COA./Practice./Test
1. Joint./Commission./on./Allied./Health./Personnel./in./Ophthalmology:./What./does./the./
abbreviation./JCAHPO./stand./for?
2. Performing./certain./diagnostic./tests:./What./responsibility./routinely./falls./to./the./ophthalmic./medical.
/assistant?
3. Ophthalmologist:./ Which./eye./care./professional./is./a./medical./doctor?
4. Optician:. / Which./eye./care./professional./routinely./fills./prescriptions./for./eyeglasses?
5. Evaluates. / double. / vision:. / What./does./an./orthoptist./do?
6. A./sub./specialist:./What./do./you./call./an./ophthalmologist./who./concentrates./on./one./area./of./the./eye?
7. Ocularist:. / Which./eye./care./professional./can./fit./a./patient./with./a./prosthetic./eye?
8. Certified./ophthalmic./technician:./What./is./the./level./directly./above./certified./ophthalmic./medica
l./assistant./on./JCAHPO's./certification./ladder?
9. Rotates./the./eye./inward./toward./the./nose:./What./is./the./primary./function./of./the./medial./recuts./
muscle?
10. (1)./Optic./nerve./(2)./Optic./chiasm./(3)./Visual./cortex:./In./this./figure./of./the./visual./st
ructures./are./correctly./identified./as./which./of./the./following?
11. Cornea:. / Which./part./of./the./eye./provides./two-thirds./of./the./focusing./power./of./the./eye?
12. Anterior. / chamber. / angle,. / through. / trabecular. / meshwork. / to. / canal.
/ of./Schlemm:./Aqueous./fluid./leaves./the./eye./in./what./sequence?
13. Palpebral. / conjunctiva:. / What./is./the./membrane./that./lines./the./inner./eyelid?
14. Eyelid:. / Which./of./the./following./is./part./of./the./ocular./adnexa?
15. Aqueous./humor:./What./is./the./term./for./the./clear,./transparent./fluid./that./fills./the./anterior./chamber?
16. Iris,. / ciliary. / body,. / choroid:. / Which./structures./are./part./of./the./uveal./tract?
17. Accommodation:./What./is./the./process./where./the./lens./changes./shape./to./allow./an./individual./to./focus./on
./a./near./target?
18. Detailed./central./vision:. / What./kind./of./vision./loss./is./associated./with./injury./or./degeneration./of./the./macula?
19. Sclera:./What./is./the./term./for./the./white./tissue./surrounding./the./cornea./and./forming./the./main./structur
al./component./of./the./globe?
, COA./Practice./Test
./ ./
./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./
21. Change. / the. / pupil. / size. / in. / order. / to. / control. / the. / amount. / of. / light. / entering. / th
e. / eye.:./What./is./the./primary./function./of./the./iris./sphincter./and./dilator./muscles?
22. Poor./vision./in./an./eye./secondary./to./visual./deprivation./in./the./first./decade./of./li
fe:./What./is./amblyopia?
23. Double. / vision:. / What./is./diplopia?
24. Inflammation:./What./does./the./suflx./itis./mean?
25. Exophthalmos./(proptosis):. / What./is./the./condition./called./where./the./orbital./contents./swell,./pushing./th
e./eyeball./forward?
26. Eye./muscles:./What./part./of./the./eye./undergoes./surgery./for./congenital./strabismus?
27. Optic./nerve:./Primary./open-angle./glaucoma./results./in./damage./to./what./part./of./the./eye?
28. Esophoria:. / What./is./the./term./for./the./inward./deviation./of./an./eye./that./occurs./only./when./the./eye./is./covered?
29. Ischemic:. / What./is./a./tissue./or./organ./called./when./it./is./deprived./of./its./normal./blood./supply?
30. A./sign:. / What./is./the./term./for./an./abnormal./physical./change./that./a./physician./observes./while./examining./a./patient?
