CPO UPDATED EXAMS STUDY GUIDE ALL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔suffix: ectomy - ✔✔cutting out, excision
✔✔suffix: ia - ✔✔diseased or abnormal state
✔✔suffix: itis - ✔✔inflammation
✔✔suffix: meter - ✔✔measurer
✔✔suffix: ologist - ✔✔one who studies or practices
✔✔suffix: ology - ✔✔study of
✔✔suffix: oma - ✔✔tumor, swelling
✔✔suffix: opia - ✔✔vision condition
✔✔suffix: osis - ✔✔abnormal condition
✔✔suffix: pathy - ✔✔disease
,✔✔suffix: phobia - ✔✔abnormal fear or aversion to specific things
✔✔suffix: scope - ✔✔instrument used for examination
✔✔suffix: al, -ic, -ous - ✔✔pertaining to
✔✔root word: blephar - ✔✔eyelid
✔✔root word: chrom - ✔✔color
✔✔root word: cor, core - ✔✔pupil
✔✔root word: corne, kerat - ✔✔cornea
✔✔root word: dipl - ✔✔two, double
✔✔root word: irid, iri - ✔✔iris
✔✔root word: ocul, ophthalm - ✔✔eye
✔✔root word: opt - ✔✔vision
✔✔root word: orth - ✔✔straight
✔✔root word: papill - ✔✔elevation/optic nerve head
✔✔root word: path - ✔✔disease
✔✔root word: phot - ✔✔light
✔✔root word: ton - ✔✔tension, pressure
✔✔O.D. latin abbreviation - ✔✔oculus dexter
✔✔O.S. latin abbreviation - ✔✔oculus sinister
✔✔O.U. latin abbreviation - ✔✔oculus uterque
✔✔anesthetic drugs - ✔✔cause temporary deadening of a nerve
drug with suffix "-caine" often means it's an anesthetic
, ✔✔cycloplegic drugs - ✔✔temporarily paralyzing the iris sphincter muscle (muscle that
constricts the pupil) and prevents accommodation by paralyzing the ciliary muscle
✔✔What two muscles are paralyzed with cycloplegic drugs? - ✔✔iris sphincter muscle-
prevents constriction
ciliary muscle-prevent accommodation
✔✔injectable anesthetics - ✔✔used to anesthetize the eyelids, globe, and EOMs
EX: lidocaine (Xylocaine)
can be combined with epinephrine to cause the constriction of blood vessels, resulting
in decrease in bleeding
✔✔epinephrine - ✔✔will constrict blood vessels, resulting in decrease in bleeding
during surgery
✔✔miotic drugs - ✔✔stimulates the sphincter muscle, causing constriction
Used to lower IOP by improving aqueous humor drainage through the trabecular
meshwork
✔✔What type of drugs are used to lower IOP and also causes constriction of the pupil?
- ✔✔miotic drugs
✔✔mydriatic drugs - ✔✔stimulates the iris dilator, causing dilation
✔✔What is the most commonly used stain? - ✔✔sodium fluorescein
✔✔What are ophthalmic stains and dyes used for? - ✔✔1. stain for goldmann
applanation
2. outline defective areas of the cornea
3. highlight defects in blood vessels and retinal structures when injected
✔✔List the 7 requirements for a written Rx. - ✔✔1. prescribing Dr.'s name, address,
phone number
2. Patient name, address, and date of Rx
3. name of drug and concentration/dose
4. quantity of drug to be dispensed, headed by "M"
5. directions to the pharmacist about what to put on the label beside "Sig"
6. number of refills
7. Dr.'s signature
✔✔What are corticosteroids used for? - ✔✔reduce inflammation
✔✔What are NSAIDs and what are they used for? - ✔✔non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
drugs
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔suffix: ectomy - ✔✔cutting out, excision
✔✔suffix: ia - ✔✔diseased or abnormal state
✔✔suffix: itis - ✔✔inflammation
✔✔suffix: meter - ✔✔measurer
✔✔suffix: ologist - ✔✔one who studies or practices
✔✔suffix: ology - ✔✔study of
✔✔suffix: oma - ✔✔tumor, swelling
✔✔suffix: opia - ✔✔vision condition
✔✔suffix: osis - ✔✔abnormal condition
✔✔suffix: pathy - ✔✔disease
,✔✔suffix: phobia - ✔✔abnormal fear or aversion to specific things
✔✔suffix: scope - ✔✔instrument used for examination
✔✔suffix: al, -ic, -ous - ✔✔pertaining to
✔✔root word: blephar - ✔✔eyelid
✔✔root word: chrom - ✔✔color
✔✔root word: cor, core - ✔✔pupil
✔✔root word: corne, kerat - ✔✔cornea
✔✔root word: dipl - ✔✔two, double
✔✔root word: irid, iri - ✔✔iris
✔✔root word: ocul, ophthalm - ✔✔eye
✔✔root word: opt - ✔✔vision
✔✔root word: orth - ✔✔straight
✔✔root word: papill - ✔✔elevation/optic nerve head
✔✔root word: path - ✔✔disease
✔✔root word: phot - ✔✔light
✔✔root word: ton - ✔✔tension, pressure
✔✔O.D. latin abbreviation - ✔✔oculus dexter
✔✔O.S. latin abbreviation - ✔✔oculus sinister
✔✔O.U. latin abbreviation - ✔✔oculus uterque
✔✔anesthetic drugs - ✔✔cause temporary deadening of a nerve
drug with suffix "-caine" often means it's an anesthetic
, ✔✔cycloplegic drugs - ✔✔temporarily paralyzing the iris sphincter muscle (muscle that
constricts the pupil) and prevents accommodation by paralyzing the ciliary muscle
✔✔What two muscles are paralyzed with cycloplegic drugs? - ✔✔iris sphincter muscle-
prevents constriction
ciliary muscle-prevent accommodation
✔✔injectable anesthetics - ✔✔used to anesthetize the eyelids, globe, and EOMs
EX: lidocaine (Xylocaine)
can be combined with epinephrine to cause the constriction of blood vessels, resulting
in decrease in bleeding
✔✔epinephrine - ✔✔will constrict blood vessels, resulting in decrease in bleeding
during surgery
✔✔miotic drugs - ✔✔stimulates the sphincter muscle, causing constriction
Used to lower IOP by improving aqueous humor drainage through the trabecular
meshwork
✔✔What type of drugs are used to lower IOP and also causes constriction of the pupil?
- ✔✔miotic drugs
✔✔mydriatic drugs - ✔✔stimulates the iris dilator, causing dilation
✔✔What is the most commonly used stain? - ✔✔sodium fluorescein
✔✔What are ophthalmic stains and dyes used for? - ✔✔1. stain for goldmann
applanation
2. outline defective areas of the cornea
3. highlight defects in blood vessels and retinal structures when injected
✔✔List the 7 requirements for a written Rx. - ✔✔1. prescribing Dr.'s name, address,
phone number
2. Patient name, address, and date of Rx
3. name of drug and concentration/dose
4. quantity of drug to be dispensed, headed by "M"
5. directions to the pharmacist about what to put on the label beside "Sig"
6. number of refills
7. Dr.'s signature
✔✔What are corticosteroids used for? - ✔✔reduce inflammation
✔✔What are NSAIDs and what are they used for? - ✔✔non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
drugs
