COA PRACTICE EXAM, COA EXAM
(JCAHPO)CORRECT 100%
What does the abbreviation JCAHPO stand for? - ANSWERJoint Commission on Allied
Health Personnel in Ophthalmology
What responsibility routinely falls to the ophthalmic medical assistant? -
ANSWERperforming certain diagnostic tests
Which eye care professional is a medical doctor? - ANSWERophthalmologist
Which eye care professional routinely fills prescriptions for eyeglasses? -
ANSWERoptician
What does an orthoptist do? - ANSWERevaluates double vision
What do you call an ophthalmologist who concentrates on one area of the eye? -
ANSWERa subspecialist
Which eye care professional can fit a patient with a prosthetic eye? - ANSWERocularist
What is the level directly above certified ophthalmic medical assistant on JCAHPO's
certification ladder? - ANSWERcertified ophthalmic technician
What is the primary function of the medial rectus muscle? - ANSWERrotates the eye
inward toward the nose
In this figure of the visual pathway, the structures are correctly identified as which of the
following? - ANSWER(1) optic nerve (2) optic chiasm (3) visual cortex
Which part of the eye provides two-thirds of the focusing power of the eye? -
ANSWERcornea
Aqueous fluid leaves the eye in what sequence? - ANSWERanterior chamber angle,
through trabecular meshwork, to canal of Schlemm
What is the membrane that lines the inner eyelid? - ANSWERpalpebral conjunctiva
Which of the following is part of the ocular adnexa? - ANSWEReyelid
What is the term for the clear, transparent fluid that fills the anterior chamber? -
ANSWERaqueous humor
Which structures are part of the uveal tract? - ANSWERiris, ciliary body, choroid
,What is the process where the lens changes shape to allow an individual to focus on a
near target? - ANSWERaccommodation
What kind of vision loss is associated with Injury or degeneration of the macula? -
ANSWERdetailed central vision
What is the term for the white tissue surrounding the cornea and forming the main
structural component of the globe? - ANSWERsclera
In this figure of the lacrimal system, the structures are correctly identified as which
grouping? - ANSWER(1) lacrimal gland (2) lacrimal sac (3) punctum
What is the primary function of the iris sphincter and dilator muscles? -
ANSWERchange the pupil size in order to control the amount of light entering the eye
What is amblyopia? - ANSWERpoor vision in an eye secondary to visual deprivation in
the first decade of life
What is diplopia? - ANSWERdouble vision
What does the suffix itis mean? - ANSWERinflammation
What is the condition called where the orbital contents swell, pushing the eyeball
forward? - ANSWERexophthalmos (proptosis)
What part of the eye undergoes surgery for congenital strabismus? - ANSWEReye
muscles
Primary open-angle glaucoma results in damage to what part of the eye? -
ANSWERoptic nerve
What is the term for the inward deviation of an eye that occurs only when the eye is
covered? - ANSWEResophoria
What is a tissue or organ called when it is deprived of its normal blood supply? -
ANSWERischemic
What is the term for an abnormal physical change that a physician observes while
examining a patient? - ANSWERa sign
What is a cataract? - ANSWERan opacification of the crystalline lens
What is a chalazion? - ANSWERa lump that develops after inflammation and infection
of the meibomian glands
, Diabetes mellitus is what type of disease process? - ANSWERmetabolic
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? - ANSWERretinal
detachment
What is another name for dry eye? - ANSWERkeratoconjunctivitis sicca
Which of the following applies to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)? -
ANSWERInfection of the retina can be caused by the cytomegalovirus (CMV).
Opportunistic infections of the retina are more likely when the CD4 count is less than
50.
Antiretroviral drugs can help a person with HIV live symptom-free.
