What does the abbreviation JCAHPO stand for? - ANS - Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel
in Ophthalmology
What responsibility routinely falls to the ophthalmic medical assistant? - ANS - performing certain
diagnostic tests
Which eye care professional is a medical doctor? - ANS - ophthal...
COA Exam Questions & Answers What does the abbreviati on JCAHPO stand for? - ANS - Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology What responsibility routinely falls to the ophthalmic medical assistant? - ANS - performing certain diagnostic tests Which eye care professional is a medical doctor ? - ANS - ophthalmologist Which eye care professional routinely fills prescriptions for eyeglasses? - ANS - optician What does an orthoptist do? - ANS - evaluates double vision What do you call an ophthalmologist who concentrates on one area of the eye? - ANS - a subspecialist Which eye care professional can fit a patient with a prosthetic eye? - ANS - ocularist What is the level directly above certified ophthalmic medical assi stant on JCAHPO's certification ladder? - ANS - certified ophthalmic technician What is the primary function of the medial rectus muscle? - ANS - rotates the eye inward toward the nose In this figure of the visual pathway, the structures are correctly id entified as which of the following? - ANS - (1) optic nerve (2) optic chiasm (3) visual cortex Which part of the eye provides two -thirds of the focusing power of the eye? - ANS - cornea Aqueous fluid leaves the eye in what sequence? - ANS - anterior cham ber angle, through trabecular meshwork, to canal of Schlemm What is the membrane that lines the inner eyelid? - ANS - palpebral conjunctiva Which of the following is part of the ocular adnexa? - ANS - eyelid What is the term for the clear, transparent f luid that fills the anterior chamber? - ANS - aqueous humor Which structures are part of the uveal tract? - ANS - iris, ciliary body, choroid What is the process where the lens changes shape to allow an individual to focus on a near target? - ANS - accom modation What kind of vision loss is associated with Injury or degeneration of the macula? - ANS - detailed central vision What is the term for the white tissue surrounding the cornea and forming the main structural component of the globe? - ANS - sclera In this figure of the lacrimal system, the structures are correctly identified as which grouping? - ANS - (1) lacrimal glan d (2) lacrimal sac (3) punctum What is the primary function of the iris sphincter and dilator muscles? - ANS - change the pupil size in order to control the amount of light entering the eye What is amblyopia? - ANS - poor vision in an eye secondary to vi sual deprivation in the first decade of life What is diplopia? - ANS - double vision What does the suffix itis mean? - ANS - inflammation What is the condition called where the orbital contents swell, pushing the eyeball forward? - ANS - exophthalmos (p roptosis) What part of the eye undergoes surgery for congenital strabismus? - ANS - eye muscles Primary open -angle glaucoma results in damage to what part of the eye? - ANS - optic nerve What is the term for the inward deviation of an eye that occurs on ly when the eye is covered? - ANS - esophoria What is a tissue or organ called when it is deprived of its normal blood supply? - ANS - ischemic What is the term for an abnormal physical change that a physician observes while examining a patient? - ANS - a sign What is a cataract? - ANS - an opacification of the crystalline lens What is a chalazion? - ANS - a lump that develops after inflammation and infection of the meibomian glands Diabetes mellitus is what type of disease process? - ANS - metabolic What condition has symptoms that include flashes of light in the corner of the eye, followed by a sensation of a curtain moving across the vision? - ANS - retinal detachment What is another name for dry eye? - ANS - keratoconjunctivitis sicca
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