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What does JCAHPO stand for? - ANS Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology BLANK are professional medical doctors. - ANS Ophthalmologists BLANK fills prescriptions for reading glasses. - ANS Opticians fill prescriptions for reading glasses. An ophthalmologist that concentrates on one area of the eye is known as BLANK. - ANS Subspecialist is an ophthalmologist that concentrates on treating one area of the eye. BLANK fits patients...

What is NOT important when documenting the history of an ocular injury? - ANS presence of others when the injury occurred Which one of the following ocular conditions will LEAST likely present in a patient's family history? - ANS conjunctivitis When evaluating a patient for cataract surgery, which of the following systemic illnesses is LEAST important? - ANS urinary incontinence Which symptoms might suggest angle-closure glaucoma? - ANS rainbow c...

Ophthalmology - ANS Specialized branch of medicine Medical and surgical specialty concerned with the eye and surrounding structures, their proper function, eye diseases and disorders, and all aspects of vision One of the oldest specialties in medicine dating back to mid nineteenth century when the invented - ANS ophthalmoscope was invented The ophthalmoscope was the first instrument that allowed a view of....... - ANS blood vessels inside an organ without su...

What are the three levels of certified ophthalmic medical assisting? - ANS Certified ophthalmic assistant (COA), Certified ophthalmic technician (COT), Certified ophthalmic medical technologist (COMT) What is an orthoptist? - ANS Helps with diagnosis, management and non-surgical treatment of eye muscle imbalance What is an Optometrist? - ANS Prescribes and fits eyeglasses and contact lens, screens for eye diseases and is NOT a medical doctor What is an opti...

Ophthalmic medical assistants may be required to do all tasks except which of the following? - ANS Diagnose patients' eye conditions Which of the following is a subspecialty certification offered by JCAHPO? - ANS OSA Ophthalmologists who confine their practice to diagnosing and treating a defined area of the eye or disease are called - ANS subspecialists Ocularist - ANS measures and fits patients with artificial eyes Ophthalmologist - ANS ...

The range of wavelengths in the visible spectrum is: a) 100 to 400 nanometers b) 400 to 800 nanometers c) 450 to 650 nanometers d) 400 to 800 meters (m) - ANS b) Depending on which reference is consulted, visible light is in the range of 400 to 800 nanometers. (Be sure to watch the units of measurement given in an answer. "Meters" in answer d should have indicated that it was incorrect.) Immediately on either side of the visible spectrum are the invisible light segments of: a)...

The main reason why the patient is visiting the doctor in the patient's own words is called the? - ANS Chief Complaint Name at least five areas 0f good history taking? - ANS Chief complaint, History of present illness, Past ocular history, General medical history, Social history, Family ocular history, Medical history, Allergies, Medications, Vitamins/Supplements Name at least four categories of ocular history-related questions you may ask the patient? - ANS ...

Which type of testing determines the retina's ability to detect subtle differences in brightness or shading between targets and their backgrounds? - ANS Contrast Sensitivity testing Which machine uses laser lights in a pattern of stripes in which the patient indicates the orientation of the stripes? - ANS Laser interferometer What is the benefit of using a blue stimulus on a yellow background in automated perimetry? - ANS Earlier detection of visual field los...

Each mm on the retina is equal to how many degrees on the visual field? - ANS 5 degrees The light receptor cells of the retina are the: - ANS Rods and cones An object on the patient's right will be perceived by the patient's: - ANS temporal retina OS and nasal retina OD The nerve fibers are axon extensions of the: - ANS Ganglion cells The autonomic pattern of the nerve fibers produces visual field defects: - ANS That correspond to the lo...

Adduction means the eye turns: - ANS Inward If the eye is depressed, it is: - ANS Turning down. Which muscles only have a primary action? - ANS The medial rectus and lateral rectus Which muscles are elevators? - ANS The inferior oblique (adduction) and the superior rectus (abduction) As a tertiary action, both oblique muscles: - ANS Abduct Which muscles are primarily torsional muscles? - ANS The superior obliques (intort) and i...

