International Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (IJCAHPO) · IJCAHPO’s official OSA Appendix C content outline, linked from its current certification resources and checked 2026-10-13. The outline does not state an OSA effective date; the linked Criteria for Certification handbook identifies itself as the 32nd edition, copyright 2016. Workbook mapping: category 5, Allied Health & Imaging; the workbook label directly matches IJCAHPO’s Ophthalmic Surgical Assisting (OSA®) certification and is not a separate alias.

This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.

• Ophthalmic Surgical Assisting - IJCAHPO
• Appendix C - Ophthalmic Surgical Assisting
• Criteria for Certification & Recertification
• Recommendations for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities
• Universal Protocol - Pre procedure Verification
• Surgical Safety Checklist
• Capsulorhexis Technique
• Stop and Chop Technique
• Ophthalmic Viscosurgical Devices
• Corneal Wound Burn During Phacoemulsification
• Glaucoma Surgery
• Surgery for Retinal Detachment
• Corneal Transplants
• Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty
• Premarket Approval: Healon EndoCoat OVD
• DailyMed: MIOSTAT - carbachol solution
• Sterilizing Practices | Infection Control | CDC
• Clinical Safety: Hand Hygiene for Healthcare Workers | CDC
• Implementation Manual WHO Surgical Safety Checklist 2009
• Ocular Anesthesia - EyeWiki
• Laser Surgery and Freeze Treatment for Retinal Tears
• Dacryocystorhinostomy - EyeWiki
• Strabismus Surgery, Horizontal - EyeWiki
• LASIK | FDA
• DailyMed: Tropicamide solution/drops