Appendix A
COA , COT , and COMT Sub-Content Areas Higher level examinations may contain areas also found in lower level examinations .
CONTENT AREAS |
COA ( Basic ) |
COT ( Intermediate ) |
COMT ( Advanced ) |
HISTORY TAKING |
Ocular Medical Medication Social Family |
Ocular Medical Medication Social Family |
Ocular Medical Medication Social Family |
PUPILLARY ASSESSMENT
CONTACT LENSES
EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
LENSOMETRY
Measure Compare Evaluate
Measure Patient Instruction Patient Counsel Fitting
Ophthalmic Lenses , Instruments , and Equipment
Neutralize Spectacles
♦ Automated
♦ Manual
Measure Compare Evaluate RAPD
Measure Patient Instruction Patient Counsel Fitting
Ophthalmic Lenses , Instruments , and Equipment
Neutralize Spectacles
♦ Automated
♦ Manual Fresnel Ground-in prism Slab-off
KERATOMETRY |
Corneal Curvature |
Corneal Curvature |
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Keratometer |
MEDICAL ETHICS , LEGAL , AND REGULATORY ISSUES
MICROBIOLOGY
PHARMACOLOGY
OCULAR MOTILITY
ASSISTING IN SURGICAL PROCEDURES
Coding Government / institutional rules and regulations Quality assurance Ethical & legal standards Scribing Confidentiality Informed consent
Office antisepsis Universal precautions
Ocular medications ( instilling and identifying ) Educate patients on medications Drug reactions
Version and Ductions
♦ Functions
♦ Anomalies Cover Tests Stereoacuity Nystagmus
Instrument preparation Refractive surgery Aseptic technique Non-refractive laser therapy Intraocular injections Yag laser Sterilization Surgical site identification Laser safety
Coding Government / institutional rules and regulations Quality assurance Ethical & legal standards Scribing Confidentiality Informed consent
Office antisepsis Universal precautions Specimens and biopsies Cultures
Ocular medications ( instilling and identifying ) Educate patients on medications Drug reactions
Version and Ductions
♦ Functions
♦ Anomalies Near point convergence Near point accommodation Fusional convergence amplitudes Cover Tests Strabismus with prisms Worth 4-Dot test Maddox rod Krimsky Stereoacuity Nystagmus Amblyopia therapy Convergence training
Instrument preparation Refractive surgery Aseptic technique Non-refractive laser therapy Intraocular injections Yag laser Sterilization Surgical site identification Scrub technician duties Surgical ophthalmic equipment
♦ Phacoemulsifier
♦ Vitrectomy units
♦ Laser automated keratometer Laser safety
Measure Compare Evaluate RAPD
Ophthalmic Lenses , Instruments , and Equipment
Neutralize Spectacles
♦ Automated
♦ Manual Fresnel Ground-in prism Slab-off
Corneal Curvature Keratometer
Coding Government / institutional rules and regulations Quality assurance Ethical & legal standards Scribing Confidentiality Informed consent
Office antisepsis Universal precautions Specimens and biopsies Cultures
Ocular medications ( instilling and identifying ) Educate patients on medications Drug reactions
Version and Ductions
♦ Functions
♦ Anomalies Near point convergence Near point accommodation Fusional convergence amplitudes Cover Tests Strabismus with prisms Worth 4-Dot test Maddox rod Krimsky Stereoacuity Nystagmus Amblyopia therapy Convergence training
Instrument preparation Refractive surgery Aseptic technique Non-refractive laser therapy Intraocular injections
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