COMT JCAHPO UPDATED Study Guide
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the term that describes a condition as rapid, gradual, or asymptomatic? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Onset
What is the term for a blood clot that is attached to vessel wall? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Thrombus
A history of past corticosteroid use is likely to affect? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Cataracts, Uveitis, and Glaucoma
An accurate, concise history often will help permit the doctor to deduce the
patients.. - CORRECT ANSWERS Diagnosis
The abbreviation "ung" is correctly interpreted as.. - CORRECT ANSWERS
Ointment
What is the term for reduced visual acuity without any detectable organic
cause? - CORRECT ANSWERS Amblyopia
What is the term for three-dimensional depth perception - CORRECT
ANSWERS Stereopsis
The height and width of an optotype is what fraction of the thickness of the line
height - CORRECT ANSWERS 1/5
The jaeger system is used to measure and document what type of vision? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Near
,What testing device bypasses the presence of media opacities by projecting a
brightly lit miniaturized snellen chart for the patient to read - CORRECT
ANSWERS Potential Acuity Meter(PAM)
What is the test for macular function? - CORRECT ANSWERS Amsler
grid
The goldmann perimeter test stimulus sizes II, III, IV and V should always be
set at what stimulus intensity? - CORRECT ANSWERS 4e
What is the refractive error of an eye that has a far point of 50cm behind the
eye? - CORRECT ANSWERS +2.00
Which visual field testing strategy measures 10 degrees from fixation in a 2-
degree grid? - CORRECT ANSWERS Central 10-2
What visual field defect is most likely related to damage of the optic nerve? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Bitemporal hemianopia
Glaucomatous optic neuropathy produces what kind if visual field defect? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Arcuate scotoma
What is the term for a visual field defect that is the same size regardless of the
test object? - CORRECT ANSWERS Absolute
When testing a patient suspected of having hysterical field constriction, tangent
screen examination first at one meter, then a two meters may be useful. When
doing the second test at two meters, it is important to..? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Use a test object double the size of that was used in the first
test.
, What is the purpose of performing static perimetry within a kinetic visual field?
- CORRECT ANSWERS To discover scotomas within the borders of the
kinetic isopter.
An altitudinal visual field defect is consistent with the diagnosis of..? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Ischemic optic neuropathy (ION)
Why is static testing preferred over kinetic testing? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Greater ability to defect shallow defects
A 69 y/o female complains of broken and missing lines while viewing an amsler
grid. The most likely diagnosis would be..? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Exudative macular degeneration
The test that is used to measure to central 30 degrees of the visual field is the..?
- CORRECT ANSWERS Tangent screen
If ptosis and miosis are found on the right eye. The diagnosis to consider is..? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Horner syndrome
The presence of an APD may be caused by? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Retinal detachment in one eye
What pupillary defect refers to pupils that are small, irregular, bilateral and
nearly unresponsive to light? - CORRECT ANSWERS Argyll robertson
What is a characteristic of a pupil with an APD during direct illumination in the
swinging flashlight test? - CORRECT ANSWERS Dilation
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the term that describes a condition as rapid, gradual, or asymptomatic? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Onset
What is the term for a blood clot that is attached to vessel wall? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Thrombus
A history of past corticosteroid use is likely to affect? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Cataracts, Uveitis, and Glaucoma
An accurate, concise history often will help permit the doctor to deduce the
patients.. - CORRECT ANSWERS Diagnosis
The abbreviation "ung" is correctly interpreted as.. - CORRECT ANSWERS
Ointment
What is the term for reduced visual acuity without any detectable organic
cause? - CORRECT ANSWERS Amblyopia
What is the term for three-dimensional depth perception - CORRECT
ANSWERS Stereopsis
The height and width of an optotype is what fraction of the thickness of the line
height - CORRECT ANSWERS 1/5
The jaeger system is used to measure and document what type of vision? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Near
,What testing device bypasses the presence of media opacities by projecting a
brightly lit miniaturized snellen chart for the patient to read - CORRECT
ANSWERS Potential Acuity Meter(PAM)
What is the test for macular function? - CORRECT ANSWERS Amsler
grid
The goldmann perimeter test stimulus sizes II, III, IV and V should always be
set at what stimulus intensity? - CORRECT ANSWERS 4e
What is the refractive error of an eye that has a far point of 50cm behind the
eye? - CORRECT ANSWERS +2.00
Which visual field testing strategy measures 10 degrees from fixation in a 2-
degree grid? - CORRECT ANSWERS Central 10-2
What visual field defect is most likely related to damage of the optic nerve? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Bitemporal hemianopia
Glaucomatous optic neuropathy produces what kind if visual field defect? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Arcuate scotoma
What is the term for a visual field defect that is the same size regardless of the
test object? - CORRECT ANSWERS Absolute
When testing a patient suspected of having hysterical field constriction, tangent
screen examination first at one meter, then a two meters may be useful. When
doing the second test at two meters, it is important to..? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Use a test object double the size of that was used in the first
test.
, What is the purpose of performing static perimetry within a kinetic visual field?
- CORRECT ANSWERS To discover scotomas within the borders of the
kinetic isopter.
An altitudinal visual field defect is consistent with the diagnosis of..? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Ischemic optic neuropathy (ION)
Why is static testing preferred over kinetic testing? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Greater ability to defect shallow defects
A 69 y/o female complains of broken and missing lines while viewing an amsler
grid. The most likely diagnosis would be..? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Exudative macular degeneration
The test that is used to measure to central 30 degrees of the visual field is the..?
- CORRECT ANSWERS Tangent screen
If ptosis and miosis are found on the right eye. The diagnosis to consider is..? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Horner syndrome
The presence of an APD may be caused by? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Retinal detachment in one eye
What pupillary defect refers to pupils that are small, irregular, bilateral and
nearly unresponsive to light? - CORRECT ANSWERS Argyll robertson
What is a characteristic of a pupil with an APD during direct illumination in the
swinging flashlight test? - CORRECT ANSWERS Dilation
