COA JCAHPO TEST UPDATED EXAM SCRIPT
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
◉ WHICH STATEMENT IS TRUE REGARDING DOCUMENTING THE
PATIENTS COMPLAINTS?
Answer: YOU SHOULD ATTEMPT TO USE THE PATIENTS EXACT
WORDS
◉ WHAT IS AN IMPORTANT QUESTION TO ASK A PATIENT THAT
COMPLAINS OF "RED EYE"?
Answer: DO YOU HAVE BLURRED VISION?
◉ WHAT IS THE TERM THAT DESCRIBES AN UNCORRECTED
REFRACTIVE ERROR?
Answer: ASTHENOPIA
◉ IN WHAT CONDITION WILL THE PATIENT DESCRIBE SYMPTOMS
OF A RED AND IRRITATED EYE?
Answer: CONJUNCTIVITIS
◉ WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MOST QUALIFIES AS A CHIEF
COMPLAINT?
Answer: EYE FATIGUE
,◉ WHICH COMMON FAMILIAL OCULAR DISORDER SHOULD YOU
RECORD DURING A PATIENTS HISTORY?
Answer: KERATOCONUS
◉ WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS REQUIRES PROMPT
ATTENTION?
Answer: SUDDEN VISION LOSS
◉ AFTER INTRODUCTIONS TO THE PATIENT, WHAT IS ONE OF THE
FIRST ITEMS THAT SHOULD BE OBTAINED AS PART OF HISTORY
TAKING?
Answer: CHIEF COMPLAINT
◉ IN WHAT CONDITION IS POTENTIAL ACUITY METER A USEFUL
TEST?
Answer: CATARACTS
◉ NEAR VISION CHARTS SHOULD BE HELD HOW MANY INCHES
FROM THE EYE?
Answer: 14- 16
, ◉ WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TESTS WOULD CAUSE AN INCREASE
IN VISUAL ACUITY OF A PATIENT WITH AN UNCORRECTED
REFRACTIVE ERROR?
Answer: PINHOLE OCCLUDAR
◉ WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDED DISTANCE USED FOR ASSESSING
DISTANCE ACUITY?
Answer: 20 FEET
◉ WHAT WOULD YOU RECORD AS VISUAL ACUITY OF A PERSON
WHO IS ABLE TO CLEARLY SEE AN OBJECT AT 20 FEET THAT CAN
BE SEEN AT 60 FEET BY THE PERSON WITH NO REFRACTIVE
ERROR?
Answer: 20/60
◉ WHAT DOES THE NUMERATOR STAND FOR IN THE 20/20
NOTATION?
Answer: DISTANCE FROM THE PATIENT'S EYES TO CHART
◉ WHAT STATEMENT IS TRUE REGARDING THE SNELLEN CHART
Answer: THE NORMAL EYE CAN DISTINGUISH TWO POINTS
SEPARATED BY AN ANGLE OF 5 MINUTES OF ARC.
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
◉ WHICH STATEMENT IS TRUE REGARDING DOCUMENTING THE
PATIENTS COMPLAINTS?
Answer: YOU SHOULD ATTEMPT TO USE THE PATIENTS EXACT
WORDS
◉ WHAT IS AN IMPORTANT QUESTION TO ASK A PATIENT THAT
COMPLAINS OF "RED EYE"?
Answer: DO YOU HAVE BLURRED VISION?
◉ WHAT IS THE TERM THAT DESCRIBES AN UNCORRECTED
REFRACTIVE ERROR?
Answer: ASTHENOPIA
◉ IN WHAT CONDITION WILL THE PATIENT DESCRIBE SYMPTOMS
OF A RED AND IRRITATED EYE?
Answer: CONJUNCTIVITIS
◉ WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MOST QUALIFIES AS A CHIEF
COMPLAINT?
Answer: EYE FATIGUE
,◉ WHICH COMMON FAMILIAL OCULAR DISORDER SHOULD YOU
RECORD DURING A PATIENTS HISTORY?
Answer: KERATOCONUS
◉ WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS REQUIRES PROMPT
ATTENTION?
Answer: SUDDEN VISION LOSS
◉ AFTER INTRODUCTIONS TO THE PATIENT, WHAT IS ONE OF THE
FIRST ITEMS THAT SHOULD BE OBTAINED AS PART OF HISTORY
TAKING?
Answer: CHIEF COMPLAINT
◉ IN WHAT CONDITION IS POTENTIAL ACUITY METER A USEFUL
TEST?
Answer: CATARACTS
◉ NEAR VISION CHARTS SHOULD BE HELD HOW MANY INCHES
FROM THE EYE?
Answer: 14- 16
, ◉ WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TESTS WOULD CAUSE AN INCREASE
IN VISUAL ACUITY OF A PATIENT WITH AN UNCORRECTED
REFRACTIVE ERROR?
Answer: PINHOLE OCCLUDAR
◉ WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDED DISTANCE USED FOR ASSESSING
DISTANCE ACUITY?
Answer: 20 FEET
◉ WHAT WOULD YOU RECORD AS VISUAL ACUITY OF A PERSON
WHO IS ABLE TO CLEARLY SEE AN OBJECT AT 20 FEET THAT CAN
BE SEEN AT 60 FEET BY THE PERSON WITH NO REFRACTIVE
ERROR?
Answer: 20/60
◉ WHAT DOES THE NUMERATOR STAND FOR IN THE 20/20
NOTATION?
Answer: DISTANCE FROM THE PATIENT'S EYES TO CHART
◉ WHAT STATEMENT IS TRUE REGARDING THE SNELLEN CHART
Answer: THE NORMAL EYE CAN DISTINGUISH TWO POINTS
SEPARATED BY AN ANGLE OF 5 MINUTES OF ARC.