31. An./opacification./of./the./crystalline./lens:./What./is./a./cataract?
32. A. / lump. / that. / develops. / after. / inflammation. / and. / infection. / of. / the. / meibo
mian./glands:./What./is./a./chalazion?
33. Metabolic:./ Diabetes./mellitus./is./what./type./of./disease./process?
34. Retinal./detachment:./What./condition./has./symptoms./that./include./flashes./of./light./in./the./corner./of./the./eye
,./followed./by./a./sensation./of./a./curtain./moving./across./the./vision?
35. Keratoconjunctivitis. / sicca:. / What./is./another./name./for./dry./eye?
36. -Infection./of./the./retina./can./be./caused./by./the./cytomegalovirus./(CMV)
-
Opportunistic. / infections. / of. / the. / retina. / are. / more. / likely. / when. / he. / CD4. / count. / is./
less./than./50
-Antiretroviral./drugs./can./help./a./person./with./HIV./live./symptom-
free:./What./applies./to./acquired./immunodeficiency./syndrome./(AIDS)?
37. Hypertension:./The./retina./examination./is./often./important./in./detecting./what./disease?
38. Type. / 2:. / What./type./of./herpes./simplex./virus./usually./produces./genital./infections?
39. Rheumatoid./ arthritis:./ Dry./eyes./are./common./in./which./of./the./following./diseases?
, COA./Practice./Test
40. Metastatic:./What./is./a./cancer./that./spreads./to./other./parts./of./the./body./called?
41. Nervous:./The./eyes./are./considered./part./of./which./body./system?
42. Myasthenia./gravis:./Which./of./the./following./diseases./is./a./chronic./autoimmune./conditions./that./interfer
es./with./proper./nerve./transmission./in./the./skeletal./muscles?
43. Carbon. / dioxide:. / What./is./a./waste./product./of./metabolism?
44. Optic. / neuritis:. / What./is./a./common./eye./disorder./associated./with./multiple./sclerosis?
45. Thyroid. / eye. / disease:. / What./is./the./most./common./cause./of./exophthalmos./in./an./adult?
46. 25:./The./occurrence./of./blindness./among./people./with./diabetes./mellitus./is./
times./that./of./the./general./population.
47../+3.00./-2.00./X./180:./What./is./the./correct./transposition./of./the./plus-
cylinder./prescription./+1.00./+2.00./X./90./to./its./minus-cylinder?
48. Myopic:. / The./figure./shows./the./focal./point./of./light./rays./in./an./eye./that./is./what?
49. Light-divergent./property./of./a./concave./lens:./This./figure./illustrates./what./p
50. Add:./What./is./the./ditterence./between./the./power./of./the./upper./segment./and./the./power./of./the./lower./segmen
t./in./a./bifocal./lens./called?
51. Finding. / the. / lens. / power. / that. / affects. / movement. / of. / the. / retinal. / reflex. / and. / fill
s./the./pupil./with./light:./What./is./the./process./of./neutralization./during./retinoscopy?
52. Astigmatism:. / What./is./a./toric./cornea./characteristic./of?
53. Prism:./If./the./lensmeter./mires./cannot./be./centered./in./the./central./portion./of./the./lensmeter./target,./the./le
ns./probably./contains./what?
54../+3.00:./The./distance./portion./of./an./eyeglass./lens./is./+2.00./D./and./the./bifocal./add./is./+1.00../What./is./the./power
./of./the./lens./through./the./bifocal./segment?
55. Transparent:. / What./is./a./substance./called./that./permits./the./passage./of./light./without./significant./disruption?
56. Spherocylindrical./lens:./What./type./of./lens./best./corrects./myopia./combined./with./astigmatism?
57. Focus. / the. / eyepiece:. / What./is./the./first./step./in./performing./manual./lensometry./or./keratometry?
58. 2.00./D:./What./is./the./power./in./diopters./of./a./convex./lens./with./a./focal./length./of./0.50./meter?
