CCOA exam
What number of fingers should NOT be shown during confrontation visual fields? -
✔️✔️three
Which factor is NOT typically used to prevent poor fixation during automated perimetry?
- ✔️✔️Screen illumination
At what point do the optic nerves become the optic tracts? - ✔️✔️Optic Chiasm
What can an optometrist NOT do? - ✔️✔️Operate
Which structure is responsible for night vision? - ✔️✔️Rods
Rods: - ✔️✔️Are responsible for our perception of movement and light
The benefits of fundus photography include all of the following, except: -
✔️✔️Replacement of pupil dilation
Tangent screen field testing: - ✔️✔️Gives the sensitivity of the central 30 degrees &
maps the blind spot
Which of the following factors does NOT contribute to cataract development? -
✔️✔️Gender
How do you convert a caller into a patient? - ✔️✔️Communicate your expertise, Ask
questions, Establish a personal rapport
The uveal tract consists of the iris, ciliary body, and __________? - ✔️✔️Choroid
What skill(s) do(es) an optometric assistant require? - ✔️✔️Communication,
Interpersonal, Time Management
What is ultimately NOT a goal when booking patient appointments? - ✔️✔️The needs
of the OA
When scheduling an appointment, an example of a positive question is: - ✔️✔️"What
type of health insurance coverage do you have?"
What is a legal responsibility of an OA? - ✔️✔️Keep patient information confidential
, What is a typical recall for an adult over 65 years of age? - ✔️✔️Once a year
What is the term for double vision? - ✔️✔️Diplopia
Which structure produces aqueous humor? - ✔️✔️Cilliary Body
Which structure is responsible for the refraction of the eye? - ✔️✔️Cornea
Treatment to control further vision loss with open angle glaucoma is achieved by: -
✔️✔️Laser treatment in the anterior chamber
The most noticeable symptom of a retinal detachment is: - ✔️✔️Appearance of a dark
growing shadow
When using the Amsler Grid, the patient is instructed to: - ✔️✔️Cover one eye
LASIK is considered advantageous over PRK because: - ✔️✔️Of earlier refractive
stability
Sjogren's syndrome manifests which symptoms? - ✔️✔️Dry mouth, dry eyes
The first eye health examination should be done: - ✔️✔️By six months of age
Acute glaucoma: - ✔️✔️Is a build-up of eye pressure resulting from a blockage of fluid
by the iris
Common symptoms of dry eye include: - ✔️✔️Excessive tearing, Foreign body
sensation, Redness
Secondary glaucoma is attributed to: - ✔️✔️Some types of medication
When secondary clouding occurs after cataract surgery: - ✔️✔️YAG laser capsulotomy
is performed
Which of the following drug classes is used to inhibit corneal sensation: -
✔️✔️Anaesthetics
A true ocular emergency requiring treatment within minutes is: - ✔️✔️Sudden loss of
vision
Common symptoms of macular degeneration include all, except: - ✔️✔️Peripheral
vision loss
What number of fingers should NOT be shown during confrontation visual fields? -
✔️✔️three
Which factor is NOT typically used to prevent poor fixation during automated perimetry?
- ✔️✔️Screen illumination
At what point do the optic nerves become the optic tracts? - ✔️✔️Optic Chiasm
What can an optometrist NOT do? - ✔️✔️Operate
Which structure is responsible for night vision? - ✔️✔️Rods
Rods: - ✔️✔️Are responsible for our perception of movement and light
The benefits of fundus photography include all of the following, except: -
✔️✔️Replacement of pupil dilation
Tangent screen field testing: - ✔️✔️Gives the sensitivity of the central 30 degrees &
maps the blind spot
Which of the following factors does NOT contribute to cataract development? -
✔️✔️Gender
How do you convert a caller into a patient? - ✔️✔️Communicate your expertise, Ask
questions, Establish a personal rapport
The uveal tract consists of the iris, ciliary body, and __________? - ✔️✔️Choroid
What skill(s) do(es) an optometric assistant require? - ✔️✔️Communication,
Interpersonal, Time Management
What is ultimately NOT a goal when booking patient appointments? - ✔️✔️The needs
of the OA
When scheduling an appointment, an example of a positive question is: - ✔️✔️"What
type of health insurance coverage do you have?"
What is a legal responsibility of an OA? - ✔️✔️Keep patient information confidential
, What is a typical recall for an adult over 65 years of age? - ✔️✔️Once a year
What is the term for double vision? - ✔️✔️Diplopia
Which structure produces aqueous humor? - ✔️✔️Cilliary Body
Which structure is responsible for the refraction of the eye? - ✔️✔️Cornea
Treatment to control further vision loss with open angle glaucoma is achieved by: -
✔️✔️Laser treatment in the anterior chamber
The most noticeable symptom of a retinal detachment is: - ✔️✔️Appearance of a dark
growing shadow
When using the Amsler Grid, the patient is instructed to: - ✔️✔️Cover one eye
LASIK is considered advantageous over PRK because: - ✔️✔️Of earlier refractive
stability
Sjogren's syndrome manifests which symptoms? - ✔️✔️Dry mouth, dry eyes
The first eye health examination should be done: - ✔️✔️By six months of age
Acute glaucoma: - ✔️✔️Is a build-up of eye pressure resulting from a blockage of fluid
by the iris
Common symptoms of dry eye include: - ✔️✔️Excessive tearing, Foreign body
sensation, Redness
Secondary glaucoma is attributed to: - ✔️✔️Some types of medication
When secondary clouding occurs after cataract surgery: - ✔️✔️YAG laser capsulotomy
is performed
Which of the following drug classes is used to inhibit corneal sensation: -
✔️✔️Anaesthetics
A true ocular emergency requiring treatment within minutes is: - ✔️✔️Sudden loss of
vision
Common symptoms of macular degeneration include all, except: - ✔️✔️Peripheral
vision loss
