- Type Validation
- Level Foundational
- Time Months
- Cost Paid
Certified Ophthalmic Technician (COT) Examination v2
The examination is comprised of a three hour, 200-item multiple-choice examination covering 19 content areas that define the scope of practice of an ophthalmic technician. The 19 content areas contain the cumulative content areas of the Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (COA) examination. Candidates must also pass a computer-simulated skill evaluation.
- 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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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.