1. Joint./Commission./on./Allied./Health./Personnel./in./Ophthalmology:./What./does./the./
abbreviation./JCAHPO./stand./for?
2. Performing./certain./diagnostic./tests:./What./responsibility./routinely./falls./to./the./ophthalmic./medical.
/assistant?
3. Ophthalmologist:./ Which./eye./care./professional./is./a./medical./doctor?
4. Optician:. / Which./eye./care./professional./routinely./fills./prescriptions./for./eyeglasses?
5. Evaluates. / double. / vision:. / What./does./an./orthoptist./do?
6. A./sub./specialist:./What./do./you./call./an./ophthalmologist./who./concentrates./on./one./area./of./the./eye?
7. Ocularist:. / Which./eye./care./professional./can./fit./a./patient./with./a./prosthetic./eye?
8. Certified./ophthalmic./technician:./What./is./the./level./directly./above./certified./ophthalmic./medica
l./assistant./on./JCAHPO's./certification./ladder?
9. Rotates./the./eye./inward./toward./the./nose:./What./is./the./primary./function./of./the./medial./recuts./
muscle?
10. (1)./Optic./nerve./(2)./Optic./chiasm./(3)./Visual./cortex:./In./this./figure./of./the./visual./st
ructures./are./correctly./identified./as./which./of./the./following?
11. Cornea:. / Which./part./of./the./eye./provides./two-thirds./of./the./focusing./power./of./the./eye?
12. Anterior. / chamber. / angle,. / through. / trabecular. / meshwork. / to. / canal.
/ of./Schlemm:./Aqueous./fluid./leaves./the./eye./in./what./sequence?
13. Palpebral. / conjunctiva:. / What./is./the./membrane./that./lines./the./inner./eyelid?
14. Eyelid:. / Which./of./the./following./is./part./of./the./ocular./adnexa?
15. Aqueous./humor:./What./is./the./term./for./the./clear,./transparent./fluid./that./fills./the./anterior./chamber?
16. Iris,. / ciliary. / body,. / choroid:. / Which./structures./are./part./of./the./uveal./tract?
17. Accommodation:./What./is./the./process./where./the./lens./changes./shape./to./allow./an./individual./to./focus./on
./a./near./target?
18. Detailed./central./vision:. / What./kind./of./vision./loss./is./associated./with./injury./or./degeneration./of./the./macula?
19. Sclera:./What./is./the./term./for./the./white./tissue./surrounding./the./cornea./and./forming./the./main./structur
al./component./of./the./globe?
, COA./Practice./Test
./ ./
./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./
21. Change. / the. / pupil. / size. / in. / order. / to. / control. / the. / amount. / of. / light. / entering. / th
e. / eye.:./What./is./the./primary./function./of./the./iris./sphincter./and./dilator./muscles?
22. Poor./vision./in./an./eye./secondary./to./visual./deprivation./in./the./first./decade./of./li
fe:./What./is./amblyopia?
23. Double. / vision:. / What./is./diplopia?
24. Inflammation:./What./does./the./suflx./itis./mean?
25. Exophthalmos./(proptosis):. / What./is./the./condition./called./where./the./orbital./contents./swell,./pushing./th
e./eyeball./forward?
26. Eye./muscles:./What./part./of./the./eye./undergoes./surgery./for./congenital./strabismus?
27. Optic./nerve:./Primary./open-angle./glaucoma./results./in./damage./to./what./part./of./the./eye?
28. Esophoria:. / What./is./the./term./for./the./inward./deviation./of./an./eye./that./occurs./only./when./the./eye./is./covered?
29. Ischemic:. / What./is./a./tissue./or./organ./called./when./it./is./deprived./of./its./normal./blood./supply?
30. A./sign:. / What./is./the./term./for./an./abnormal./physical./change./that./a./physician./observes./while./examining./a./patient?
