Ophthalmic Tech - COA
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The Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology.
What does JCAHPO stand for?
Performing certain diagnostic test.
What responsibility routinely falls to the ophthalmic medical assistant?
Ophthalmologist.
Which eye care professional is a medical doctor?
Optician.
Which eye care professional routinely fills prescriptions for eyeglasses?
She/He will evaluate double vision.
What does an orthoptist do?
A Subspecialist.
What do you call an ophthalmologist who concentrates on one area of the
eye?
An Ocularist.
Which eye care professional can fit a patient with a prosthetic eye?
A certified ophthalmic technician.
What is the level directly above a certified ophthalmic medical assistant
on JCAHPO's certification ladder?
It rotates the eye inward toward the nose.
,What is the primary function of the medial rectus muscle?
1. Optic nerve, 2. Optic Chiasm, 3. Visual Cortex
Learn placement of...
The Cornea.
Which part of the eye provides two-thirds of the focusing power of the
eye?
The anterior chamber angle, through the trabecular meshwork, and to the
canal of schlemm.
The Aqueous fluid leaves the eye in what sequence?
The palpebral conjunctiva.
What is the membrane that lines the inner eyelid?
The eyelid.
What is part of the ocular adnexa?
The aqueous humor.
What is the term for the clear, transparent fluid that fills the anterior
chamber?
The iris, ciliary body, and the choroid.
Which structures are part of the uveal tract?
Accommodation.
What is the process where the lens changes shape to allow an individual
to focus on a near target?
Detailed central vision.
What kind of vision loss is associated with injury or degeneration of the
macula?
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The Sclera.
What is the term for the white tissue surrounding the cornea and forming
the main structural component of the globe?
The lacrimal gland, lacrimal sac, and the punctum.
Learn the locations of the...
To change the pupil size in order to control the amount of light entering
the eye.
What is the primary function of the iris sphincter and dilator muscles?
The poor vision in an eye secondary to visual deprivation in the first
decade of life.
What is amblyopia?
Double Vision.
What is diplopia?
Inflammation.
What does the suffix "itis" mean?
Exophthalmos (proptosis).
What is the condition called where the orbital contents swell, pushing the
eyeball forward?
The eye muscles.
What part of the eye undergoes surgery for congenital strabismus?
, The Optic Nerve.
Primary open-angle glaucoma results in damage to what part of the eye?
Esophoria.
What is the term for the inward deviation of an eye that occurs only when
the eye is covered?
Ischemic.
What is a tissue or organ called when it is deprived of its normal blood
supply?
A "sign".
What is the term for an abnormal physical change that a physician
observes while examining a patient?
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An opacification of the crystalline lens.
What is a cataract?
A lump that develops after inflammation and infection of the meibomian
glands.
What is a chalazion?
Study Guide(321
questions with 100%
correct answers with
all diagrams included)
The Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology.
What does JCAHPO stand for?
Performing certain diagnostic test.
What responsibility routinely falls to the ophthalmic medical assistant?
Ophthalmologist.
Which eye care professional is a medical doctor?
Optician.
Which eye care professional routinely fills prescriptions for eyeglasses?
She/He will evaluate double vision.
What does an orthoptist do?
A Subspecialist.
What do you call an ophthalmologist who concentrates on one area of the
eye?
An Ocularist.
Which eye care professional can fit a patient with a prosthetic eye?
A certified ophthalmic technician.
What is the level directly above a certified ophthalmic medical assistant
on JCAHPO's certification ladder?
It rotates the eye inward toward the nose.
,What is the primary function of the medial rectus muscle?
1. Optic nerve, 2. Optic Chiasm, 3. Visual Cortex
Learn placement of...
The Cornea.
Which part of the eye provides two-thirds of the focusing power of the
eye?
The anterior chamber angle, through the trabecular meshwork, and to the
canal of schlemm.
The Aqueous fluid leaves the eye in what sequence?
The palpebral conjunctiva.
What is the membrane that lines the inner eyelid?
The eyelid.
What is part of the ocular adnexa?
The aqueous humor.
What is the term for the clear, transparent fluid that fills the anterior
chamber?
The iris, ciliary body, and the choroid.
Which structures are part of the uveal tract?
Accommodation.
What is the process where the lens changes shape to allow an individual
to focus on a near target?
Detailed central vision.
What kind of vision loss is associated with injury or degeneration of the
macula?
,We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
The Sclera.
What is the term for the white tissue surrounding the cornea and forming
the main structural component of the globe?
The lacrimal gland, lacrimal sac, and the punctum.
Learn the locations of the...
To change the pupil size in order to control the amount of light entering
the eye.
What is the primary function of the iris sphincter and dilator muscles?
The poor vision in an eye secondary to visual deprivation in the first
decade of life.
What is amblyopia?
Double Vision.
What is diplopia?
Inflammation.
What does the suffix "itis" mean?
Exophthalmos (proptosis).
What is the condition called where the orbital contents swell, pushing the
eyeball forward?
The eye muscles.
What part of the eye undergoes surgery for congenital strabismus?
, The Optic Nerve.
Primary open-angle glaucoma results in damage to what part of the eye?
Esophoria.
What is the term for the inward deviation of an eye that occurs only when
the eye is covered?
Ischemic.
What is a tissue or organ called when it is deprived of its normal blood
supply?
A "sign".
What is the term for an abnormal physical change that a physician
observes while examining a patient?
We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
An opacification of the crystalline lens.
What is a cataract?
A lump that develops after inflammation and infection of the meibomian
glands.
What is a chalazion?
