CHAPTER 1 Professional Issues
The Five O's
Optometrist
Ophthalmologist
Optician
Ophthalmic medical personnel
Optometric Staff -paraoptometric
An optometrist is licensed by which governing body
State
The person generally responsible for grinding or duplicating lenses is the:
Optician
A doctor of medicine specializing in surgery is an:
Opthalmologist
Ophthalmic Medical Personnel can do all BUT the following:
Offer medical diagnoses
A person who collects patient data, administers test of the patient's visual capabilities, and assists in
office management would be best described as a/an:
Paraoptometric
When a staff member receives a call but is busy with a patient, the person answering the phone
should politely ask:
for a return number or if someone else might be of assistance
Prior to scheduling a pt appointment, which of the following should be sone first ?
Make certain the purpose of the visit is known, to schedule properly
What is the most straightforward type of filing system?
Alphabetical
Which is not a part of implementing HIPPA?
Unlimited PHIdisclosure for staff developing criteria
Which is not required for documentation of released PHI?
Age,name,password
CHAPTER 2 Basic Science
, ANATOMY OF THE EYE
Lacrimal Duct
The drainage system for tears. As tears are produced by the lacrimal gland, they drain through the
lacrimal duct to reach the surface of the eye.
Lacrimal Gland
The gland that supplies most of the tears to the eye. It is located above (superior) and temporal to the
eye and behind the orbital rim.
Nasolacrimal Duct
The drainage system for the tears to leave the eye. Its connected to the nasal passage. This is why the
nose runs when one crys.
Extraocular muscles (6)
Medial rectus
Inferior rectus
lateral rectus
superior rectus
superior oblique
inferior oblique
Prefixes/Suffixes/root words(SYLLABLES ADDED TO THE BEGINNING OR THE END OF WORDS TO GIVE
SPECIAL MEANING TO THE ROOT)
A-,An
without
Ab
away
Ad
to,toward
Aniso
different
Anti
against
Bi
two
Di