Coa Practice Test

Front 1

What disease is a chronic autoimmune condition that interferes with proper nerve transmission in the skeletal muscles?

Back 1

myasthenia gravis (causes ptosis and diplopia)

Front 2

Dry eyes are common in which of the following diseases

Back 2

Rheumatoid arthritis

Front 3

The occurrence of blindness among people with diabetes is how many times greater than the general population?

Back 3

25%

Front 4

AIDS can cause? list 3:

Back 4

Cytomegalovirus retinitis
Kaposi's sarcoma
Herpes zoster

Front 5

The form of herpes simplex virus that usually produces genital infections is

Back 5

Type 2

Front 6

Multiple sclerosis frequently presents with

Back 6

optic neuritis

Front 7

Cancers that produce tumors in more than one part of the body are said to be

Back 7

matastatic

Front 8

The first step in performing manual lensometry or keratometry is to

Back 8

focus the eyepiece

Front 9

If the lensmeter mires cannot be centered in the central portion of the lensmeter target, the lens probably contains a

Back 9

prism

Front 10

What type of injection classified as a form of systemic drug delivery?

Back 10

Subcutaneous

Front 11

When instilling eyedrops, the ophthalmic medical assistant should

Back 11

Administer the medication directly into the conjunctival sac

Front 12

The drug most helpful when performing both a fundus exam and objective refraction on a pediatric patient is

Back 12

cycloplegic

Front 13

The two types of drugs that could stimulate an attack of angle-closure glaucoma in patients with narrow angles are

Back 13

Mydriatics and cycloplegics

Front 14

Miotics function to reduce intraocular pressure by

Back 14

contracting the ciliary body muscle and opening the outflow channels for aqueous humor

Front 15

The microbe most likely to cause recurrent fever blisters is

Back 15

herpesvirus

Front 16

The cornea abrasion caused by tree twig is most likely to cause a

Back 16

fungal infection

Front 17

people most at risk for developing an ocular infection by the protozoan "Acanthamoeba are those who

Back 17

use homemade salt solutions to clean their contact lenses

Front 18

sterilization is best defined as

Back 18

the destruction of all microorganisms

Front 19

An infection caused when the eye has been penetrated by a contaminated metal fragment is an example of

Back 19

indirect-contact transmission

Front 20

Close examination of lids, lashes, cornea and lens can be accomplished with the

Back 20

Biomicroscope

Front 21

The prism and alternate cover test is used to

Back 21

measure deviation in a misaligned eye

Front 22

What procedure must be performed before the pupillary dilation

Back 22

The swinging-light test

Front 23

Ina normal consensual reaction, when a light is directed into the pupil of one eye, the pupil of the other eye

Back 23

constricts

Front 24

The 3 transparent structures that compose what is termed the ocular media are the

Back 24

Cornea
lens
vitreous

Front 25

The interferometer measures visual acuity potential by using laser or special light beams to

Back 25

project parallel lines onto the macula

Front 26

Specular microscopy/photography is used

Back 26

to count endothelial cells of the cornea

Front 27

Fluorescein angiography is a valuable method of detecting and documenting

Back 27

abnormalities in ocular blood vessels

Front 28

PMMA is

Back 28

a contact lens that allows oxygen to reach the cornea only through the tear pump. Polymethylmethacrylate.

Front 29

Polypropylene

Back 29

is not broken down by the body and must be removed from the suture site.

Front 30

Collagen, gut and polyglactine 910

Back 30

are all broken down by the body and do not need to be removed from suture site.

Front 31

Masks are not

Back 31

within the sterile operating field.

Front 32

Intracorneal ring segment refractive technique is

Back 32

reservable

Front 33

Progressive myopia

Back 33

is a contraindication to refractive surgery

Front 34

in absence of accommodation, the myopic eye focuses images

Back 34

in front of the retina

Front 35

Hyperopic eyes are benefited by refractive procedures that

Back 35

steepen the cornea

Front 36

PRK laser is applied to

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Bowman's layer

Front 37

Wavefront error measurement is called

Back 37

aberrometry

Front 38

Ecodes are

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external causes of injury and poisoning