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IJCAHPO Certified Ophthalmic Technician (COT) Certification Examination
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IJCAHPO Certified Ophthalmic Technician (COT)Certification Examination 2024-2025
What is NOT relevant to recording an injury's history? - Answer who was around when
the injury happened
Which of the following ocular conditions will be LEAST likely to have a family history? -
Answer conjunctivitis
In assessing a patient for cataract surgery, which systemic illness is LEAST important? -
Answer urinary incontinence
Which of the following symptoms may indicate angle-closure glaucoma? Rainbow
colored halos around lights
What is the correct translation of 1gtt tid OU - One drop to both eyes three times a day
For which of the following conditions is a history of corticosteroid use of LEAST
significance when obtaining an history? Macular degeneration
A visual acuity of 20/200 taken at a distance of 4 feet should be documented as - 4/200
If a patient has a visual acuity with correction and pinholes is 20/70 and with pinholes is
20/25, the most likely answer is the patient needs distance correction
The lines of optotypes are what in relation to size compared to entire optotype. Answer
1/5
Decreased visual acuity that cannot be explained by any organic pathology is called:
,Answer amblyopia
A 55-year-old patient has worn glasses since childhood. The uncorrected vision
improves without glasses when the patient views through an occluder with perforation.
This phenomenon is referred to as the - Answer pinhole effect
What is the metric equivalent of 20/40 visual acuity? - Answer 6/12
Dynamic visual acuity refers to - Answer kinetic or moving vision
Measuring visual acuity with a potential acuity meter is useful for patients with - Answer
catarcts
Near vision charts should be held how many inches from the eye? - Answer 14-16
If poor vision is simply due to refractive error, the acuity should improve with use of a(n)
- Answer pinhole disc
What is the recommended distance for assessing visual acuity? - Answer 20'
A person's visual acuity is said to be - Answer 20/60 if a person can clearly see an object
at 20 feet that a person with no refractive error can see at 60 feet.
If a patient is unable to distinguish the largest letter on a Snellen chart, the assistance
should - Answer determine if the patient can count fingers at a given distance
In visual assessment, an infant would be expected to reach for toys by the age
of-Answer 4-6 months
The visual defect in which there is a complete type of nerve fiber bundle defect
, emanating from the blind spot, arching over central fixation, and ending on the
horizontal line is a-Answer Bjerrum scotoma
Homonymous congruous visual field defects with macular sparing are located in which
of the following parts of the visual pathway? - Answer: occipital cortex
The normal visual field depends on the size of test object used and the distance at which
the test was made. Using a 3 mm white target on the perimeter with a 330-degree
radius, the average peripheral limit is about -Answer 95 degrees outward, 75 degrees
downward, 60 degrees inward, and 60 degrees upward
If a threshold 24-degree central field test is performed, what kind of patient does this
generally suggest? - Answer glaucoma
the MOST common screening technique for visual fields, needing no specialized
equipment is - Answer confrontation testing
Scotomas that are situated immediately nasal or temporal to fixation are called - Answer
paracentral
This serves to compare the direct response of the stimulated eye and the consensual
response of the other eye in the swinging flashlight test.
Diameter of the normal adult pupil in ordinary room light is - Answer 3-5 mm
A difference in the size of the pupils is called - Answer anisocoria
The presence of an afferent pupillary defect may be caused by - Answer optic nerve
disease
Answer The consensual light reflex in the right eye leads to, or results in, the
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