Optical
Tech Workup
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General Knowledge
100
This is the term for glasses that are designed to correct vision at all distances, featuring a gradient of varying lens powers.
What are progressive lenses?
100
In this test, an ophthalmic technician measures the intraocular pressure of the eye, which is crucial for detecting this condition.
What is tonometry, for detecting glaucoma?
100
This alphanumeric system, used in medical billing and coding, provides a standard way to describe diagnoses, symptoms, and procedures.
What is ICD-10 (International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision)?
100
This software is commonly used at the front desk to schedule appointments, manage patient records, and process billing.
What is an Electronic Medical Records (EMR) or Practice Management Software?
100
This classic science fiction film, directed by Steven Spielberg, features a friendly alien trying to return home.
What is "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial"?
200
Sir William Crookes, British physicist, invented these lenses darken on exposure to specific types of light of sufficient intensity, like sunlight.
What are photochromic lenses or transition lenses?
200
This imaging technique uses light waves to capture cross-sectional images of the retina, helping in the diagnosis of retinal diseases.
What is Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)?
200
This term describes the process of obtaining prior agreement from a health insurer for a specific procedure or treatment.
What is preauthorization or prior authorization?
200
This type of insurance, often verified by the receptionist, helps cover the cost of eye care services, particularly for routine vision exams.
What is vision insurance?
200
This longest river in the world flows through northeastern Africa and is integral to the civilization of ancient Egypt.
What is the Nile River?
300
This term refers to the distance measured in millimeters between the centers of the pupils of the eyes, crucial for accurately aligning lenses in eyeglasses.
What are blue light blocking lenses?
300
In this test, a technician maps the field of vision to detect blind spots, often used in diagnosing and monitoring glaucoma.
What is visual field testing?
300
This coding system is used specifically for documenting procedures and services performed by eye care professionals.
What is Current Procedural Terminology (CPT)?
300
This piece of equipment, often used by the receptionist, is essential for verifying insurance coverage and processing co-payments.
What is a credit card and insurance card scanner?
300
This famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci features a woman with an enigmatic smile and is displayed in the Louvre Museum.
What is the Mona Lisa
400
Often used in high-index lenses, this type of plastic material provides a thinner and lighter alternative to traditional glass lens material.
What is polycarbonate?
400
The Van Herick Test involves the use of a penlight to examine the angle in the eye where the iris meets the cornea, crucial for avoiding this risk of eye dilation.
Acute angle closure caused by using dilating drops in a patient with narrow angles
400
This federal law in the United States, passed in 1996, includes provisions to protect patient health information and impacts how medical records are handled and shared.
What is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)?
400
This is the term for the mandatory notice provided to patients about how their health information is used and protected.
What is a Notice of Privacy Practices?
400
This epic fantasy television series, based on novels by George R.R. Martin, was known for its complex characters and unexpected plot twists.
What is Game of Thrones?
500
This term refers to the measure of the refractive power of a lens in glasses, defined as the inverse of the focal length measured in meters.
What is diopter?
500
This class of glaucoma drops typically has a teal colored cap.
Prostaglandin analogues such as Xalatan (latanaprost), Travatan (travoprost), Lumigan (bimatoprost), and Zioptan (tafluprost).
500
This document, often abbreviated as ABN, is provided to Medicare patients to inform them about services Medicare may not cover, ensuring patients understand potential out-of-pocket costs.
What is an Advance Beneficiary Notice?
500
This appointment type never has a co-pay, ever.
What is a post op appointment.
500
This iconic American landmark, gifted by France in 1886, stands as a symbol of freedom and democracy.
What is the Statue of Liberty