COA Practice Test 2024
questions and
answers(graded A+)
Which of the following conditions is not hereditary? - answer Conjunctivitis
Which statement is true regarding documenting the patient's complaints?
- answer You should attempt to use the patients exact words
What is an important questions to ask a patient that complains of a 'red
eye'? - answer Do you have blurred vision?
What is the term that describes an uncorrected refractive error? - answer
Ametropia
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
patient's history? - answer Keratoconus
Which of the symptoms requires prompt attention? - answer Sudden loss
of vision
After introductions to the patient, what is one of the first items that
should be obtained as part of history taking? - answer Medications and
dosages
,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 Occluder
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 a person with no
refractive error? - answer 20/60
What does the numerator stand for in the 20/20 notation? - answer The
distance from the patients eyes to the chart
Which statement is true regarding the Snellen Chart? - answer The normal
eye can distinguish two points separated by an angle of 5 minutes of arc.
What is the first step if your patient is unable to read the largest letter on
the Snellen Chart? - answer Ask the patient to count fingers
At what age would you expect an infant to start reaching for toys? -
answer 4-6 Months
What is the MOST common way to record visual acuity in infants and
preverbal children? - answer CSM
The Amsler grid is designed to evaluate visual field deficiencies of central
vision? - answer 20
, What is the term for an area of complete or partial blindness in an
otherwise normal visual field? - answer Scotoma
Visual field loss due to optic nerve cupping is related to which condition? -
answer Glaucoma
Which type of perimetry technique involves a moving target? - answer
Kinetic
What is the term for a scotoma that is located immediately nasal or
temporal to fixation? - answer Paracentral
What is the MOST widely used method of visual field screening that
requires no special equipment? - answer Confrontation Testing
What type of patients uniformly require a threshold 24-degree central
field test? - answer Glaucoma
What consensual response normally occurs when shining a light in the
right eye? - answer The left pupil constricts
Which term describes pupillary constriction? - answer Miosis
What is the condition that describes if the amount of light information
transmitted to the brain from one eye differs from that of the other eye? -
answer APD- Afferent pupillary defect
What is the term for pupils that are of unequal size? - answer Anisocoria
Which test compares the direct and consensual responses to the pupil? -
answer Swinging Flashlight
Which device is used to view a virus? - answer Electron Microscope
questions and
answers(graded A+)
Which of the following conditions is not hereditary? - answer Conjunctivitis
Which statement is true regarding documenting the patient's complaints?
- answer You should attempt to use the patients exact words
What is an important questions to ask a patient that complains of a 'red
eye'? - answer Do you have blurred vision?
What is the term that describes an uncorrected refractive error? - answer
Ametropia
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
patient's history? - answer Keratoconus
Which of the symptoms requires prompt attention? - answer Sudden loss
of vision
After introductions to the patient, what is one of the first items that
should be obtained as part of history taking? - answer Medications and
dosages
,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 Occluder
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 a person with no
refractive error? - answer 20/60
What does the numerator stand for in the 20/20 notation? - answer The
distance from the patients eyes to the chart
Which statement is true regarding the Snellen Chart? - answer The normal
eye can distinguish two points separated by an angle of 5 minutes of arc.
What is the first step if your patient is unable to read the largest letter on
the Snellen Chart? - answer Ask the patient to count fingers
At what age would you expect an infant to start reaching for toys? -
answer 4-6 Months
What is the MOST common way to record visual acuity in infants and
preverbal children? - answer CSM
The Amsler grid is designed to evaluate visual field deficiencies of central
vision? - answer 20
, What is the term for an area of complete or partial blindness in an
otherwise normal visual field? - answer Scotoma
Visual field loss due to optic nerve cupping is related to which condition? -
answer Glaucoma
Which type of perimetry technique involves a moving target? - answer
Kinetic
What is the term for a scotoma that is located immediately nasal or
temporal to fixation? - answer Paracentral
What is the MOST widely used method of visual field screening that
requires no special equipment? - answer Confrontation Testing
What type of patients uniformly require a threshold 24-degree central
field test? - answer Glaucoma
What consensual response normally occurs when shining a light in the
right eye? - answer The left pupil constricts
Which term describes pupillary constriction? - answer Miosis
What is the condition that describes if the amount of light information
transmitted to the brain from one eye differs from that of the other eye? -
answer APD- Afferent pupillary defect
What is the term for pupils that are of unequal size? - answer Anisocoria
Which test compares the direct and consensual responses to the pupil? -
answer Swinging Flashlight
Which device is used to view a virus? - answer Electron Microscope
