Ophthalmic Medical Assisting Exam Study Guide 2025: Practice Questions & Test Bank

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What does the abbreviation JCAHPO stand for?

.....ANSWER.....Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in

Ophthalmology

What responsibility routinely falls to the OMA?

.....ANSWER.....Performing certain diagnostic tests

Which eye care professional is a medical doctor?

.....ANSWER.....Ophthalmologist

Which eye care professional routinely fills prescriptions for

eyeglasses? .....ANSWER.....Optician

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What does an orthoptist do? .....ANSWER.....Evaluates double

vision

What do you call an ophthalmologist who concentrates on one

area of the eye? .....ANSWER.....A subspecialist

Which eye care professional can fit a patient with a prosthetic

eye? .....ANSWER.....Ocularist

What is the level directly above certified ophthalmic medical

assistant on JCAPO's certification ladder?

.....ANSWER.....Certified ophthalmic technician

What is the primary function of the medial rectus muscle?

.....ANSWER.....Rotates the eye inward toward the nose

Which part of the eye provides two-thirds of the focusing power

of the eye? .....ANSWER.....Cornea

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Aqueous fluid leaves the eye in what sequence?

.....ANSWER.....Anterior chamber angle, through trabecular

meshwork, to canal of Schlemm

What is the membrane that lines the inner eyelid?

.....ANSWER.....Palpebral conjunctiva

Which of the following is part of the ocular adnexa?

.....ANSWER.....Eyelid

What is the term for the clear, transparent fluid that fills the

anterior chamber? .....ANSWER.....Aqueous humor

Which structures are part of the uveal tract? .....ANSWER.....Iris,

ciliary body, choroid

What is the process where the lens changes shape to allow an

individual to focus on a near target?

.....ANSWER.....Accommodation

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What kind of vision loss is associated with injury or degeneration

of the macula? .....ANSWER.....Detailed central vision

What is the term for the white tissue surrounding the cornea and

forming the main structural component of the globe?

.....ANSWER.....Sclera

What is the primary function of the iris sphincter and dilator

muscles? .....ANSWER.....Change the pupil size in order to control

the amount of light entering the eye

What is amblyopia? .....ANSWER.....Poor vision in an eye

secondary to visual deprivation in the first decade of life

What is diplopia? .....ANSWER.....Double vision

What does the suffix -itis mean? .....ANSWER.....Inflammation

What is the condition called where the orbital contents swell,

pushing the eyeball forward? .....ANSWER.....Exophthalmos

(proptosis)