AAO Practice Test 6th Edition Ophthalmic
Medical Assisting Revision Exam Questions
Fully Solved.
What does the abbreviation JCAHPO stand for?
A). Joined Command of Alternate Healthcare Personnel in Ophthalmology
B). Joined Committee of All Healthcare Personnel in Ophthalmology
C). Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology
D). Joint Committee of All Health Personnel in Ophthalmology - Answer C). Joint Commission
on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology
[Ch.1]
What responsibility routinely falls to the ophthalmic medical assistant?
A). diagnosing certain conditions
B). making prognostic estimates
C). performing certain diagnostic tests
D). prescribing treatment for certain problems - Answer C). performing certain diagnostic tests
Which eye care professional is a medical doctor?
A). optometrist
B). ocularist
C). ophthalmologist
D). Sorthoptist - Answer C). Ophthalmologist
Which eye care professional routinely fills prescriptions for eyeglasses?
A). ocularist
B). optician
C). ophthalmic medical technician
D). orthoptist - Answer B). Optician
What does an orthoptist do?
,What do you call an ophthalmologist who concentrates on one area of the eye?
A). an optician
B). an ocularist
C). an optometrist
D). a subspecialist - Answer D). A Subspecialist
Which eye care professional can fit a patient with a prosthetic eye?
A). ocularist
B). optician
C). orthoptist
D). optometrist - Answer A). Ocularist
What is the level directly above certified ophthalmic medical assistant on JCAHPO's certification
ladder?
A). certified ophthalmic medical technologist
B). certified ophthalmic registered nurse
C). certified ophthalmic technician
D). certified ophthalmic photographer - Answer C). Certified Ophthalmic Technician
[Ch.1]
What is the primary function of the medial rectus muscle?
A). rotates the eye inward toward the nose
B). rotates the eye outward toward the temple
C). rotates the eye downward and inward toward the nose
D). rotates the eye downward and outward toward the temple - Answer A). Rotates the eye
inward toward the nose
[Ch.2]
In this figure of the visual pathway, the structures are correctly identified as which of the
following?
-Picture not included currently
,D). (1) optic nerve (2) optic chiasm (3) visual cortex - Answer D). (1) optic nerve (2) optic
chiasm (3) visual cortex
Which part of the eye provides two-thirds of the focusing power of the eye?
A). retina
B). conjunctiva
C). sclera
D). cornea - Answer D). Cornea
Aqueous fluid leaves the eye in what sequence?
A). trabecular meshwork, through canal of Schlemm, to anterior chamber
B). angle canal of Schlemm, through trabecular meshwork, to surface blood vessels
C). anterior chamber angle, through trabecular meshwork, to canal of Schlemm
D). anterior chamber angle, through surface blood vessels, to trabecular meshwork - Answer
C). Anterior chamber angle, through trabecular meshwork, to canal of Schlemm
What is the membrane that lines the inner eyelid?
A). bulbar conjunctiva
B). epithelium
C). palpebral conjunctiva
D). tarsus - Answer C). Palpebral Conjunctiva
*Palpebra conjunctiva: The lining of your eyelids
*Bulbar conjunctiva: The covering over your eyeball that protects the white of your eye (sclera)
*Conjunctival Fornices: form the junction between the palpebral and bulbar conjunctiva.
Which of the following is part of the ocular adnexa?
A). cornea
B). eyelid
C). lens
D). optic nerve - Answer B). Eyelid
What is the term for the clear, transparent fluid that fills the anterior chamber?
, D). tear film - Answer B). Aqueous humor
Which structures are part of the uveal tract?
A). iris, ciliary body, choroid
B). iris, posterior chamber, ciliary body
C). choroid, sclera, retina
D). iris, lens, choroid - Answer A). Iris, ciliary body, choroid
What is the process where the lens changes shape to allow an individual to focus on a near
target?
A). accommodation
B). presbyopia
C). glaucoma
D). cataract - Answer A). Accommodation
What kind of vision loss is associated with Injury or degeneration of the macula?
A). night- or dim-light vision
B). peripheral vision
C). distance vision
D). detailed central vision - Answer D). Detailed central vision
What is the term for the white tissue surrounding the cornea and forming the main structural
component of the globe?
A). ciliary body
B). limbus
C). sclera
D). vitreous - Answer C). Sclera
In this figure of the lacrimal system, the structures are correctly identified as which grouping?
