Achieve NBCOT Success: Expert Low
Vision Exam Prep Guide.
A client with low vision has difficulty locating items needed for meal preparation in the
pantry. Which strategies would be appropriate for this client? Select the 3 BEST
choices.
A. Use high-contrast color cues
B. Increase visual distractions to promote predictability of location
C. Store items in a consistent order to promote predictability of location
D. Use patterned labels to improve visibility
E. Decrease visual distractions in the pantry
F. Use low-contrast labels to improve visibility -
\A. Use high-contrast color cues
C. Store items in a consistent order to promote predictability of location
E. Decrease visual distractions in the pantry
A client who has had a stroke presents with left homonymous hemianopia. How is the
client's vision likely to have been affected? Select the 3 BEST choices.
A. Loss of half the visual field in both eyes
B. Loss of visual field resulting in symptoms similar to those typical of low vision
diagnoses
C. Loss of macula or central vision only
D. Visual field impairment in both eyes
E. Loss of visual field only in the eye on the affected side of the body
F. Loss of vision on the same side as the lesion -
\A. Loss of half the visual field in both eyes
B. Loss of visual field resulting in symptoms similar to those typical of low vision
diagnoses
D. Visual field impairment in both eyes
A client who has had a stroke presents with homonymous hemianopia. What area of the
client's vision has been lost?
A. Half of the visual field in both eyes
B. The eye most affected by the stroke
C. Macula or central vision only
D. Vision on the same side as the lesion -
\A. Half of the visual field in both eyes
A client with low vision has difficulty locating items in the pantry. Which strategy would
be MOST appropriate for this client?
A. Stock items with low-contrast labels to improve visibility
, B. Increase visual distractions to promote predictability of location
C. Store items in a consistent order to promote predictability
D. Use patterned labels to improve visibility -
\C. Store items in a consistent order to promote predictabilit
Which symptom may be attributed to typical visual aging changes?
A. Slowing ability to adapt to light and dark
B. Difficulty recognizing and reading facial expressions
C. Increasing color blindness
D. Improving ability to see objects at a close distance -
\A. Slowing ability to adapt to light and dark
Which activity would a client with age-related macular degeneration likely have difficulty
performing?
A. Reading printed material
B. Engaging in functional mobility
C. Seeing well at nighttime
D. Tolerating glare from lights -
\A. Reading printed material
An older adult client with a history of falls and glaucoma was referred to occupational
therapy for evaluation and intervention. After the OTR® completed the evaluation, the
COTA® was requested to provide the intervention. Which strategy should the COTA®
teach the client to compensate for impaired vision due to glaucoma?
A. Use a colorful, patterned tablecloth.
B. Place dinner plate to the left of midline.
C. Rotate head to choose clothing from a closet.
D. Pour coffee into a dark colored mug. -
\C. Rotate head to choose clothing from a closet.
A client has been diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration. Which is the BEST
intervention strategy for the COTA® to use to improve the client's independence in meal
preparation?
A. Teach the client to use different tactile indicators on a few key microwave buttons.
B. Teach the client to use central vision to see the microwave buttons.
C. Prescribe an optical device for client to use to see the microwave buttons.
D. Instruct the client to lower the general and task lighting in the kitchen and near the
microwave -
\A. Teach the client to use different tactile indicators on a few key microwave buttons.
An OTR® completes an evaluation for a client with low vision and determines that
adaptive interventions are needed. Which interventions would be MOST appropriate for
the COTA® to use?
A. Occlusion of the intact visual field
B. Range of motion eye exercises
C. Increased efficiency of visual search
Vision Exam Prep Guide.
A client with low vision has difficulty locating items needed for meal preparation in the
pantry. Which strategies would be appropriate for this client? Select the 3 BEST
choices.
A. Use high-contrast color cues
B. Increase visual distractions to promote predictability of location
C. Store items in a consistent order to promote predictability of location
D. Use patterned labels to improve visibility
E. Decrease visual distractions in the pantry
F. Use low-contrast labels to improve visibility -
\A. Use high-contrast color cues
C. Store items in a consistent order to promote predictability of location
E. Decrease visual distractions in the pantry
A client who has had a stroke presents with left homonymous hemianopia. How is the
client's vision likely to have been affected? Select the 3 BEST choices.
A. Loss of half the visual field in both eyes
B. Loss of visual field resulting in symptoms similar to those typical of low vision
diagnoses
C. Loss of macula or central vision only
D. Visual field impairment in both eyes
E. Loss of visual field only in the eye on the affected side of the body
F. Loss of vision on the same side as the lesion -
\A. Loss of half the visual field in both eyes
B. Loss of visual field resulting in symptoms similar to those typical of low vision
diagnoses
D. Visual field impairment in both eyes
A client who has had a stroke presents with homonymous hemianopia. What area of the
client's vision has been lost?
A. Half of the visual field in both eyes
B. The eye most affected by the stroke
C. Macula or central vision only
D. Vision on the same side as the lesion -
\A. Half of the visual field in both eyes
A client with low vision has difficulty locating items in the pantry. Which strategy would
be MOST appropriate for this client?
A. Stock items with low-contrast labels to improve visibility
, B. Increase visual distractions to promote predictability of location
C. Store items in a consistent order to promote predictability
D. Use patterned labels to improve visibility -
\C. Store items in a consistent order to promote predictabilit
Which symptom may be attributed to typical visual aging changes?
A. Slowing ability to adapt to light and dark
B. Difficulty recognizing and reading facial expressions
C. Increasing color blindness
D. Improving ability to see objects at a close distance -
\A. Slowing ability to adapt to light and dark
Which activity would a client with age-related macular degeneration likely have difficulty
performing?
A. Reading printed material
B. Engaging in functional mobility
C. Seeing well at nighttime
D. Tolerating glare from lights -
\A. Reading printed material
An older adult client with a history of falls and glaucoma was referred to occupational
therapy for evaluation and intervention. After the OTR® completed the evaluation, the
COTA® was requested to provide the intervention. Which strategy should the COTA®
teach the client to compensate for impaired vision due to glaucoma?
A. Use a colorful, patterned tablecloth.
B. Place dinner plate to the left of midline.
C. Rotate head to choose clothing from a closet.
D. Pour coffee into a dark colored mug. -
\C. Rotate head to choose clothing from a closet.
A client has been diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration. Which is the BEST
intervention strategy for the COTA® to use to improve the client's independence in meal
preparation?
A. Teach the client to use different tactile indicators on a few key microwave buttons.
B. Teach the client to use central vision to see the microwave buttons.
C. Prescribe an optical device for client to use to see the microwave buttons.
D. Instruct the client to lower the general and task lighting in the kitchen and near the
microwave -
\A. Teach the client to use different tactile indicators on a few key microwave buttons.
An OTR® completes an evaluation for a client with low vision and determines that
adaptive interventions are needed. Which interventions would be MOST appropriate for
the COTA® to use?
A. Occlusion of the intact visual field
B. Range of motion eye exercises
C. Increased efficiency of visual search
