Certified Ophthalmic Assistant Practice Exam

Disable ads (and more) with a membership for a one time $2.99 payment

Study for the Certified Ophthalmic Assistant Exam. Prep with flashcards, multiple choice questions, and detailed explanations. Ace your exam!

Each practice test/flash card set has 50 randomly selected questions from a bank of over 500. You'll get a new set of questions each time!

Practice this question and more.

When might probing of the tear duct be a useful treatment?

For patients with diplopia
For patients with epiphora
For patients with hordeolum
For patients with dacryocystitis

The correct answer is: For patients with epiphora

Probing of the tear duct might be a useful treatment for patients with epiphora. Epiphora refers to excessive tearing, which can be caused by a blocked tear duct preventing tears from draining properly. By performing a tear duct probing procedure, ophthalmic assistants can help to clear the blockage and restore normal tear drainage, relieving the symptoms of epiphora. Option A, diplopia, typically refers to double vision caused by misalignment of the eyes and is not treated with tear duct probing. Option C, hordeolum, also known as a stye, is an infection of an eyelash follicle or tear gland and is treated differently from tear duct probing. Option D, dacryocystitis, is an infection or inflammation of the tear sac and is a reason for tear duct probing, making this option incorrect compared to the more relevant choice, which is Option B.