CERTIFIED OPHTHALMIC ASSISTANT EXAM REVIEW TEST QUESTIONS ACCURATELY
SOLVED (ALREADY GRADED A+)
A history is obtained by:
a. asking a series of organized & specitic questions
b. observing the patient's actions in the exam room
c. allowing the patient to discuss anything he or she wishes
d. asking the same question of each patient during every exam
A. asking a series of organized & specific questions
Your patient says that beta-blockers make him nauseated. This is:
a. an allergy
b. a side effect
c. an unrelated occurrence
d. unimportant
B. a side effect
Your patient says that erythromycin makes her break out in a rash. This is:
a. an allergy
b. a side effect
c. an unrelated occurrence
d. unimportant
A. an allergy
,Your patient is scheduled to have a chalazion excision. It is most important to know his
previous reaction to:
a. general anesthesia
b. local anesthesia
c. neomycin
d. fluorescein
b. local anesthesia
Your patient is unsure if she has ever had any local anesthesia. You could ask if she:
a. has ever had a numbing injection for a dental procedure
b. has ever been put to sleep for any surgery
c. has ever had an applanation tension test
d. has ever had drops to numb the eye
a. has ever had a numbing injection for a dental procedure
Your patient reports an adverse reaction to dye injected for a kidney evaluation. This could
affect:
a. performing applanation tonometry
b. performing a fluorescein angiogram
c. testing tear function
d. dilating the pupils
b. performing a fluorescein angiogram
Knowing a patient's occupation may be important in:
,a. prescribing bifocals or trifocals
b. deciding what type of medication to prescrive
c. knowing the patient's risk of eye injury
d. all of the above
D. all of the above
A patient's social history would include all of the following except:
a. tobacco use
b. living arrangements
c. hobbies
d. therapeutic drug use
D. therapeutic drug use
Your patient has been referred to your practice for cataract surgery. You ask if there is
anyone at home who can help the patient instill eye drops. This is part of the patient's:
a. family history
b. ocular history
c. social history
d. medical history
C. social history
The most common ocular disorders that run in families are:
a. cataracts, macular degeneration, and color blindness
, b. strabismus, myopia, and glaucoma
c. glaucoma, color blindness, and albinism
d. retinitis pigmentosa, strabismus, and albinism
B. strabismus, myopia, and glaucoma
A 25-year-old white woman comes in as a new patient because her mother has just been
diagnosed with glaucoma. This information:
a. is unimportant because the patient is under the age of 45
b. is unimportant because glaucoma is less prevalent among whites
c. is a good reason for a full eye exam
d. is insignificant because glaucoma is passed through the father, not the mother
C. is a good reason for a full eye exam
A mother brings in a 2-year-old child with esotropia. Which of the following is significant for
the history?
a. Does anyone in the family have crossed eyes?
b. Is anyone in the family blind?
c. Does anyone in the family have Down syndrome?
d. Has anyone in the family been born prematurely?
A. Does anyone in the family have crossed eyes?
Examples of hereditary systemic disease include:
a. shingles, diabetes, hypertension, and gout
b. diabetes, hypertension, arthritis, and cancer
SOLVED (ALREADY GRADED A+)
A history is obtained by:
a. asking a series of organized & specitic questions
b. observing the patient's actions in the exam room
c. allowing the patient to discuss anything he or she wishes
d. asking the same question of each patient during every exam
A. asking a series of organized & specific questions
Your patient says that beta-blockers make him nauseated. This is:
a. an allergy
b. a side effect
c. an unrelated occurrence
d. unimportant
B. a side effect
Your patient says that erythromycin makes her break out in a rash. This is:
a. an allergy
b. a side effect
c. an unrelated occurrence
d. unimportant
A. an allergy
,Your patient is scheduled to have a chalazion excision. It is most important to know his
previous reaction to:
a. general anesthesia
b. local anesthesia
c. neomycin
d. fluorescein
b. local anesthesia
Your patient is unsure if she has ever had any local anesthesia. You could ask if she:
a. has ever had a numbing injection for a dental procedure
b. has ever been put to sleep for any surgery
c. has ever had an applanation tension test
d. has ever had drops to numb the eye
a. has ever had a numbing injection for a dental procedure
Your patient reports an adverse reaction to dye injected for a kidney evaluation. This could
affect:
a. performing applanation tonometry
b. performing a fluorescein angiogram
c. testing tear function
d. dilating the pupils
b. performing a fluorescein angiogram
Knowing a patient's occupation may be important in:
,a. prescribing bifocals or trifocals
b. deciding what type of medication to prescrive
c. knowing the patient's risk of eye injury
d. all of the above
D. all of the above
A patient's social history would include all of the following except:
a. tobacco use
b. living arrangements
c. hobbies
d. therapeutic drug use
D. therapeutic drug use
Your patient has been referred to your practice for cataract surgery. You ask if there is
anyone at home who can help the patient instill eye drops. This is part of the patient's:
a. family history
b. ocular history
c. social history
d. medical history
C. social history
The most common ocular disorders that run in families are:
a. cataracts, macular degeneration, and color blindness
, b. strabismus, myopia, and glaucoma
c. glaucoma, color blindness, and albinism
d. retinitis pigmentosa, strabismus, and albinism
B. strabismus, myopia, and glaucoma
A 25-year-old white woman comes in as a new patient because her mother has just been
diagnosed with glaucoma. This information:
a. is unimportant because the patient is under the age of 45
b. is unimportant because glaucoma is less prevalent among whites
c. is a good reason for a full eye exam
d. is insignificant because glaucoma is passed through the father, not the mother
C. is a good reason for a full eye exam
A mother brings in a 2-year-old child with esotropia. Which of the following is significant for
the history?
a. Does anyone in the family have crossed eyes?
b. Is anyone in the family blind?
c. Does anyone in the family have Down syndrome?
d. Has anyone in the family been born prematurely?
A. Does anyone in the family have crossed eyes?
Examples of hereditary systemic disease include:
a. shingles, diabetes, hypertension, and gout
b. diabetes, hypertension, arthritis, and cancer