-Picture not included currently
A). (1) lacrimal sac (2) punctum (3) lacrimal gland
Medical Assisting Revision Exam Questions
Fully Solved.
What does the abbreviation JCAHPO stand for?
A). Joined Command of Alternate Healthcare Personnel in Ophthalmology
B). Joined Committee of All Healthcare Personnel in Ophthalmology
C). Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology
D). Joint Committee of All Health Personnel in Ophthalmology - Answer C). Joint Commission
on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology
[Ch.1]
What responsibility routinely falls to the ophthalmic medical assistant?
A). diagnosing certain conditions
B). making prognostic estimates
C). performing certain diagnostic tests
D). prescribing treatment for certain problems - Answer C). performing certain diagnostic tests
Which eye care professional is a medical doctor?
A). optometrist
B). ocularist
C). ophthalmologist
D). Sorthoptist - Answer C). Ophthalmologist
Which eye care professional routinely fills prescriptions for eyeglasses?
A). ocularist
B). optician
C). ophthalmic medical technician
D). orthoptist - Answer B). Optician
What does an orthoptist do?
,What do you call an ophthalmologist who concentrates on one area of the eye?
A). an optician
B). an ocularist
C). an optometrist
D). a subspecialist - Answer D). A Subspecialist
Which eye care professional can fit a patient with a prosthetic eye?
A). ocularist
B). optician
C). orthoptist
D). optometrist - Answer A). Ocularist
What is the level directly above certified ophthalmic medical assistant on JCAHPO's certification
ladder?
A). certified ophthalmic medical technologist
B). certified ophthalmic registered nurse
C). certified ophthalmic technician
D). certified ophthalmic photographer - Answer C). Certified Ophthalmic Technician
[Ch.1]
What is the primary function of the medial rectus muscle?
A). rotates the eye inward toward the nose
B). rotates the eye outward toward the temple
C). rotates the eye downward and inward toward the nose
D). rotates the eye downward and outward toward the temple - Answer A). Rotates the eye
inward toward the nose
[Ch.2]
In this figure of the visual pathway, the structures are correctly identified as which of the
following?
-Picture not included currently
,D). (1) optic nerve (2) optic chiasm (3) visual cortex - Answer D). (1) optic nerve (2) optic
chiasm (3) visual cortex
Which part of the eye provides two-thirds of the focusing power of the eye?
A). retina
B). conjunctiva
C). sclera
D). cornea - Answer D). Cornea
Aqueous fluid leaves the eye in what sequence?
A). trabecular meshwork, through canal of Schlemm, to anterior chamber
B). angle canal of Schlemm, through trabecular meshwork, to surface blood vessels
C). anterior chamber angle, through trabecular meshwork, to canal of Schlemm
D). anterior chamber angle, through surface blood vessels, to trabecular meshwork - Answer
C). Anterior chamber angle, through trabecular meshwork, to canal of Schlemm
What is the membrane that lines the inner eyelid?
A). bulbar conjunctiva
B). epithelium
C). palpebral conjunctiva
D). tarsus - Answer C). Palpebral Conjunctiva
*Palpebra conjunctiva: The lining of your eyelids
*Bulbar conjunctiva: The covering over your eyeball that protects the white of your eye (sclera)
*Conjunctival Fornices: form the junction between the palpebral and bulbar conjunctiva.
Which of the following is part of the ocular adnexa?
A). cornea
B). eyelid
C). lens
D). optic nerve - Answer B). Eyelid
What is the term for the clear, transparent fluid that fills the anterior chamber?
, D). tear film - Answer B). Aqueous humor
Which structures are part of the uveal tract?
A). iris, ciliary body, choroid
B). iris, posterior chamber, ciliary body
C). choroid, sclera, retina
D). iris, lens, choroid - Answer A). Iris, ciliary body, choroid
What is the process where the lens changes shape to allow an individual to focus on a near
target?
A). accommodation
B). presbyopia
C). glaucoma
D). cataract - Answer A). Accommodation
What kind of vision loss is associated with Injury or degeneration of the macula?
A). night- or dim-light vision
B). peripheral vision
C). distance vision
D). detailed central vision - Answer D). Detailed central vision
What is the term for the white tissue surrounding the cornea and forming the main structural
component of the globe?
A). ciliary body
B). limbus
C). sclera
D). vitreous - Answer C). Sclera
In this figure of the lacrimal system, the structures are correctly identified as which grouping?
-Picture not included currently
A). (1) lacrimal sac (2) punctum (3) lacrimal gland
