JCAHPO Assisting with Interventions & Procedures 3

Question 1

When setting up for a minor lid laceration repair, the assistant should ensure the sterile field includes which item to close the wound?

Accepted Answer

Appropriate suture material and needle driver

Answer

Lid laceration repair requires appropriate suture material (commonly absorbable for deep tissue and non-absorbable for skin) and a needle driver.

Question 2

Which anesthetic technique is typically used for enucleation or evisceration of the eye?

Accepted Answer

General anesthesia or retrobulbar/peribulbar block

Answer

Enucleation or evisceration requires general anesthesia or a retrobulbar/peribulbar nerve block to achieve adequate anesthesia and akinesia of the globe.

Question 3

During a strabismus surgery, the assistant notes the surgeon needs a recession procedure. What does this involve?

Accepted Answer

Weakening a muscle by detaching it and reattaching it further from the limbus

Answer

A recession weakens a muscle by moving its insertion point posteriorly (further from the limbus), reducing its pull on the eye.

Question 4

What is the purpose of performing a corneal pachymetry measurement before LASIK surgery?

Accepted Answer

To determine corneal thickness and ensure adequate residual stromal bed after ablation

Answer

Pachymetry measures corneal thickness to confirm there is sufficient stroma remaining after the planned ablation depth, preventing post-LASIK ectasia.

Question 5

When preparing a patient for a Schirmer tear test during a pre-operative evaluation, the assistant should:

Accepted Answer

Place standardized filter paper strips over the lower lid margin without anesthetic for the basic test

Answer

The basic Schirmer I test uses standardized filter paper strips placed over the lower lid margin without anesthetic to measure both reflex and basal tear secretion.

(JCAHPO) International Joint Commission Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology Practice Test

(JCAHPO) International Joint Commission Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology Practice Test

JCAHPO Assisting with Interventions & Procedures 3