COA Practice Exam Questions and
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While performing an automated visual field test, your patient has 2 or more false
negatives. The best course of action is:
a. Make sure the fellow eye is patched properly
b. Let the patient take a break
c. Remind the patient to look only at the fixation light
d. Increase the stimulus size - CORRECT ANSWER-b. Let the patient take a
break
As you are instructing a patient how to take an automated visual field test, the
patient states they cannot see the fixation light. Your next step would be:
a. Tape the patient's upper eye lid
b. Increase the stimulus size
c. Change the fixation target to a diamond
d. Remove the patch from the fellow eye - CORRECT ANSWER-c. Change the
fixation target to a diamond
,Which of the following instructions are important to tell patients when performing
an automated visual field test?
a. Tell me when you see a light
b. Push the button when you see very bright lights
c. Do not blink during the test
d. Push the button when you see any light
e. Be sure not to miss any lights - CORRECT ANSWER-d. Push the button when
you see any light
A patient doesn't push the response button when a light is presented to him during
an automated visual field test. A light is again presented to the patient in the same
point of the visual field only this time it's a brighter light. This is an example of:
a. Kinetic VFT
b. Threshold VFT
c. False negatives
d. Fixation loss - CORRECT ANSWER-b. Threshold VFT
A patient responds to light that is presented with a visual field machine has already
determined his Blindspot is. This is an example of:
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, a. A false negative
b. Kinetic VFT
c. Threshold VFT
d. A fixation loss - CORRECT ANSWER-d. A fixation loss
A patient who is performing an automated visual field test has multiple fixation
masses and false positives. This is likely due to
a. Anxiety
b. Fatigue
c. Dense visual field defect
d. A lens rim artifact - CORRECT ANSWER-a. Anxiety
If an automated visual field machine cannot locate the patients Blindspot the best
course of action is to
a. Repeat the "blind spot check"
b. Make sure the fellow eye is properly patched
c. Reinstruct the PT
d. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER-d. All of the above
When performing a kinetic visual field testing it's important to
a. Move the stimulus quickly
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While performing an automated visual field test, your patient has 2 or more false
negatives. The best course of action is:
a. Make sure the fellow eye is patched properly
b. Let the patient take a break
c. Remind the patient to look only at the fixation light
d. Increase the stimulus size - CORRECT ANSWER-b. Let the patient take a
break
As you are instructing a patient how to take an automated visual field test, the
patient states they cannot see the fixation light. Your next step would be:
a. Tape the patient's upper eye lid
b. Increase the stimulus size
c. Change the fixation target to a diamond
d. Remove the patch from the fellow eye - CORRECT ANSWER-c. Change the
fixation target to a diamond
,Which of the following instructions are important to tell patients when performing
an automated visual field test?
a. Tell me when you see a light
b. Push the button when you see very bright lights
c. Do not blink during the test
d. Push the button when you see any light
e. Be sure not to miss any lights - CORRECT ANSWER-d. Push the button when
you see any light
A patient doesn't push the response button when a light is presented to him during
an automated visual field test. A light is again presented to the patient in the same
point of the visual field only this time it's a brighter light. This is an example of:
a. Kinetic VFT
b. Threshold VFT
c. False negatives
d. Fixation loss - CORRECT ANSWER-b. Threshold VFT
A patient responds to light that is presented with a visual field machine has already
determined his Blindspot is. This is an example of:
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, a. A false negative
b. Kinetic VFT
c. Threshold VFT
d. A fixation loss - CORRECT ANSWER-d. A fixation loss
A patient who is performing an automated visual field test has multiple fixation
masses and false positives. This is likely due to
a. Anxiety
b. Fatigue
c. Dense visual field defect
d. A lens rim artifact - CORRECT ANSWER-a. Anxiety
If an automated visual field machine cannot locate the patients Blindspot the best
course of action is to
a. Repeat the "blind spot check"
b. Make sure the fellow eye is properly patched
c. Reinstruct the PT
d. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER-d. All of the above
When performing a kinetic visual field testing it's important to
a. Move the stimulus quickly