What is the retina? - ANS the light-sensitive tissue in the back of the eye the sensory membrane that lines most of the posterior chamber of the eye What does one layer of the retina contain? What does this layer function as? - ANS rods and cones functions as the intermediate instrument of vision by receiving the image formed by the lens and converting it into chemical and nervous signals which reach the brain by way of the optic nerve What is the macula? - ANS ...

Each mm on the retina is equal to how many degrees on the visual field? a) 2 degrees b) 3 degrees c) 4 degrees d) 5 degrees - ANS The light receptor cells of the retina are the: a) Retinal pigment epithelium b) Rods and cones c) Bipolar cells d) Ganglion cells - ANS An object on the patient's right will be perceived by the patient's: a) Temporal retina OU b) Nasal retina OU c) temporal retina OS and nasal retina OD d) Foveae OU - ANS The ne...

Informed Consent Form - ANS The patient signs this prior to surgery; it outlines the procedure and the RBAs Thyroid Disease - ANS The systemic disease associated with eye findings referred to as Graves' Disease Diabetic Retinopathy - ANS Disease which is indicated by the presence of microaneurysms, dot/blot hemes, and lipid exudates from a leakage of the retinal vessels Epinephrine/Intravenous Cortisone/Benadryl - ANS Medications that should be kept ...

Performance qualification of brazzers shall remain in effect indefinitely unless the brazer does not braze with the qualified procedure for a period exceeding ___ _ months. - ANS 6 System verification shall be performed_by_a party_other-than-the_installing-contractor,-except -if-the_system_ha_s _been-. -installed-by_in--house personneL, in which case the verification shall be permitted by the personnel of that organization who meet the requirements of ASSE Standard 6030. - ANS ...

Installers of a category 1 medical gas piped distribution system must be qualified in accordance with ASSE 6010. What is the certification requirement for installers of a category 3 medical gas piped distribution system? - ANS Category 3 does NOT require certification. When is the initial pressure test conducted by the installer? - ANS After blow down of the distribution piping In those portions of systems intended to handle oxygen at pressures greater than 350 psi, the i...

Under which of these conditions shall the instrument air reserve header cylinders be permitted to be stored with the instrument air compressor ? - ANS The only motor-driven machinery in the room is for the instrument air equipment Riser valves are those valves located where? - ANS In the riser adjacent to the main line Installers of a Category 1 medical gas piped distribution system must be qualified in accordance with ASSE 6010. What is the certification requirement for ...

Metallic and non metallic flexible connectors shall have a minimum burst of pressure - ANS 1000 psi The reserve supply of manifold high pressure cylinders shall consist of - ANS three or more a building or part thereof used for the medical, psychiatric, obstetrical or surgical care on a 24 hr basis of four or more patients is a - ANS hospital facility to ensure continuous observation the master alarm signal panels shall be located - ANS in two separat...

An example of a medical gas is - ANS Nitrous oxide If failure of a medical gas system could cause serious injury or death, it is classified by NFPA 99 as a - ANS Category 1 system If failure of a medical gas system would have no effect on patient care, it is classified by NFPA 99 as a - ANS Category 4 system A plumber must be able to describe the test procedures required for brazed joints to qualify as a medical gas systems - ANS Inspector To begin...

receivers for medical air shall be equipped with ____ - ANS relieve valves, automatic & manual drains, sight glass medical air filters shall be located immediately upstream of the___ - ANS final line regulator medical air compressors that are designed to separate the oil-containing section from the compression chamber shall be provided with a coalescing filter with a(n) - ANS element change indicator medical air receivers shall be provided with a ____to permit...

Governing body - ANS The _________ of the facility or its designee shall establish the following areas in accordance with the type of patient care anticipated. Included in a list published by an organization that is acceptable to the Authority having jurisdiction - ANS Equipment, materials, or services _______________ and concerned with evaluation of products or services, that maintains periodic inspection of production of listed equipment or materials or periodic evaluation...