Course

Course Summary

Credit Type:

Exam

ACE ID:

JCAH-0001

Organization:

Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology

Dates Offered:

Credit Recommendation & Competencies

Level	Credits (SH)	Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate	3	Introduction to Ophthalmic Assistant
Lower-Division Baccalaureate	3	Ophthalmic Optics and Refractometry
Lower-Division Baccalaureate	3	Practicum I
Lower-Division Baccalaureate	3	Ophthalmic Assessment

This course is recommended for a total of 12 semester hours in the lower-division baccalaureate/associate degree category.

Description

Objective:

This examination is comprised of a three hour, 210-item computer-administrated examination covering the scope of practice of an ophthalmic assistant. Allied Ophthalmic Personnel seeking certification at the COA level are required to meet one of the prerequisites outlined above to apply to sit for the examination.

Skills Measured:

The skills and/or knowledge measured include history taking (8 percent); pupillary assessment (3 percent); contact lenses (2 percent); equipment maintenance and repair (4 percent); lensometry (3 percent); keratometry (3 percent); medical ethics, legal, and regulatory issues (5 percent); microbiology (2 percent); pharmacology (8 percent); ocular motility (3 percent); assisting in surgical procedures (7 percent); ophthalmic patient services and education (16 percent); ophthalmic imaging (3 percent); refractometry (6 percent); spectacle skills (3 percent); supplemental skills (8 percent); tonometry (4 percent); visual assessment (8 percent); and visual fields (4 percent).

Instruction & Assessment

Supplemental Materials

Other offerings from Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology

Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (COA) Examination

(JCAH-0001)

Certified Ophthalmic Medical Technologist (COMT) Examination

(JCAH-0003)

Certified Ophthalmic Technician (COT) Examination

(JCAH-0002)

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