COA EXAM #3 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Which part of the patient examination is performed by asking specific questions in an orderly sequence?
Answer:
history
Question:
2. What is an important question to ask a patient that complains of a "red eye"?
Answer:
do you have blurred vision?
Question:
3. The term used to refer to symptoms due to uncorrected refractive error is:
Answer:
asthenopia
Question:
4. Symptoms associated with red, irritated, bloodshot eye are most likely due to a(n):
Answer:
open-angle glaucoma
Question:
5. Which of the following MOST qualifies as a chief complaint?
Answer:
eye fatigue
Question:
6. Which common familial ocular disorder should you record during a patient's history?
Answer:
keratoconus
Question:
7. Which symptom requires prompt attention?
Answer:
sudden loss of vision
Question:
8. after introduction to the patient, one of the first items that should be obtained as part of history taking is:
Answer:
the chief complaint or reason for the patient's visit
,Question:
9. When a patient complains of diplopia, why is it important to ask if the second image goes away after
closing one eye?
Answer:
to determine the type of diplopia the patient is experiencing
Question:
10. in general, which types of allergies should be discussed with the patient?
Answer:
medication and contact allergies
Question:
11. Which condition is less likely to cause transient loss of vision?
Answer:
papilledema
Question:
12. Binocular double vision is always caused by?
Answer:
a weak of paralyzed extraocular muscle
Question:
13. An improperly measured interpupillary distance (PD) may result in:
Answer:
induced prism in the spectacle lens
Question:
14. Consensual light reflex in the right eye results in:
Answer:
left pupil constriction
Question:
15. The state of pupillary constriction is known as:
Answer:
miosis
Question:
16. If the amount of light information transmitted to the brain from one eye differs from that of the other
eye, the patient has a(n):
Answer:
afferent pupillary defect (APD)
Question:
17. When pupils are of unequal size it is called:
Answer:
anisocoria
, Question:
18. Which test compares the direct and consensual responses to the pupil?
Answer:
swinging flashlight test
Question:
19. A disadvantage of chemical based contact lens solution is:
Answer:
irritation
Question:
20. Soft contacts are susceptible to deposits of:
Answer:
proteins
Question:
21. An important difference between soft and rigid lenses is that soft contact lenses are:
Answer:
usually more comfortable
Question:
22. The permeability of a contact lens is denoted by which value?
Answer:
DK
Question:
23. The instrument that measures the curvature of the central part of the cornea is the:
Answer:
keratometer
Question:
24. The instrument that measures the power of spectacle lenses is the:
Answer:
lensmeter
Question:
25. When replacing the projector's lamp, it is important to:
Answer:
wait a few minutes after it is turned off
Question:
26. The exposed lens surface of an eyepiece should be dusted periodically with a:
Answer:
camel-hair brush
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Which part of the patient examination is performed by asking specific questions in an orderly sequence?
Answer:
history
Question:
2. What is an important question to ask a patient that complains of a "red eye"?
Answer:
do you have blurred vision?
Question:
3. The term used to refer to symptoms due to uncorrected refractive error is:
Answer:
asthenopia
Question:
4. Symptoms associated with red, irritated, bloodshot eye are most likely due to a(n):
Answer:
open-angle glaucoma
Question:
5. Which of the following MOST qualifies as a chief complaint?
Answer:
eye fatigue
Question:
6. Which common familial ocular disorder should you record during a patient's history?
Answer:
keratoconus
Question:
7. Which symptom requires prompt attention?
Answer:
sudden loss of vision
Question:
8. after introduction to the patient, one of the first items that should be obtained as part of history taking is:
Answer:
the chief complaint or reason for the patient's visit
,Question:
9. When a patient complains of diplopia, why is it important to ask if the second image goes away after
closing one eye?
Answer:
to determine the type of diplopia the patient is experiencing
Question:
10. in general, which types of allergies should be discussed with the patient?
Answer:
medication and contact allergies
Question:
11. Which condition is less likely to cause transient loss of vision?
Answer:
papilledema
Question:
12. Binocular double vision is always caused by?
Answer:
a weak of paralyzed extraocular muscle
Question:
13. An improperly measured interpupillary distance (PD) may result in:
Answer:
induced prism in the spectacle lens
Question:
14. Consensual light reflex in the right eye results in:
Answer:
left pupil constriction
Question:
15. The state of pupillary constriction is known as:
Answer:
miosis
Question:
16. If the amount of light information transmitted to the brain from one eye differs from that of the other
eye, the patient has a(n):
Answer:
afferent pupillary defect (APD)
Question:
17. When pupils are of unequal size it is called:
Answer:
anisocoria
, Question:
18. Which test compares the direct and consensual responses to the pupil?
Answer:
swinging flashlight test
Question:
19. A disadvantage of chemical based contact lens solution is:
Answer:
irritation
Question:
20. Soft contacts are susceptible to deposits of:
Answer:
proteins
Question:
21. An important difference between soft and rigid lenses is that soft contact lenses are:
Answer:
usually more comfortable
Question:
22. The permeability of a contact lens is denoted by which value?
Answer:
DK
Question:
23. The instrument that measures the curvature of the central part of the cornea is the:
Answer:
keratometer
Question:
24. The instrument that measures the power of spectacle lenses is the:
Answer:
lensmeter
Question:
25. When replacing the projector's lamp, it is important to:
Answer:
wait a few minutes after it is turned off
Question:
26. The exposed lens surface of an eyepiece should be dusted periodically with a:
Answer:
camel-hair brush