31. An./opacification./of./the./crystalline./lens:./What./is./a./cataract?
32. A. / lump. / that. / develops. / after. / inflammation. / and. / infection. / of. / the. / meibo
mian./glands:./What./is./a./chalazion?
33. Metabolic:./ Diabetes./mellitus./is./what./type./of./disease./process?
34. Retinal./detachment:./What./condition./has./symptoms./that./include./flashes./of./light./in./the./corner./of./the./eye
,./followed./by./a./sensation./of./a./curtain./moving./across./the./vision?
35. Keratoconjunctivitis. / sicca:. / What./is./another./name./for./dry./eye?
36. -Infection./of./the./retina./can./be./caused./by./the./cytomegalovirus./(CMV)
-
Opportunistic. / infections. / of. / the. / retina. / are. / more. / likely. / when. / he. / CD4. / count. / is./
less./than./50
-Antiretroviral./drugs./can./help./a./person./with./HIV./live./symptom-
free:./What./applies./to./acquired./immunodeficiency./syndrome./(AIDS)?
37. Hypertension:./The./retina./examination./is./often./important./in./detecting./what./disease?
38. Type. / 2:. / What./type./of./herpes./simplex./virus./usually./produces./genital./infections?
39. Rheumatoid./ arthritis:./ Dry./eyes./are./common./in./which./of./the./following./diseases?
, COA./Practice./Test
40. Metastatic:./What./is./a./cancer./that./spreads./to./other./parts./of./the./body./called?
41. Nervous:./The./eyes./are./considered./part./of./which./body./system?
42. Myasthenia./gravis:./Which./of./the./following./diseases./is./a./chronic./autoimmune./conditions./that./interfer
es./with./proper./nerve./transmission./in./the./skeletal./muscles?
43. Carbon. / dioxide:. / What./is./a./waste./product./of./metabolism?
44. Optic. / neuritis:. / What./is./a./common./eye./disorder./associated./with./multiple./sclerosis?
45. Thyroid. / eye. / disease:. / What./is./the./most./common./cause./of./exophthalmos./in./an./adult?
46. 25:./The./occurrence./of./blindness./among./people./with./diabetes./mellitus./is./
times./that./of./the./general./population.
47../+3.00./-2.00./X./180:./What./is./the./correct./transposition./of./the./plus-
cylinder./prescription./+1.00./+2.00./X./90./to./its./minus-cylinder?
48. Myopic:. / The./figure./shows./the./focal./point./of./light./rays./in./an./eye./that./is./what?
49. Light-divergent./property./of./a./concave./lens:./This./figure./illustrates./what./p
50. Add:./What./is./the./ditterence./between./the./power./of./the./upper./segment./and./the./power./of./the./lower./segmen
t./in./a./bifocal./lens./called?
51. Finding. / the. / lens. / power. / that. / affects. / movement. / of. / the. / retinal. / reflex. / and. / fill
s./the./pupil./with./light:./What./is./the./process./of./neutralization./during./retinoscopy?
52. Astigmatism:. / What./is./a./toric./cornea./characteristic./of?
53. Prism:./If./the./lensmeter./mires./cannot./be./centered./in./the./central./portion./of./the./lensmeter./target,./the./le
ns./probably./contains./what?
54../+3.00:./The./distance./portion./of./an./eyeglass./lens./is./+2.00./D./and./the./bifocal./add./is./+1.00../What./is./the./power
./of./the./lens./through./the./bifocal./segment?
55. Transparent:. / What./is./a./substance./called./that./permits./the./passage./of./light./without./significant./disruption?
56. Spherocylindrical./lens:./What./type./of./lens./best./corrects./myopia./combined./with./astigmatism?
57. Focus. / the. / eyepiece:. / What./is./the./first./step./in./performing./manual./lensometry./or./keratometry?
58. 2.00./D:./What./is./the./power./in./diopters./of./a./convex./lens./with./a./focal./length./of./0.50./meter?
