Eye Care

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What is your Area Sales Director's name?

Ryan Bleeks (EAST)

Justin Henrie (WEST)

Contact lenses and glasses can be prescribed by:

An ophthalmologist only

An optometrist only

An ophthalmologist and an optometrist

An ophthalmology, optometrist, and optician

True or False. In all 50 states, optometrists can prescribe glasses, contact lenses, and some medications.

True

False

An ophthalmologist must hold which of the following credentials?

MD (Doctor of Medicine)

DO (Doctor of Osteopathy)

OD (Doctor of Optometry)

Either MD or DO

What is JCAHPO’s highest core level of certification for ophthalmic technicians?

Orthoptist

COMT (Certified Ophthalmic Medical Technologist)

COT (Certified Ophthalmic Technician)

COA (Certified Ophthalmic Assistant)

An ophthalmic technician may NOT perform which of the following tasks?

Vision and diagnostic testing

Instruct patients about medications

Prescribe glasses and contact lenses

Assist in surgeries

Which health care professional evaluates and manages eye movement abnormalities?

Orthoptist

COMT (Certified Ophthalmic Medical Technologist)

COT (Certified Ophthalmic Technician)

COA (Certified Ophthalmic Assistant)

What is a co-management arrangement?

When an ophthalmologist performs surgery and an ophthalmic technician provides postoperative care

When an ophthalmologist performs surgery and the referring optometrist provides postoperative care

When an optometrist performs surgery and an ophthalmic technician provides postoperative care

When an ophthalmologist performs surgery and an ophthalmic surgical assistant provides postoperative care

Which subspecialty treats conditions associated with intraocular pressure (IOP)?

Glaucoma

Cataract and refractive surgery

Vitreoretinal diseases

Uveitis

Which of the following is a relatively new subspecialty within ophthalmology?

Ophthalmic plastic surgery

Neuro-ophthalmology

Cornea and external disease

Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Which of the following is NOT a use for Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)?

Visualization of all layers of the retina

Measure intraocular pressure (IOP)

Measure the thickness of the macula

Visualize anterior segment structures

What method of visual field testing can be used to detect areas of vision loss or distortion in the central vision?

Amsler grid

Schirmer test

Confrontation

Fluorescein staining

A slit lamp examination is performed to determine the health of the:

Anterior segment

Posterior segment

Retina

Optic disc

A tonometer measures _______ and is used to diagnose _________.

Inadequate tear production, dry eye disease

Angle of trabecular meshwork, glaucoma

Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP), glaucoma

Thickness of the cornea, ocular surface diseases

Ultrasound is used to measure the length of the eye from front to back prior to ___________.

Cataract surgery

Vitreoretinal surgery

Refractive surgery

Glaucoma surgery

Which point-of-care diagnostic test is used to measure the production of tears?

Wavefront aberrometry

Fluorescein angiography

Schirmer test

Ultrasound

Which instrument is used to evaluate the entire retina?

Direct ophthalmoscope

Indirect ophthalmoscope

Tonometer

Optical coherence tomography (OCT)

Which instrument is used to examine the angle of the eye with a mirrored contact lens?

Direct ophthalmoscope

Indirect ophthalmoscope

Tonometer

Gonioscopy

Which procedure is used to determine an eyeglass prescription?

Gonioscopy

Slit lamp examination

Wavefront aberrometry

Refraction

What is the estimated number of practicing ophthalmologists in the United States?

7,000

10,000

18,000

23,000

During an eye examination, ECPs may order this computerized, visual field test if a visual field defect is suspected.

Schirmer test

Tonometry

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)

Perimetry

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