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Certified Ophthalmic Assistant Exam 2024-2025Which of the following is NOT a hereditary condition?
A. Migraines
B. Diabetes
C. Nystagmus
D. Conjunctivitis - Answer D. COnjunctivitis
Which portion of the patient evaluation is accomplished with specific questions asked in
logical order? - Answer History
What is one of the most important questions you could ask if a patient had presented
with a "red eye"? - Answer Do you have blurred vision?
The term used to rear to symptoms due to uncorrected refractive error is. - Answer
asthenopia
Symptoms associated with a red, irritated, bloodshot eye are most likely due to a(n) -
Answer conjunctivits
Which of the following MOST qualifies as a chief complaint?
A. Current medications
B. Munson's sign
C. eye fatigue
D. Exophoria - Answer D. Eye fatigue
Which common familial ocular disorder should you record during a patient's history?
,A. Scholiosis
B. Keratoconus
C. Hemophilia
D. Cholesteremia - Answer B. Keratoconus
Which of the following symptoms requires prompt attention?
A. Diplopia
B. Halos around lights
C. Pain in the eye
D. Sudden loss of vision - Answer D. sudden loss of vision
After introduction to the patient, one of the first items that should be obtained as part of
history taking is. - Answer the chief complaint or reason for the patient's visit
What is the purpose behind asking the patient whether the second image disappears
after closing one eye, when presenting with a complaint of diplopia? Answer To identify
the type of dup;opia the patient is experiencing
In general, what are the two types of allures that one should discuss with the patient?
Answer medication and contact allergies
Which of the following conditions is least likely to be responsible for causing transient
loss of vision
A. Papilledema
B. Carotid artery disease
C, Disorder of the thyroid
D. Migraine - Answer C. Disorder of the thyroid
For which type of history taking would it NOT typically be pertinent when questioning a
, patient with a chief complaint of headaches?
A. Duration
B. Cause
C. Date
D. ethnicity - Answer D. ethnicity
Binocular diplopia is always caused by. - Answer a weak or paralyzed extraocular
muscle
A poorly measured inter pupillary distance (PD) can cause. - Answer induced prism in
spectacle lenses
A consensual light reflex in the right eye elicits. - Answer left pupil constriction
The condition of the pupils being constricted is called -Answer miosis
The light input to the brain from one eye is different from the other eye, the patient has a.
-Answer afferent pupillary defect or Marcus gun pupil
When both pupils are unequal in size it is termed -Answer anisocoria
Which test compares the direct and cons usual responses to the pulp? Answer swinging
flashlight test
A disadvantage of chemical-based contact lens care systems is Answer irritation
Soft contact lenses are susceptible to deposits of Answer proteins
An important difference between side and rigid lenses is that soft contact lenses are
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