are taking? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Because certain medications
| | | | | | | |
may affect the eyes.
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What is the proper response to a patient's request from the ophthalmic
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technician for medical advice or a diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Refer the patient to the ophthalmologist
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What is the term used for the reason for the patient's visit? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Chief complaint |
What elements are important in social history taking? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Smoking, alcohol, and drug use | | | |
,Prior use of topical ocular pharmaceutical agents is part of a patient's
| | | | | | | | | | | |
________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Past ocular history
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Pertinent family history of a patient should include which relatives? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Parents, grandparents, and genetic siblings
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A patient describing an experience of getting hives after taking sulfa
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drugs is providing information about __________. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-An allergic reaction | |
What is the term for the spasmodic, rhythmic dilating, and contracting
| | | | | | | | | | |
pupillary movements during pupil function testing? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Hippus
What is the name of the test used for detecting a relative afferent
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
pupillary defect? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Swinging flashlight test
| | | | | |
Which muscle of the iris constricts in bright light? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Sphincter
What is pupil dilation termed? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Mydriasis
| | | | | | |
What is the term used when there is a difference in pupil size? -
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Anisocoria
|
,What is pupillometry? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-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 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Consensual pupillary reaction
| | | | | |
Calibration of the applanation tonometer should be checked
| | | | | | | |
approximately every _____ months. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Two (or | | | | | | | |
sooner with regular use) | | |
When cleaning the goniolens, what is uses to rinse off the
| | | | | | | | | | |
methycellulose? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Warm running water | | | | |
When replacing a light bulb _____ can diminish its effectiveness and life.
| | | | | | | | | | |
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Oil from fingers
| | | | |
Diagnostic lenses that contact the eye can be sterilized using? -
| | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Ethylene Oxide gas | | |
How should the removable glass slides inside the American Optical
| | | | | | | | | |
acuity projector be cleaned? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Wipe with clean,
| | | | | | | | |
soft lint-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? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A
| | | | | | | | | |
lint-free cloth, a lens brush, or a blast of air
| | | | | | | | |
Who should repair and maintain equipment such as a laser? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-A qualified service technician. | | |
Which accessories are used to check the calibration of an
| | | | | | | | | |
ophthalmometer/keratometer? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Three test | | | | |
balls made of steel also called "Lensco Meter"
| | | | | | |
What should be used to clean the accessible lenses of a phoropter? -
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Photographic lens cleaner and lens tissue
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What size letters (optotypes) are typically used to calibrate visual acuity
| | | | | | | | | | |
projectors? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-20/200 | | |
What is the name of the instrument used to neutralize lenses? -
| | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Lensometer (Lensmeter)
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When recording prism in a spectacle Rx, what does the abbreviation BO
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stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Base out
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