COMT JCAHPO Certified ophthalmic medical technologist
Quick study cards Questions With Complete Solutions
A 69 y/o female complains of broken and missing lines while
viewing an amsler grid. The most likely diagnosis would be..?
Correct Answer Exudative macular degeneration
A history of past corticosteroid use is likely to affect? Correct
Answer Cataracts, Uveitis, and Glaucoma
A speculum is used for? Correct Answer Separate and hold
eyelids
An abnormal dull reflex in retinoscooy MAY reflect a problem
such as? Correct Answer Large refractive error
An accurate, concise history often will help permit the doctor to
deduce the patients.. Correct Answer Diagnosis
An altitudinal visual field defect is consistent with the diagnosis
of..? Correct Answer Ischemic optic neuropathy (ION)
An auto refractor is useful for providing a starting point for..?
Correct Answer Refinement
Axial length is provided by which measurement? Correct
Answer Cornea to the retina along the visual axis
Bell's palsy is paralysis of which cranial nerve? Correct Answer
VII
,Computerized corneal topography is useful for the assessment of
the? Correct Answer Fitting of rgp lens
Cryotherapy is used to treat? Correct Answer Retinal
detachments
During extracapsular cataract extraction with an IOL you would
use Mannitol for what? Correct Answer Decrease intraocular
fluid
During kinetic perimetry what is the process to test different
locations of the visual field? Correct Answer In sequence
toward the center
During retinoscopy when you see against motion, where is the
light focusing on the retina and what type of power is needed for
neutralization? Correct Answer In front of; minus
During retinoscopy, neutralization is achieved when the
retinoscopic reflex..? Correct Answer Fills the pupil and has
minimal to no movement
During the first 3 days of wear, it is recommended that a new
CL patient NOT wear soft lenses more than how many hours a
day? Correct Answer 8-10 hours
Elevation is controlled by the contraction of what eye muscles?
Correct Answer SR and IO
Fluorescein can be used during the fitting of contact lenses to
assess for what element? Correct Answer Tear film exchange
, Fluorescein patterns may be MOST helpful in identifying a
poorly fit lens. A lens that shows a large dark central area with
an absence of fluorescein is a representation of a ..? Correct
Answer Flat lens
Glaucomatous optic neuropathy produces what kind if visual
field defect? Correct Answer Arcuate scotoma
How is a properly applied eye dressing secured? Correct
Answer Parallel strips of surgical tape from forehead to the
cheekbone
How is tear secretion evaluated in a clinical setting? Correct
Answer Schirmer test
How much flatter than the flattest corneal meridian do you fit a
soft contact lens? Correct Answer 3 to 4 D
If a 12yo patient has uncorrected myopia of -2.00 and an
amplitude of accommodation of 8D, what is the near point?
Correct Answer 10cm
If a spectacle rx is +4.00 Sph OU and the optical centers are
displaced 2.5mm temporally, what is the total amount of
induced prism? Correct Answer 2pd BO
If ptosis and miosis are found on the right eye. The diagnosis to
consider is..? Correct Answer Horner syndrome
Quick study cards Questions With Complete Solutions
A 69 y/o female complains of broken and missing lines while
viewing an amsler grid. The most likely diagnosis would be..?
Correct Answer Exudative macular degeneration
A history of past corticosteroid use is likely to affect? Correct
Answer Cataracts, Uveitis, and Glaucoma
A speculum is used for? Correct Answer Separate and hold
eyelids
An abnormal dull reflex in retinoscooy MAY reflect a problem
such as? Correct Answer Large refractive error
An accurate, concise history often will help permit the doctor to
deduce the patients.. Correct Answer Diagnosis
An altitudinal visual field defect is consistent with the diagnosis
of..? Correct Answer Ischemic optic neuropathy (ION)
An auto refractor is useful for providing a starting point for..?
Correct Answer Refinement
Axial length is provided by which measurement? Correct
Answer Cornea to the retina along the visual axis
Bell's palsy is paralysis of which cranial nerve? Correct Answer
VII
,Computerized corneal topography is useful for the assessment of
the? Correct Answer Fitting of rgp lens
Cryotherapy is used to treat? Correct Answer Retinal
detachments
During extracapsular cataract extraction with an IOL you would
use Mannitol for what? Correct Answer Decrease intraocular
fluid
During kinetic perimetry what is the process to test different
locations of the visual field? Correct Answer In sequence
toward the center
During retinoscopy when you see against motion, where is the
light focusing on the retina and what type of power is needed for
neutralization? Correct Answer In front of; minus
During retinoscopy, neutralization is achieved when the
retinoscopic reflex..? Correct Answer Fills the pupil and has
minimal to no movement
During the first 3 days of wear, it is recommended that a new
CL patient NOT wear soft lenses more than how many hours a
day? Correct Answer 8-10 hours
Elevation is controlled by the contraction of what eye muscles?
Correct Answer SR and IO
Fluorescein can be used during the fitting of contact lenses to
assess for what element? Correct Answer Tear film exchange
, Fluorescein patterns may be MOST helpful in identifying a
poorly fit lens. A lens that shows a large dark central area with
an absence of fluorescein is a representation of a ..? Correct
Answer Flat lens
Glaucomatous optic neuropathy produces what kind if visual
field defect? Correct Answer Arcuate scotoma
How is a properly applied eye dressing secured? Correct
Answer Parallel strips of surgical tape from forehead to the
cheekbone
How is tear secretion evaluated in a clinical setting? Correct
Answer Schirmer test
How much flatter than the flattest corneal meridian do you fit a
soft contact lens? Correct Answer 3 to 4 D
If a 12yo patient has uncorrected myopia of -2.00 and an
amplitude of accommodation of 8D, what is the near point?
Correct Answer 10cm
If a spectacle rx is +4.00 Sph OU and the optical centers are
displaced 2.5mm temporally, what is the total amount of
induced prism? Correct Answer 2pd BO
If ptosis and miosis are found on the right eye. The diagnosis to
consider is..? Correct Answer Horner syndrome
