AOA.CPO Ch1 || All Correct.

Optometrist or optometric physician and ophthalmologist licensure correct answers The State is the governing body or agency for licensure Ophthalmologists correct answers Doctor of medicine (MD) or doctor of Osteopathy (DO) that specialize in surgery specifically eye Oculist correct answers A person that fits prosthetic eyes OMP = ophthalmic Medical personnel correct answers Work with ophthalmologist- techs and assistants - history taking, pre testing, etc Paraoptometric correct answers Staff assisting optometrist optician correct answers specialist who fills prescriptions for lenses (cannot prescribe lenses), can be apprentice trained or certification program optician licensure correct answers Not required by all states Optometrists correct answers 4 year undergraduate degree bachelors + 4 years optometry school Lifeline to the office practice correct answers Phone Answering office phone correct answers Identify yourself / office, Timely, courteous, message record Triage correct answers System of prioritizing medical treatment based on urgency of symptoms emergency telephone triage correct answers Gathering necessary information on symptoms to determine if treatment is urgent Potential retinal detachment correct answers Patient symptoms of flashing lights, lots of floaters, loss of vision or curtain/veil blocking vision Ocular emergency correct answers Sudden double vision, eye pain, chemical in eye, foreign body, veil blocking vision, flashing lights, head trauma, different size pupils Remove contacts! correct answers With eye pain, excessive redness or itching, discharge, burning, or chemical splash Flashing lights and new floaters correct answers Ask if there has been trauma, fall, or motor vehicle accident Chief Complaint (CC) correct answers Primary or most important reason for the patient's visit