Measure This section of the test is going to test your knowledge of pupil size. Two terms to know here are miotic and mydriatic. Miotic pupils are smaller than 2mm. Mydriatic is a pupil size larger than 6mm. Memorization Trick: Miotic is small like a tick. Mydriatic is big and dramatic. Compare Anisocoria is when the pupils are unequal sizes. This may happen after a traumatic incident. Know the difference between direct pupillary response and consensual pupillary response.

  Outline General History Presenting Complaint Sign vs Symptom Double Vision Injuries to the eye Past Ocular History Past Medical History Medications Social History Family History   General History A history is obtained by asking specific questions. Try to condense the patient’s story to only include pertinent facts. You need to be like a detective and search for pertinent facts.

I wanted to lay out a few ways that you can become a COA. 1. 1,000 hours of work Experience + JCAT + COA Exam This is the most common way to become a COA. You have to work for an ophthalmologist for 1,000 hours (6 months full time) and pass the exam. You will also have to be sponsored by a doctor before you can set a test date.

Measure This section of the test is going to test your knowledge of pupil size. Two terms to know here are miotic and mydriatic. Miotic pupils are smaller than 2mm. Mydriatic is a pupil size larger than 6mm. Memorization Trick: Miotic is small like a tick. Mydriatic is big and dramatic. Compare Anisocoria is when the pupils are unequal sizes. This may happen after a traumatic incident. Know the difference between direct pupillary response and consensual pupillary response.

  Outline General History Presenting Complaint Sign vs Symptom Double Vision Injuries to the eye Past Ocular History Past Medical History Medications Social History Family History   General History A history is obtained by asking specific questions. Try to condense the patient’s story to only include pertinent facts. You need to be like a detective and search for pertinent facts.

I wanted to lay out a few ways that you can become a COA. 1. 1,000 hours of work Experience + JCAT + COA Exam This is the most common way to become a COA. You have to work for an ophthalmologist for 1,000 hours (6 months full time) and pass the exam. You will also have to be sponsored by a doctor before you can set a test date.