COA Flashcards
(100 cards)
Due to its shatter-resistant and light weight quality, what material is used in safety glasses?
A. chemically hardened lenses
B. CR39 plastic
C. polycarbonate plastic
D. polyurethane plastic
Patient Services and Education 14%
C. polycarbonate plastic
What is the location called where the nasal optic nerve fibers cross in the visual pathway?
A. lateral geniculate body
B. visual cortex
C. optic chiasm
D. optic tract
General Medical Knowledge 14%
C. optic chiasm
When accompanying a patient with a physical disability you should
A. try to anticipate their needs and assume they need help
B. offer no help even if they are struggling to support their independence
C. ask if they want or need assistance first
D. require the patient use a wheelchair
General Medical Knowledge 14%
C. ask if they want or need assistance first
- Which of the following surgical instruments is used to deliver liquids to the surgical site?
A. forceps
B. cautery
C. cannula
D. hemostat
Surgical Assisting 4%
C. cannula
What should you do if your doctor delegates a task to you that you are not comfortable with?
A. comply with the request
B. let the ophthalmologist know your concern
C. ignore the request and keep quiet
D. ask someone else to do it instead
Medical Ethics, Legal, and Regulatory Issues 4%
B. let the ophthalmologist know your concern
The prescription of a lens is written in the following order
A. cylinder power, sphere power, axis
B. sphere power, axis, cylinder power
C. sphere power, cylinder power, axis
D. cylinder power, axis, sphere power
Lensometry 3%
C. sphere power, cylinder power, axis
Sabouraud Dextrose Agar is the culture medium of choice for infections caused by
A. a virus
B. bacteria
C. a fungus
D. Acanthamoeba
Microbiology 3%
C. a fungus
Wet retinoscopy is performed using which of the following eye drops?
A. lubricating eye drops
B. anesthetic eye drops
C. cycloplegic eye drops
D. antibiotic eye drops
Refraction, Retinoscopy, and Refinement 5%
C. cycloplegic eye drops
When a light is shined into a patient’s eye and the pupil of the other eye constricts; this is what type of reaction?
A. direct reaction
B. paradoxical reaction
C. confrontational reaction
D. consensual reaction
Pupil Assessment 3%
D. consensual reaction
The abbreviation “ung” stands for
A. once at bedtime
B. ointment
C. eye drop
D. four times a day
Pharmacology 3%
B. ointment
Circular optical elements should be cleaned with what type of motion?
A. up and down
B. side to side
C. spiral
D. does not matter
Equipment Maintenance and Repair 2%
C. spiral
The outward deviation of the eye is called
A. exo deviation
B. eso deviation
C. hyper deviation
D. hypo deviation
Ocular Motility Testing 4%
A. exo deviation
eso is in, hyper is up, and hypo is down
What is the normal range of blood pressure?
A. 70/50 to 100/80 mmHg
B. 120/80 to 160/100 mmHg
C. 90/60 to 120/80 mmHg
D. 80/50 to 130/80 mmHg
Patient Services and Education 14%
C. 90/60 to 120/80 mmHg
Which of the following is true regarding Goldmann perimetry?
A. visual field testing by should be done in a brightly lit room
B. the patient should only have near correction when testing the central 30°
C. the machine should be calibrated once in a while for trouble shooting, but not daily
D. the target size and intensity of the stimulus is always kept constant
Visual Field Testing 4%
B. the patient should only have near correction when testing the central 30°
If the VF being tested is greater than 30°, near Rx should NOT be used
A lens can be read in plus or minus by
A. changing the axis 180°
B. changing the axis 90°
C. changing the axis 360°
D. changing the axis 45°
Lensometry 3%
B. changing the axis 90°
The fluid-filled space between the posterior cornea and the iris is called
A. anterior chamber
B. posterior chamber
C. anterior segment
D. anterior cavity
General Medical Knowledge 14%
A. anterior chamber
Which of the following statements is true?
A. thinner corneas cause increased IOP
B. thicker corneas cause increased IOP
C. thicker corneas cause decreased IOP
D. corneal thickness doesn’t affect IOP
Tonometry 4%
B. thicker corneas cause increased IOP
thinner than normal causes a false low IOP
The manual keratometer measures how much of the cornea?
A. the whole corneal curvature
B. approximately the central 3 mm
C. approximately the central 8 mm
D. only the peripheral cornea
Keratometry 2%
B. approximately the central 3 mm
AKA the central Cap of the cornea, topography measures the whole cornea
Amsler grids are used to test the central this many degrees of vision.
A. 60°
B. 50°
C. 30°
D. 20°
Visual Field Testing 4%
D. 20°
It measures 10° from the center to each side and up and down
Phacoemulsification uses which types of waves?
A. ultraviolet waves
B. infrared waves
C. radio waves
D. ultrasound waves
Surgical Assisting 4%
D. ultrasound waves
An ophthalmic assistant can do which of the following?
A. perform visual acuity assessments
B. treat diseases
C. diagnose diseases
D. perform surgical procedures
Medical Ethics, Legal, and Regulatory Issues 4%
A. perform visual acuity assessments
Technicians are not providers and cannot give medical advice/procedures
The axial length is the difference between which two ocular structures?
A. anterior chamber and the retina
B. iris and the optic nerve
C. posterior cornea and the sclera
D. anterior cornea and the retina
Biometry 3%
D. anterior cornea and the retina
The peripheral vision of a normal person is
A. 60° temporal and inferior, 75° nasal, and 95° superior
B. 75° temporal, 95° nasal, and 60° inferior and superior
C. 95° temporal, 75° nasal, and 60° inferior and superior
D. 95° temporal, 75° inferior, and 60° nasal and superior
Visual Field Testing 4%
D. 95° temporal, 75° inferior, and 60° nasal and superior
Having a new lens in place of the lens you were born with is called
A. pseudophakic
B. aphakic
C. presbyopia
D. phakic
General Medical Knowledge 14%
A. pseudophakic