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COA EXAM CERTIFIED OPHTHALMIC ASSISTANT
(COA) TEST BANK COMPLETE 1000+ QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS
YEAR
QUESTION: A patient calls the office giving the history that they had cataract surgery 2 yrs ago.
For the past 2 days he has noticed flashes of light in the operated eye.
A. Patient should call back to see an ophthalmologist if the
symptoms persist
B. Patient should be assured that "flashes of light" is a
normal occurrence in aphakic surgery
C. Patient should see an ophthalmologist within 24 hours
D. Patient should see an ophthalmologist within one month - ANSWER-C. Patient should see an
ophthalmologist w/i 24hr
Flashes of light coming across a field of vision
often is a forerunner of a retinal detachment;
therefore the patient with this symptom should
be seen promptly
QUESTION: Which of the following is included in a past medical history?
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A. details of ocular treatment
B. diabetes in parent
C. drug allergies
D. Family history - ANSWER-C. drug allergies
QUESTION: Which of the following symptoms suggests an urgent problem?
A. difficulty seeing at night
B. Increased difficulty in reading fine print
C. Sudden onset of blurry vision and halos around lights
D. Visual flashes followed by headache - ANSWER-C. Sudden onset of blurry vision and halos
around lights
Seeing colored haloes around lights is an impending sign of acute angle-closure glaucoma
QUESTION: In taking a history, which of the following is the most important?
A. Allergies and drug reactions
B. Medications taken at present
C. Past ocular history
D. The chief complaint - ANSWER-D. The chief complaint
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The chief complaint is the main reason why the patient is in the ophthalmologist's office and
should be noted by the ophthalmic assistant
QUESTION: Anisocoria is described as
A. unequal corneal diameters
B. differing iris colors
C. different refractive errors
D. difference in pupil size - ANSWER-D. difference in pupil size
The condition where pupils are of unequal size is referred to as anisocoria. This condition is
usually the result of iris muscle dysfunction.
The specific reason a patient is being seen for an eye exam is referred to as the
A. patient history
B. chief complaint
C. status of the patient's visual acuity
D. onset of any current vision problems - ANSWER-B. chief complaint
The chief complaint should be recorded in the
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patients record as a quote from the patient as
the reason for the visit to the doctor
QUESTION: A past ocular history includes all of the follow with the exception of
A. strabismus surgery at the age of 5
B. first reading glasses 6 yrs ago
C. a cousin diagnosed with glaucoma 10 yrs ago
D. red eye a month ago - ANSWER-C. a cousin diagnosed with glaucoma 10 yrs ago
QUESTION: A family history includes all of the following with the exception of the patient's
A. mother
B. daughter
C. spouse
D. brother - ANSWER-C. spouse; a spouse is not related by blood.
QUESTION: A patient who reports waviness when looking at straight lines or letters
(metamorphopsia) MOST likely has
COA EXAM CERTIFIED OPHTHALMIC ASSISTANT
(COA) TEST BANK COMPLETE 1000+ QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS
YEAR
QUESTION: A patient calls the office giving the history that they had cataract surgery 2 yrs ago.
For the past 2 days he has noticed flashes of light in the operated eye.
A. Patient should call back to see an ophthalmologist if the
symptoms persist
B. Patient should be assured that "flashes of light" is a
normal occurrence in aphakic surgery
C. Patient should see an ophthalmologist within 24 hours
D. Patient should see an ophthalmologist within one month - ANSWER-C. Patient should see an
ophthalmologist w/i 24hr
Flashes of light coming across a field of vision
often is a forerunner of a retinal detachment;
therefore the patient with this symptom should
be seen promptly
QUESTION: Which of the following is included in a past medical history?
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A. details of ocular treatment
B. diabetes in parent
C. drug allergies
D. Family history - ANSWER-C. drug allergies
QUESTION: Which of the following symptoms suggests an urgent problem?
A. difficulty seeing at night
B. Increased difficulty in reading fine print
C. Sudden onset of blurry vision and halos around lights
D. Visual flashes followed by headache - ANSWER-C. Sudden onset of blurry vision and halos
around lights
Seeing colored haloes around lights is an impending sign of acute angle-closure glaucoma
QUESTION: In taking a history, which of the following is the most important?
A. Allergies and drug reactions
B. Medications taken at present
C. Past ocular history
D. The chief complaint - ANSWER-D. The chief complaint
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The chief complaint is the main reason why the patient is in the ophthalmologist's office and
should be noted by the ophthalmic assistant
QUESTION: Anisocoria is described as
A. unequal corneal diameters
B. differing iris colors
C. different refractive errors
D. difference in pupil size - ANSWER-D. difference in pupil size
The condition where pupils are of unequal size is referred to as anisocoria. This condition is
usually the result of iris muscle dysfunction.
The specific reason a patient is being seen for an eye exam is referred to as the
A. patient history
B. chief complaint
C. status of the patient's visual acuity
D. onset of any current vision problems - ANSWER-B. chief complaint
The chief complaint should be recorded in the
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patients record as a quote from the patient as
the reason for the visit to the doctor
QUESTION: A past ocular history includes all of the follow with the exception of
A. strabismus surgery at the age of 5
B. first reading glasses 6 yrs ago
C. a cousin diagnosed with glaucoma 10 yrs ago
D. red eye a month ago - ANSWER-C. a cousin diagnosed with glaucoma 10 yrs ago
QUESTION: A family history includes all of the following with the exception of the patient's
A. mother
B. daughter
C. spouse
D. brother - ANSWER-C. spouse; a spouse is not related by blood.
QUESTION: A patient who reports waviness when looking at straight lines or letters
(metamorphopsia) MOST likely has
