Certified Ophthalmic Technician (COT) Examination v1
A three and one half hour, 210-item computer-administered examination covering 13 content areas which define the scope of practice of an ophthalmic technician. Additionally, candidates are required to pass a hands-on skills evaluation in which skills across six areas are evaluated simultaneously by two ophthalmic professionals currently practicing in the field. Ophthalmic allied health professionals seeking certification at the COT level must meet exam eligibility requirements.
- 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 Equipment Maintenance
- Ophthalmic Instrumentation
- Ophthalmic Optics and Refractometry
- Ophthalmic Pharmacology
- Patient History Taking
- Pupil Assessment
- Tonometry
- Visual Assessment
- Visual Fields Testing
Earning Criteria
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Knowledge Measured: 10% Basic Ocular Motility; 8% Basic Skills and Lensometry; 4% Basic Tonometry; 14% Clinical Optics; 10% Contact Lenses; 10% General Medical Knowledge; 7% History Taking; 6% Instrument Maintenance; 4% Intermediate Tonometry; 8% Ocular Pharmacology; 4% Patient Services; 3% Photography; 12% Visual Fields. Skills Measured: Clinical Optics, Ocular Motility, Visual Fields, Contact Lens, Tonometry.