AAO PRACTICE TEST 6TH EDITION OPHTHALMIC
MEDICAL ASSISTING EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What does the abbreviation JCAHPO stand for?
A). Joined Command of Alternate Healthcare Personnel in Ophthalmology
B). Joined Committee of All Healthcare Personnel in Ophthalmology
C). Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology
D). Joint Committee of All Health Personnel in Ophthalmology - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C). Joint
Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology
[Ch.1]
What responsibility routinely falls to the ophthalmic medical assistant?
A). diagnosing certain conditions
B). making prognostic estimates
C). performing certain diagnostic tests
D). prescribing treatment for certain problems - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C). performing certain diagnostic
tests
Which eye care professional is a medical doctor?
A). optometrist
B). ocularist
C). ophthalmologist
D). Sorthoptist - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C). Ophthalmologist
Which eye care professional routinely fills prescriptions for eyeglasses?
A). ocularist
B). optician
C). ophthalmic medical technician
D). orthoptist - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B). Optician
,What does an orthoptist do?
A). fits prosthesis
B). evaluates double vision
C). dispenses contact lenses
D). grinds eyeglass lenses - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B). Evaluates Double Vision
What do you call an ophthalmologist who concentrates on one area of the eye?
A). an optician
B). an ocularist
C). an optometrist
D). a subspecialist - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅D). A Subspecialist
Which eye care professional can fit a patient with a prosthetic eye?
A). ocularist
B). optician
C). orthoptist
D). optometrist - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A). Ocularist
What is the level directly above certified ophthalmic medical assistant on JCAHPO's certification ladder?
A). certified ophthalmic medical technologist
B). certified ophthalmic registered nurse
C). certified ophthalmic technician
D). certified ophthalmic photographer - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C). Certified Ophthalmic Technician
[Ch.1]
What is the primary function of the medial rectus muscle?
A). rotates the eye inward toward the nose
,B). rotates the eye outward toward the temple
C). rotates the eye downward and inward toward the nose
D). rotates the eye downward and outward toward the temple - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A). Rotates the
eye inward toward the nose
[Ch.2]
In this figure of the visual pathway, the structures are correctly identified as which of the following?
-Picture not included currently
A). (1) visual cortex (2) optic tract (3) optic nerve
B). (1) optic nerve (2) optic chiasm (3) geniculate body
C). (1) optic chiasm (2) optic tract (3) geniculate body
D). (1) optic nerve (2) optic chiasm (3) visual cortex - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅D). (1) optic nerve (2) optic
chiasm (3) visual cortex
Which part of the eye provides two-thirds of the focusing power of the eye?
A). retina
B). conjunctiva
C). sclera
D). cornea - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅D). Cornea
Aqueous fluid leaves the eye in what sequence?
A). trabecular meshwork, through canal of Schlemm, to anterior chamber
B). angle canal of Schlemm, through trabecular meshwork, to surface blood vessels
C). anterior chamber angle, through trabecular meshwork, to canal of Schlemm
D). anterior chamber angle, through surface blood vessels, to trabecular meshwork - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅C). Anterior chamber angle, through trabecular meshwork, to canal of Schlemm
What is the membrane that lines the inner eyelid?
A). bulbar conjunctiva
, B). epithelium
C). palpebral conjunctiva
D). tarsus - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C). Palpebral Conjunctiva
*Palpebra conjunctiva: The lining of your eyelids
*Bulbar conjunctiva: The covering over your eyeball that protects the white of your eye (sclera)
*Conjunctival Fornices: form the junction between the palpebral and bulbar conjunctiva.
Which of the following is part of the ocular adnexa?
A). cornea
B). eyelid
C). lens
D). optic nerve - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B). Eyelid
What is the term for the clear, transparent fluid that fills the anterior chamber?
A). vitreous
B). aqueous humor
C). choroid
D). tear film - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B). Aqueous humor
Which structures are part of the uveal tract?
A). iris, ciliary body, choroid
B). iris, posterior chamber, ciliary body
C). choroid, sclera, retina
D). iris, lens, choroid - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A). Iris, ciliary body, choroid
What is the process where the lens changes shape to allow an individual to focus on a near target?
A). accommodation
B). presbyopia
MEDICAL ASSISTING EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What does the abbreviation JCAHPO stand for?
A). Joined Command of Alternate Healthcare Personnel in Ophthalmology
B). Joined Committee of All Healthcare Personnel in Ophthalmology
C). Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology
D). Joint Committee of All Health Personnel in Ophthalmology - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C). Joint
Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology
[Ch.1]
What responsibility routinely falls to the ophthalmic medical assistant?
A). diagnosing certain conditions
B). making prognostic estimates
C). performing certain diagnostic tests
D). prescribing treatment for certain problems - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C). performing certain diagnostic
tests
Which eye care professional is a medical doctor?
A). optometrist
B). ocularist
C). ophthalmologist
D). Sorthoptist - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C). Ophthalmologist
Which eye care professional routinely fills prescriptions for eyeglasses?
A). ocularist
B). optician
C). ophthalmic medical technician
D). orthoptist - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B). Optician
,What does an orthoptist do?
A). fits prosthesis
B). evaluates double vision
C). dispenses contact lenses
D). grinds eyeglass lenses - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B). Evaluates Double Vision
What do you call an ophthalmologist who concentrates on one area of the eye?
A). an optician
B). an ocularist
C). an optometrist
D). a subspecialist - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅D). A Subspecialist
Which eye care professional can fit a patient with a prosthetic eye?
A). ocularist
B). optician
C). orthoptist
D). optometrist - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A). Ocularist
What is the level directly above certified ophthalmic medical assistant on JCAHPO's certification ladder?
A). certified ophthalmic medical technologist
B). certified ophthalmic registered nurse
C). certified ophthalmic technician
D). certified ophthalmic photographer - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C). Certified Ophthalmic Technician
[Ch.1]
What is the primary function of the medial rectus muscle?
A). rotates the eye inward toward the nose
,B). rotates the eye outward toward the temple
C). rotates the eye downward and inward toward the nose
D). rotates the eye downward and outward toward the temple - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A). Rotates the
eye inward toward the nose
[Ch.2]
In this figure of the visual pathway, the structures are correctly identified as which of the following?
-Picture not included currently
A). (1) visual cortex (2) optic tract (3) optic nerve
B). (1) optic nerve (2) optic chiasm (3) geniculate body
C). (1) optic chiasm (2) optic tract (3) geniculate body
D). (1) optic nerve (2) optic chiasm (3) visual cortex - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅D). (1) optic nerve (2) optic
chiasm (3) visual cortex
Which part of the eye provides two-thirds of the focusing power of the eye?
A). retina
B). conjunctiva
C). sclera
D). cornea - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅D). Cornea
Aqueous fluid leaves the eye in what sequence?
A). trabecular meshwork, through canal of Schlemm, to anterior chamber
B). angle canal of Schlemm, through trabecular meshwork, to surface blood vessels
C). anterior chamber angle, through trabecular meshwork, to canal of Schlemm
D). anterior chamber angle, through surface blood vessels, to trabecular meshwork - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅C). Anterior chamber angle, through trabecular meshwork, to canal of Schlemm
What is the membrane that lines the inner eyelid?
A). bulbar conjunctiva
, B). epithelium
C). palpebral conjunctiva
D). tarsus - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C). Palpebral Conjunctiva
*Palpebra conjunctiva: The lining of your eyelids
*Bulbar conjunctiva: The covering over your eyeball that protects the white of your eye (sclera)
*Conjunctival Fornices: form the junction between the palpebral and bulbar conjunctiva.
Which of the following is part of the ocular adnexa?
A). cornea
B). eyelid
C). lens
D). optic nerve - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B). Eyelid
What is the term for the clear, transparent fluid that fills the anterior chamber?
A). vitreous
B). aqueous humor
C). choroid
D). tear film - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B). Aqueous humor
Which structures are part of the uveal tract?
A). iris, ciliary body, choroid
B). iris, posterior chamber, ciliary body
C). choroid, sclera, retina
D). iris, lens, choroid - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A). Iris, ciliary body, choroid
What is the process where the lens changes shape to allow an individual to focus on a near target?
A). accommodation
B). presbyopia