The retina examination is often important in detecting which disease? -
ANSWERhypertension
What type of herpes simplex virus usually produces genital infections? - ANSWERtype
2
Dry eyes are common in which of the following diseases? - ANSWERrheumatoid
arthritis
What is a cancer that spreads to other parts of the body called? - ANSWERmetastatic
The eyes are considered part of which body system? - ANSWERnervous
Which of the following diseases is a chronic autoimmune condition that interferes with
proper nerve transmission in the skeletal muscles? - ANSWERmyasthenia gravis
Which of the following is a waste product of metabolism? - ANSWERcarbon dioxide
What is a common eye disorder associated with multiple sclerosis? - ANSWERoptic
neuritis
What is the most common cause of exophthalmos in an adult? - ANSWERthyroid eye
disease
The occurrence of blindness among people with diabetes mellitus is ___ times that of
the general population. - ANSWER25
What is the correct transposition of the plus-cylinder prescription +1.00 +2.00 x90 to its
minus-cylinder? - ANSWER+3.00 -2.00 x180
This figure shows the focal point of light rays in an eye that is which of the following? -
ANSWERmyopic
(JCAHPO)CORRECT 100%
What does the abbreviation JCAHPO stand for? - ANSWERJoint Commission on Allied
Health Personnel in Ophthalmology
What responsibility routinely falls to the ophthalmic medical assistant? -
ANSWERperforming certain diagnostic tests
Which eye care professional is a medical doctor? - ANSWERophthalmologist
Which eye care professional routinely fills prescriptions for eyeglasses? -
ANSWERoptician
What does an orthoptist do? - ANSWERevaluates double vision
What do you call an ophthalmologist who concentrates on one area of the eye? -
ANSWERa subspecialist
Which eye care professional can fit a patient with a prosthetic eye? - ANSWERocularist
What is the level directly above certified ophthalmic medical assistant on JCAHPO's
certification ladder? - ANSWERcertified ophthalmic technician
What is the primary function of the medial rectus muscle? - ANSWERrotates the eye
inward toward the nose
In this figure of the visual pathway, the structures are correctly identified as which of the
following? - ANSWER(1) optic nerve (2) optic chiasm (3) visual cortex
Which part of the eye provides two-thirds of the focusing power of the eye? -
ANSWERcornea
Aqueous fluid leaves the eye in what sequence? - ANSWERanterior chamber angle,
through trabecular meshwork, to canal of Schlemm
What is the membrane that lines the inner eyelid? - ANSWERpalpebral conjunctiva
Which of the following is part of the ocular adnexa? - ANSWEReyelid
What is the term for the clear, transparent fluid that fills the anterior chamber? -
ANSWERaqueous humor
Which structures are part of the uveal tract? - ANSWERiris, ciliary body, choroid
,What is the process where the lens changes shape to allow an individual to focus on a
near target? - ANSWERaccommodation
What kind of vision loss is associated with Injury or degeneration of the macula? -
ANSWERdetailed central vision
What is the term for the white tissue surrounding the cornea and forming the main
structural component of the globe? - ANSWERsclera
In this figure of the lacrimal system, the structures are correctly identified as which
grouping? - ANSWER(1) lacrimal gland (2) lacrimal sac (3) punctum
What is the primary function of the iris sphincter and dilator muscles? -
ANSWERchange the pupil size in order to control the amount of light entering the eye
What is amblyopia? - ANSWERpoor vision in an eye secondary to visual deprivation in
the first decade of life
What is diplopia? - ANSWERdouble vision
What does the suffix itis mean? - ANSWERinflammation
What is the condition called where the orbital contents swell, pushing the eyeball
forward? - ANSWERexophthalmos (proptosis)
What part of the eye undergoes surgery for congenital strabismus? - ANSWEReye
muscles
Primary open-angle glaucoma results in damage to what part of the eye? -
ANSWERoptic nerve
What is the term for the inward deviation of an eye that occurs only when the eye is
covered? - ANSWEResophoria
What is a tissue or organ called when it is deprived of its normal blood supply? -
ANSWERischemic
What is the term for an abnormal physical change that a physician observes while
examining a patient? - ANSWERa sign
What is a cataract? - ANSWERan opacification of the crystalline lens
What is a chalazion? - ANSWERa lump that develops after inflammation and infection
of the meibomian glands
, Diabetes mellitus is what type of disease process? - ANSWERmetabolic
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? - ANSWERretinal
detachment
What is another name for dry eye? - ANSWERkeratoconjunctivitis sicca
Which of the following applies to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)? -
ANSWERInfection of the retina can be caused by the cytomegalovirus (CMV).
Opportunistic infections of the retina are more likely when the CD4 count is less than
50.
Antiretroviral drugs can help a person with HIV live symptom-free.
The retina examination is often important in detecting which disease? -
ANSWERhypertension
What type of herpes simplex virus usually produces genital infections? - ANSWERtype
2
Dry eyes are common in which of the following diseases? - ANSWERrheumatoid
arthritis
What is a cancer that spreads to other parts of the body called? - ANSWERmetastatic
The eyes are considered part of which body system? - ANSWERnervous
Which of the following diseases is a chronic autoimmune condition that interferes with
proper nerve transmission in the skeletal muscles? - ANSWERmyasthenia gravis
Which of the following is a waste product of metabolism? - ANSWERcarbon dioxide
What is a common eye disorder associated with multiple sclerosis? - ANSWERoptic
neuritis
What is the most common cause of exophthalmos in an adult? - ANSWERthyroid eye
disease
The occurrence of blindness among people with diabetes mellitus is ___ times that of
the general population. - ANSWER25
What is the correct transposition of the plus-cylinder prescription +1.00 +2.00 x90 to its
minus-cylinder? - ANSWER+3.00 -2.00 x180
This figure shows the focal point of light rays in an eye that is which of the following? -
ANSWERmyopic
