STUDIES

Study Schedule for the COA

I created this 10 week study schedule that requires a little less than 1 hour a day. I chose to use my lunch hour because I wanted to focus on family at home. You will need the Certified Ophthalmic Assistant Exam Review Manual

There are five columns the first column represents the chapter from the Certified Ophthalmic Assistant Exam Review Manual. The second column is that name of the chapter. There third column represents the percentage of questions on the actual COA exam. The number of questions is the number of questions in each chapter of the Certified Ophthalmic Assistant Exam Review Manual NOT the number of questions on the test. The last column is the number of days you will need to complete that chapter.

I only studied on week days. You can study on the weekends to speed up the process.

Order CONTENT AREA EXAM% NUMBER OF QUESTIONS ON EXAM DAYS PER CHAPTER
1 Ophthalmic Patient Services & Education 16 32 13
2 History Taking 8 16 2
3 Pharmacology 8 16 1
4 Supplemental Skills 8 16 2
5 Visual Assessment 8 16 2
6 Assisting in Surgical Procedures 7 14 3
7 Refractometry 6 12 3
8 Medical Ethics, Legal & Regulatory Issues 5 10 2
9 Equipment Maintenance & Repair 4 8 2
10 Tonometry 4 8 2
11 Visual Fields 4 8 2
12 Pupillary Assessment 3 6 1
13 Lensometry 3 6 2
14 Keratometry 3 6 1
15 Ocular Motility 3 6 2
16 Ophthalmic Imaging 3 6 2
17 Spectacle Skills 3 6
18 Contact Lenses 2 4 3
19 Microbiology 2 4 1

I hope this helps. Good luck I know you can pass.

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