COA BOOK CH 1: COMMUNITY
HEALTH EYE CARE
The only eye care professional who is a medical doctor is
a. Optometrist
b. Ocularist
c. Ophthalmologist
d. Orthoptist - correct answer C
Of the following, the eye care professional who routinely fills prescriptions for
eyeglasses is the
a. Ocularist
b. Optician
c. Ophthalmic medical technician
d. Orthoptist - correct answer B
A patient in need of a prosthetic eye should be referred to an
a. Ocularist
b. Optician
c. Orthoptist
d. Optometrist - correct answer A
An ophthalmologist who concentrates on one area of the eye or focuses on a
specific ocular disease is called
a. An optician
