Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Exam
ACE ID:
JCAH-0002
Organization's ID:
T8
Location:
Pearson VUE Test Centers globally
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 intermediate opthalmics
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 5 intermediate ophthalmic assessment
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 optics
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 refractometry and opticianary
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 4 intermediate practicum
This exam is being recommended for a total of 18 semester hours in the lower-division
Description

Objective:

This 3-hour, 200 item computer administrated covers the scope of practice of an ophthalmic technician. Candidates must also pass a computer-simulated skill evaluation in seven areas. Two hours are allotted to complete the skill evaluation.

Skills Measured:

Multiple Choice Questions; History and Documentation; Visual Assessment; Visual Field Testing; Pupil Assessment; Tonometry; Keratometry ; Ocular Motility Testing ; Lensometry ; Refraction, Retinoscopy and Refinement; Biometry; Supplemental Testing; Microbiology; Pharmacology; Surgical Assisting; Ophthalmic Patient Services and Education; Optics and Spectacles; Contact Lenses; Ophthalmic Imaging; Photography and Videography; Equipment Maintenance and Repair; Medical Ethics, Legal and Regulatory; Skill Evaluation; Skill Areas for the COT Skill Examination: Lensometry – Demonstrate the ability to perform non-automated lensometry to determine the strength of the distance correction and the bifocal or trifocal add. Visual Fields – Demonstrate the ability to perform an automated visual field on a specified automated visual test as determined by JCAHPO. Ocular motility – Demonstrate the ability to detect a phoria or tropia, and identify the direction of the deviation using appropriate cover tests. Keratometry – Demonstrate the ability to perform keratometry. ; Retinoscopy – Demonstrate the ability to perform retinoscopy. Refinement – Demonstrate the ability to perform refinement. Tonometry – Demonstrate the ability to perform applanation tonometry.
Instruction & Assessment
Supplemental Materials

Other offerings from Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology