CERTIFIED PARAOPTOMETRIC 2026 EXAM
STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE OPTOMETRIC
ASSISTING CONCEPTS AND PRACTICE
QUESTIONS
◉ Accounts Receivable. Answer: Outstanding obligations owed to
the business by others.
◉ Cash Flow Statement. Answer: A picture of all cash inflows and
outflows within the business.
◉ Gross Profit. Answer: The percentage of business income before
expenses.
◉ Just in Time (JIT). Answer: A strategy to improve a business
return on investment.
◉ Net Income/Profit. Answer: Revenues minus expenses.
◉ Net Worth. Answer: The total value of a business.
,◉ Return on Investment (ROI). Answer: A measurement of success
of a project; the percent of profit earned on an investment.
◉ An optometrist is licensed by which governing body:. Answer:
State
◉ The person generally responsible for grinding or duplicating
lenses is the:. Answer: Optician
◉ A doctor of medicine specializing in surgery is an:. Answer:
Ophthalmologist
◉ Ophthalmic Medical Personnel can do all BUT. Answer: Offer
medical diagnoses
◉ A person who collects patient data, administers tests of the
patient's visual capabilities, and assists in office management would
be best described as a/an. Answer: Paraoptometric
◉ When a staff member receives a call but is busy with a patient, the
person answering the phone should politely ask. Answer: for a
return number or if someone else might be of assistance
,◉ Prior to scheduling a patient appointment, what should be done
first?. Answer: Make certain the purpose of the visit is known, to
schedule properly
◉ What is the most straightforward type of filing system?. Answer:
Alphabetical
◉ Which is not a part of implementing HIPAA?. Answer: Unlimited
PHI disclosure for staff developing crisis.
◉ Which is not required for documentation of released PHI?.
Answer: Age, name, password
◉ Ciliary Muscle. Answer: The muscle inside of the eyeball that
alters the shape of the crystalline lens. It has direct control over the
focusing ability of the eye.
◉ Medial Rectus. Answer: The most powerful of the extraocular
muscles. Turns the eye toward the nose.
◉ Inferior Rectus. Answer: Its primary action is to turn the eye
downward.
, ◉ Lateral Rectus. Answer: Its only action is to move the eyes away
from the nose.
◉ Superior Rectus. Answer: Its primary action is to move the eye
upward.
◉ Superior Oblique. Answer: Rotates eye down and inward
◉ Inferior Oblique. Answer: Rotates eye up and outward
◉ Anterior Chamber. Answer: The area inside the eye, behind the
cornea, and in front of the iris.
◉ Aqueous humor. Answer: a clear, watery fluid produced by the
ciliary body. It provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.
◉ Choroid. Answer: Sandwiched between the sclera and the retina.
This nourishes the retina.
◉ Conjunctiva. Answer: clear, cellophane-like tissue that covers the
sclera and the inside surface of the eyelids. The *palpebral* _______
lines the lids, while the *bulbar* _______ covers the sclera.
STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE OPTOMETRIC
ASSISTING CONCEPTS AND PRACTICE
QUESTIONS
◉ Accounts Receivable. Answer: Outstanding obligations owed to
the business by others.
◉ Cash Flow Statement. Answer: A picture of all cash inflows and
outflows within the business.
◉ Gross Profit. Answer: The percentage of business income before
expenses.
◉ Just in Time (JIT). Answer: A strategy to improve a business
return on investment.
◉ Net Income/Profit. Answer: Revenues minus expenses.
◉ Net Worth. Answer: The total value of a business.
,◉ Return on Investment (ROI). Answer: A measurement of success
of a project; the percent of profit earned on an investment.
◉ An optometrist is licensed by which governing body:. Answer:
State
◉ The person generally responsible for grinding or duplicating
lenses is the:. Answer: Optician
◉ A doctor of medicine specializing in surgery is an:. Answer:
Ophthalmologist
◉ Ophthalmic Medical Personnel can do all BUT. Answer: Offer
medical diagnoses
◉ A person who collects patient data, administers tests of the
patient's visual capabilities, and assists in office management would
be best described as a/an. Answer: Paraoptometric
◉ When a staff member receives a call but is busy with a patient, the
person answering the phone should politely ask. Answer: for a
return number or if someone else might be of assistance
,◉ Prior to scheduling a patient appointment, what should be done
first?. Answer: Make certain the purpose of the visit is known, to
schedule properly
◉ What is the most straightforward type of filing system?. Answer:
Alphabetical
◉ Which is not a part of implementing HIPAA?. Answer: Unlimited
PHI disclosure for staff developing crisis.
◉ Which is not required for documentation of released PHI?.
Answer: Age, name, password
◉ Ciliary Muscle. Answer: The muscle inside of the eyeball that
alters the shape of the crystalline lens. It has direct control over the
focusing ability of the eye.
◉ Medial Rectus. Answer: The most powerful of the extraocular
muscles. Turns the eye toward the nose.
◉ Inferior Rectus. Answer: Its primary action is to turn the eye
downward.
, ◉ Lateral Rectus. Answer: Its only action is to move the eyes away
from the nose.
◉ Superior Rectus. Answer: Its primary action is to move the eye
upward.
◉ Superior Oblique. Answer: Rotates eye down and inward
◉ Inferior Oblique. Answer: Rotates eye up and outward
◉ Anterior Chamber. Answer: The area inside the eye, behind the
cornea, and in front of the iris.
◉ Aqueous humor. Answer: a clear, watery fluid produced by the
ciliary body. It provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.
◉ Choroid. Answer: Sandwiched between the sclera and the retina.
This nourishes the retina.
◉ Conjunctiva. Answer: clear, cellophane-like tissue that covers the
sclera and the inside surface of the eyelids. The *palpebral* _______
lines the lids, while the *bulbar* _______ covers the sclera.
