CERTIFIED OPHTHALMIC ASSISTANT EXAM TEST QUESTIONS WITH WELL DETAILED
SOLUTIONS (GRADED A+)
Which of the following conditions is NOT hereditary?
A. Migraines
B. Diabetes
C. Nystagmus
D. Conjunctivitis
D. COnjunctivitis
Degermation of the hands is known as
scrubbing
Viruses can be seen with a(n)
electron microscope
Which eye drop paralyzes accommodation and thereby allows all of the hyperopia to be
uncovered?
cycloplegic
Drus that dilate the pupil without cycloplegia operate by stimulating which iris muscle?
ciliary
,which type of drug is used to treat acute allergyc reactions?
antihistamines
A cycloplegic that is ideal for office use because it has rapid onset and short duration is
cyclopentolate?
Which drug is a powerful mydriatic and cycloplegic that can take up to two weeks to wear
off?
atropine
Oral medications are considered to be what kind of drug?
Systemic
The drug that treats glaucoma by decreasing aqueous humor production is
timolol maleate
Drugs that dilate the puils are called
mydriatics
An alkaline solution has a pH greater than
,7
The concentration of a chemical in a pharmaceutical solution is also called the
tonicity
Which drug is used to application tonometry?
proparacaine
The ophthalmologist instructs that a patient is to receive drops bid, the assisten should
instruct the patient to take the drops
twice a day
The use of topical steroids may induce which of the following?
A. retinal detactment
B, Cataracts
C. Keratoconus
D. Hyphema
B Cataracts
Protaglandins drops cause all of he following
Increased iris pigmentation
, eyelash growth
conjunctival hyperemia
Which tool is a series of red cylinders to asses phobia?
Maddoc rod
Which test uses prism to center the corneal reflex
A. Hess
B Worth four dot
C. Hirschberg
D. Krimsky
D. Krimsky?
Which item is not a classification of fixation?
A. central
B. Steady
C. Maintained
D. Primary
D. Primary
Central fixation
corneal reflex is the same in both eyes
SOLUTIONS (GRADED A+)
Which of the following conditions is NOT hereditary?
A. Migraines
B. Diabetes
C. Nystagmus
D. Conjunctivitis
D. COnjunctivitis
Degermation of the hands is known as
scrubbing
Viruses can be seen with a(n)
electron microscope
Which eye drop paralyzes accommodation and thereby allows all of the hyperopia to be
uncovered?
cycloplegic
Drus that dilate the pupil without cycloplegia operate by stimulating which iris muscle?
ciliary
,which type of drug is used to treat acute allergyc reactions?
antihistamines
A cycloplegic that is ideal for office use because it has rapid onset and short duration is
cyclopentolate?
Which drug is a powerful mydriatic and cycloplegic that can take up to two weeks to wear
off?
atropine
Oral medications are considered to be what kind of drug?
Systemic
The drug that treats glaucoma by decreasing aqueous humor production is
timolol maleate
Drugs that dilate the puils are called
mydriatics
An alkaline solution has a pH greater than
,7
The concentration of a chemical in a pharmaceutical solution is also called the
tonicity
Which drug is used to application tonometry?
proparacaine
The ophthalmologist instructs that a patient is to receive drops bid, the assisten should
instruct the patient to take the drops
twice a day
The use of topical steroids may induce which of the following?
A. retinal detactment
B, Cataracts
C. Keratoconus
D. Hyphema
B Cataracts
Protaglandins drops cause all of he following
Increased iris pigmentation
, eyelash growth
conjunctival hyperemia
Which tool is a series of red cylinders to asses phobia?
Maddoc rod
Which test uses prism to center the corneal reflex
A. Hess
B Worth four dot
C. Hirschberg
D. Krimsky
D. Krimsky?
Which item is not a classification of fixation?
A. central
B. Steady
C. Maintained
D. Primary
D. Primary
Central fixation
corneal reflex is the same in both eyes
