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CERTIFIED OPHTHALMIC ASSISTANT
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Which of the following conditions is NOT hereditary? A. Migraines B. Diabetes C. Nystagmus D. Conjunctivitis - correct answer D. Conjunctivitis QUESTION # Which part of the patient examination is performed by asking specific questions in an orderly sequence? - correct answer A. History QUESTION # What is an important question to ask a patient that complains of a "red eye"? - correct answer A. Do you have blurred vision? QUESTION # The term used to rear to symptoms due to uncorrected refractive error is ... - correct answer B. Asthenopia QUESTION # Symptoms associated with a red, irritated, bloodshot eye are most likely due to a(n) - correct answer C. Conjunctivitis QUESTION # Which of the following MOST qualifies as a chief complaint? A. Current medications
B. Munson's sign C. eye fatigue D. Exophoria - correct answer D. Eye fatigue QUESTION # Which common familial ocular disorder should you record during a patient's history? A. Scholiosis B. Keratoconus C. Hemophilia D. Cholesteremia - correct answer B. Keratoconus QUESTION # Which of the following symptoms requires prompt attention? A. Diplopia B. Halos around lights C. Pain in the eye D. Sudden loss of vision - correct answer D. Sudden loss of vision QUESTION # After introduction to the patient, one of the first items that should be obtained as part of history taking is... - correct answer B. The chief complaint or reason for the patient's visit QUESTION # When a patient complains of diplopia, why is it important to ask if the second image does away after closing one eye? - correct answer A. To determine the type of diplopia the patient is experiencing QUESTION #
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The state of pupillary contraction is known as - correct answer B. Miosis QUESTION # The amount of light information transmitted to the brain from one eye differs from that of the other eye, the patient has a... - correct answer A. Afferent pupillary defect or Marcus gun pupil QUESTION # When pupils are of unequal size it is called - correct answer C. Anisocoria QUESTION # Which test compares the direct and cons usual responses to the pulp? - correct answer A. Swinging flashlight test QUESTION # A disadvantage of chemical-based contact lens care systems is - correct answer A. Irritation QUESTION # Soft contact lenses are susceptible to deposits of - correct answer A. Proteins QUESTION # An important difference between side and rigid lenses is that soft contact lenses are - correct answer A. Usually more comfortable QUESTION # The permeability of a contact lens is denoted by which value? - correct answer C. DK
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The instrument that measure the curvature of the central part of the cornea is the
- correct answer C. Keratometer QUESTION # The instrument that measures the power of the spectacle lens is the - correct answer B. Lensmeter QUESTION # When replacing the projector's lamp, it is important to A. leave the lamp housing on the projector B. wait a few minutes after it is turned off C. Disassemble the lamp reflector D. Clean it with alcohol - correct answer B. Wait a few minutes after it is turned off QUESTION # The exposed lens surface of an eyepiece should be dusted periodically with a... - correct answer D. Camel hair brush QUESTION # What two items are used to clean the retinoscopy lens, polarizing lens, red lens, and maddoc rod lens? - correct answer D. cotton tip swab and glass cleaner QUESTION # Routine maintenance of a phoropter should include... - correct answer 1. protecting the phoropter with a dust cover when not in use
- cleaning the back lenses of phoropter with glass cleaner
- cleaning off dust on engrossed lenses with an ear syringe
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In keratometry, if the power of the vertical meridian is greater than the power of the horizontal meridian, the patient has... A. With the rule astigmatism B. Against the rule astigmatism - correct answer A. With-the-rule astigmatism QUESTION # Corneal curvature measurement is vital to ensure that contact lens A. touches the corneal surface B> touches the conjunctival surface C. rests on the corena D. rests on the tear film - correct answer C. Rests on the cornea QUESTION # The dioptric power of the cornea is determined by - correct answer B. Keratometer readings QUESTION # What is the MAIN purpose of wearing impact resistant rather than ordinary glasses in an industrial setting? - correct answer C. Prevent ocular injury QUESTION # The proper technique to assist the visually impaired patient is to - correct answer B. Place their hand on your arm at the elbow. QUESTION # The function of tear film is to - correct answer B. Hydrate and protect the ocular surface QUESTION #
What process best describes the patients participation in their own treatment? - correct answer A. Informed consent QUESTION # To provide informed consent, patients must - correct answer B. Comprehend the Doctors recommendations QUESTION # Ophthalmologists have a duty to ensure that each patient understands their - correct answer D. Treatment recommendations QUESTION # The primary role and responsibility of ophthalmic medical personnel is the - correct answer A. Collection of data and the performance of clinical evaluations as authorized by the supervising licensed clinician QUESTION # A common medium used to culture microorganisms is - correct answer C. Agar QUESTION # Universal precautions require that equipment or devices that only come in contact wit ha patient's intact skin should undergo - correct answer A. Sterilization before every use QUESTION # Degerming of the hands is known as - correct answer B. Scrubbing QUESTION # Viruses can be seen with a(n) - correct answer C. Electron microscope QUESTION #
An alkaline solution has a pH greater than - correct answer B. 7 QUESTION # The concentration of a chemical in a pharmaceutical solution is also called the - correct answer C. Tonicity QUESTION # Which drug is used to application tonometry? - correct answer D. Proparacaine QUESTION # The ophthalmologist instructs that a patient is to receive drops bid, the assisten should instruct the patient to take the drops - correct answer B. Twice a day QUESTION # The use of topical steroids may induce which of the following? A. retinal detactment B, Cataracts C. Keratoconus D. Hyphema - correct answer B. Cataracts QUESTION # Protaglandins drops cause all of he following - correct answer C. Sjogren's Syndrome?? QUESTION # Which tool is a series of red cylinders to asses phobia? - correct answer C. Maddox rod QUESTION # Which test uses prism to center the corneal reflex
A. Hess B Worth four dot C. Hirschberg D. Krimsky - correct answer D. Krimsky?? QUESTION # Which item is not a classification of fixation? A. central B. Steady C. Maintained D. Primary - correct answer D. Primary QUESTION # Which item is not designation of a version? A. Levoversion B Sursumversion C dextroversion D. intraversion - correct answer D. Intraversion QUESTION # Which of the following is incorrect regarding the mad do rod test? A. the tests can be used to measure vertical phobias at distance B. The test can be used to measure vertical phobias at near C. the test can be used to beasure both verbal and horizontal phobias at distance and near D, the test cannot be used to beasure both vertical and horizontal photos at distance and near - correct answer D. The test cannot be used to measure both vertical and horizontal phorias at distance and near.
