- Type Validation
- Level Foundational
- Time Months
- Cost Paid
Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (COA) Examination v2
This examination is comprised of a three hour, 200-item computer-administered multiple-choice examination covering the scope of practice of an ophthalmic assistant.
- Type Validation
- Level Foundational
- Time Months
- Cost Paid
Skills
- Clinical Patient Care
- Contact Lens Evaluation
- Keratometry
- Lensometry
- Ocular Anatomy And Physiology
- Ocular Motility
- Ophthalmic Assessment
- Ophthalmic Assistant Techniques
- Ophthalmic Equipment Maintenance
- Ophthalmic Optics and Refractometry
- Patient History Taking
- Pupil Assessment
- Tonometry
- Visual Assessment
Earning Criteria
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The skills measured include history taking, pupillary assessment, contact lenses, equipment maintenance and repair, lensometry, keratometry, medical ethics, legal and regulatory issues, microbiology, pharmacology, ocular motility, assisting in surgical procedures, ophthalmic patient services and education, ophthalmic imaging, refractometry, spectacle skills, supplemental skills, tonometry, visual assessment, and visual fields.