OPHTHALMIC MEDICAL ASSISTING
EXAM (OMA) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2026.
(Chapter 1) What does the abbreviation IJCAHPO stand for? - ANS International Joint
Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology
(Chapter 1) What responsibility routinely falls to the ophthalmic medical assistant? -
ANS Performing certain diagnostic tests
(Chapter 1) What disease is associated with increased pressure inside the eye? -
ANS Glaucoma
(Chapter 1) What eye care professional routinely fills prescriptions for eyeglasses? -
ANS Optician
(Chapter 1) What does an orthoptist do? - ANS Evaluates Strabismus
(Chapter 1) What instrument does an ophthalmologist use to examine the retina and optic
nerve? - ANS Ophthalmoscope
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,(Chapter 1) What eye care professional would fit a patient with a prosthetic eye? -
ANS Ocularist
(Chapter 1) What is the first IJCAHPO level of certification? - ANS Certified Ophthalmic
Assistant
(Chapter 2) What is the primary function of the medial rectus muscle? - ANS Rotates the eye
inward toward the nose
(Chapter 2) In what order is visual information from the retina transmitted to the visual cortex? -
ANS Bipolar cells to ganglion cells to lateral geniculate body
(Chapter 2) Which part of the eye provides two-thirds of the eye's focusing power? -
ANS Cornea
(Chapter 2) The contraction of what muscle(s) affects globe rotation (incyclotorsion and
excyclotorsion)? - ANS Superior oblique, inferior oblique, superior rectus, inferior rectus
(Chapter 2) What membrane lines the inner eyelid? - ANS Palpebral Conjunctiva
(Chapter 2) What structure separates an internal hordeolum (chalazion) from an external
hordeolum (stye)? - ANS Tarsal Plate
(Chapter 2) The contraction of what muscle(s) results in enlargement of the pupil? -
ANS Dilator
(Chapter 2) What structure is responsible for secreting the aqueous humor? - ANS Ciliary
Body
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, (Chapter 2) What is the process where the lens changes shape to allow an individual to focus on
a near target? - ANS Accommodation
(Chapter 2) What kind of vision loss is associated with injury or degeneration of the macula? -
ANS Detailed Central Vision
(Chapter 2) The crystalline lens regularly comes into contact with what fluids and tissues? -
ANS Iris, Zonules, Aqueous Humor, Vitreous
(Chapter 2) What cells and glands of the eye and adnexa contribute to tear production? -
ANS Goblet Cells, Meibomian Glands, Lacrimal Gland
(Chapter 2) What is the primary function of the iris sphincter and dilator muscles? - ANS To
change the pupil size to control the amount of light entering the eye
(Chapter 3) What is amblyopia? - ANS Poor vision in an eye secondary to visual deprivation in
the first decade of life
(Chapter 3) What is diplopia? - ANS Double vision
(Chapter 3) What is the defining feature of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in
comparison to dry AMD? - ANS The presence of aberrant blood vessels leaking fluid in the
central retina
(Chapter 3) In what condition do the orbital contents swell, pushing the eyeball forward? -
ANS Exophthalmos (Proptosis)
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EXAM (OMA) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2026.
(Chapter 1) What does the abbreviation IJCAHPO stand for? - ANS International Joint
Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology
(Chapter 1) What responsibility routinely falls to the ophthalmic medical assistant? -
ANS Performing certain diagnostic tests
(Chapter 1) What disease is associated with increased pressure inside the eye? -
ANS Glaucoma
(Chapter 1) What eye care professional routinely fills prescriptions for eyeglasses? -
ANS Optician
(Chapter 1) What does an orthoptist do? - ANS Evaluates Strabismus
(Chapter 1) What instrument does an ophthalmologist use to examine the retina and optic
nerve? - ANS Ophthalmoscope
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,(Chapter 1) What eye care professional would fit a patient with a prosthetic eye? -
ANS Ocularist
(Chapter 1) What is the first IJCAHPO level of certification? - ANS Certified Ophthalmic
Assistant
(Chapter 2) What is the primary function of the medial rectus muscle? - ANS Rotates the eye
inward toward the nose
(Chapter 2) In what order is visual information from the retina transmitted to the visual cortex? -
ANS Bipolar cells to ganglion cells to lateral geniculate body
(Chapter 2) Which part of the eye provides two-thirds of the eye's focusing power? -
ANS Cornea
(Chapter 2) The contraction of what muscle(s) affects globe rotation (incyclotorsion and
excyclotorsion)? - ANS Superior oblique, inferior oblique, superior rectus, inferior rectus
(Chapter 2) What membrane lines the inner eyelid? - ANS Palpebral Conjunctiva
(Chapter 2) What structure separates an internal hordeolum (chalazion) from an external
hordeolum (stye)? - ANS Tarsal Plate
(Chapter 2) The contraction of what muscle(s) results in enlargement of the pupil? -
ANS Dilator
(Chapter 2) What structure is responsible for secreting the aqueous humor? - ANS Ciliary
Body
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, (Chapter 2) What is the process where the lens changes shape to allow an individual to focus on
a near target? - ANS Accommodation
(Chapter 2) What kind of vision loss is associated with injury or degeneration of the macula? -
ANS Detailed Central Vision
(Chapter 2) The crystalline lens regularly comes into contact with what fluids and tissues? -
ANS Iris, Zonules, Aqueous Humor, Vitreous
(Chapter 2) What cells and glands of the eye and adnexa contribute to tear production? -
ANS Goblet Cells, Meibomian Glands, Lacrimal Gland
(Chapter 2) What is the primary function of the iris sphincter and dilator muscles? - ANS To
change the pupil size to control the amount of light entering the eye
(Chapter 3) What is amblyopia? - ANS Poor vision in an eye secondary to visual deprivation in
the first decade of life
(Chapter 3) What is diplopia? - ANS Double vision
(Chapter 3) What is the defining feature of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in
comparison to dry AMD? - ANS The presence of aberrant blood vessels leaking fluid in the
central retina
(Chapter 3) In what condition do the orbital contents swell, pushing the eyeball forward? -
ANS Exophthalmos (Proptosis)
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