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Which statement is TRUE pertaining to the use of plain catgut sutures? A. the sutures have a low tendency toward tissue vascularization B. the sutures provide strobe tensile strength predictability C. The sutures are absorbable D> The sutures are sunthetic - correct answer C. Sutures are absorbable QUESTION # The amoric environment in the operating room is created by all steps below with the exception of the A. Use of powdered gloves B. use of lint free drapes C. rinsing of instruments after use with saline D. use of milipore filters - correct answer A. use of powdered gloves QUESTION # Surgical instruments should not be cared for with use of - correct answer A. Corrosive chemicals QUESTION # Of the following tests, which cannot be used for color vision testing? A. Pseudoisochromatic plates B. Hardy-Rand-Ritter plates C. Nagal anomaloscope D. fly test - correct answer D. Fly test QUESTION # Which eye care personnel specialize in fitting spectacles? - correct answer D. Optician
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Which eye care professionals specialize in measurements of eye movement and the extra ocular muscles? - correct answer B. Orthoptist QUESTION # If a patient must be kept waiting, tell them - correct answer C. How long the wait may be and unfortunately, schedules cannot always be controlled due to emergencies. QUESTION # The best way to guide a partially-sighted patient to an exam room is - correct answer C. Offering your arm QUESTION # Glaucoma primarily affects which ocular structure? - correct answer D. Optic nerve QUESTION #89 Iridotomy is used to treat what type of condition? - correct answer B. Pupillary block QUESTION # What is one of the slowest-progressiong types of glaucoma? - correct answer C. Open angle QUESTION # Small yellowish-white lesions located between the retinal pigment epithelium and Bruch's membrane are known as - correct answer A. Drusen QUESTION # A drooping upper eyelid is known as - correct answer B. Ptosis
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The thickest layer of the cornea is called the - correct answer C. Stroma QUESTION # The zunular fibers that support the lens are attached to the - correct answer B. Ciliary body QUESTION # Which part of the eye contracts in bright light? - correct answer A. Iris QUESTION # The sire where half the nerve fibers from each eye cross over to the opposite side is called the optic - correct answer D. Chiasm QUESTION # How many extra ocular muscles move each eye? - correct answer B. 6 QUESTION # Which muscle adducts the eye? - correct answer A. Medial rectus QUESTION # The tendency of one eye to turn upwards is called - correct answer C. Hyperphoria QUESTION # The eyelid glands that secrete oil and the - correct answer D. Meibomian glands QUESTION #
The physiologic blind spot correlates with the optic - correct answer C. Nerve QUESTION # The visual receipts that process color are called - correct answer B. Cones QUESTION # The iris, ciliary body and choroid are collectively known as the - correct answer B. Uvea QUESTION # Which of the following instruments is best suited to evaluate the refractive state of the eye? - correct answer B. Retinoscope QUESTION # What type of illumination should be used for photographing external eye structures? - correct answer D. Diffuse QUESTION # Which imaging technique does not output a color-coded map? - correct answer A. Indocyanine green chorioangiography (ICG) QUESTION # Which type of imagine provides a cross-sectional view of the retina that is useful in evaluating glaucoma? - correct answer A. Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) QUESTION # A slit lamp is used to examine the - correct answer B. Anterior chamber QUESTION #
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Refractometry without requiring patient response is considered to be - correct answer C. Objective QUESTION # The use of cycloplegic drops during refractometry impairs - correct answer B. Accommodation QUESTION # A lens consisting of two cylinders of equal but opposite powers is the - correct answer C. Cross cylinder QUESTION # A patient's prescription is -2.50 +1.00 X175. What is the minus cylinder transposition? - correct answer D. -1.50 -1.00 X 85 QUESTION #130 The spherical equivalent of +2.00 +5.00 X 180 is - correct answer C. +4. QUESTION # The formula used to calculate induces prismatic effect caused by spectacle lenses whose optical centers have been decentered so they are not in line with the patient's visual axis describes - correct answer B. Prentice's rule QUESTION # Part of the rules for transposition is to change the axis of the cylinder by - correct answer B. 90 degrees QUESTION #
The two types of bridges located on a spectacle frame are the - correct answer C. Keyhole and saddle QUESTION # The A-scan display is a - correct answer C. Single linear image QUESTION # Intraocular lenses may be classified according to their - correct answer D. Position and method of fixation QUESTION # The cones of the human eye are sensitive to which colors? - correct answer A. Red, green and blue QUESTION # Tear production may decrease 30% or more in a person over what age? - correct answer B. 60?? QUESTION # The instrument used to measure the thickness of the cornea and the depth of the anterior chamber is a - correct answer A. Pachymeter QUESTION # In a glare testing, how many controlled degrees of light does the BAT test deliver when the eye is viewing a snellen target - correct answer B. 3 QUESTION # Which test measure tear flow? - correct answer A. Schirmer QUESTION #141 Which test is used to asses steropsis? - correct answer D. Titmus/wirt
