ABO ADVANCED EXAM | COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE

ABO ADVANCED EXAM | COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE
• Which of the following is used to check for lateral and vertical phorias . CORRECT
ANSWER: Maddox rod

• A patient will experience photo phobia and Poor near vision after____________ .
CORRECT ANSWER: Cycloplegic refraction

• If the patient says that the green side is clearer during the binocular duochrome test,
you should add_______OU. . CORRECT ANSWER: Plus power

• Which of the following pharmaceuticals will dilate the pupil for 3-6 hours? . CORRECT
ANSWER: Cyclopentolate 1%

• The physiologic blind spot is located where . CORRECT ANSWER: optic disk

• The near point of convergence is reached when the test object: . CORRECT
ANSWER: Gets so close it blurs

• When measuring a patient with a horizontal deviation, the Maddox rod should be
positioned so that the line forms a__________ . CORRECT ANSWER: Vertical line

• The instrument that provides information on the patient refractive status by reflecting
light off the retina is_____________ . CORRECT ANSWER: Retniscope

• If a patient misses two letters on the 20/30 acuity line, the acuity should be recorded
as . CORRECT ANSWER: 20/30-2

• If the patient sees the red side clearer during a monocular duochrome test the focal
point is . CORRECT ANSWER: In front of the retina

• Latent hyperboles and children especially need a ______________ . CORRECT
ANSWER: Cycloplegic refraction

• Which of the following conditions could cause change in prescription in an adult
patient? . CORRECT ANSWER: Diabetes

• A patient who has a best corrected central acuity of 20/200 is considered
___________ . CORRECT ANSWER: legally blind

• If the patient has a narrow anterior chamber,_____________ pharmaceuticals should
be avoided . CORRECT ANSWER: Mydriatic

, • If a patient is accommodating during a refraction, it may result in prescription with too
much _____________ power . CORRECT ANSWER: Minus

• The cross cylinder is used to refine: . CORRECT ANSWER: Cylinder axis and power

• A non-verbal determination of refractive error is called a
___________________________. . CORRECT ANSWER: Objective refraction

• Pseudomyopia can be relieved with __________________. . CORRECT ANSWER:
plus lenses

• Retinoscope is used in a subjective or objective test? . CORRECT ANSWER:
Objective

• To check accommodative facility, you would use which of the following?

A. +2.00/-2.00 flipper
B. Duochrome
C. Worth 4 dot
D. Cross cylinder . CORRECT ANSWER: A. +2.00/-2.00 flipper

• The working lens used in retinoscopy is needed to simulate working at ____________.
. CORRECT ANSWER: Infinity

• After reaching neutrality with retinoscope, if the examiner moves closer to the patient
they should observe____________ motion in all meridians. . CORRECT ANSWER:
With

• What is the name of a common mydriatic? . CORRECT ANSWER: Tropicamide

• When preforming the cover/uncover test; the right eye moves inward when it is
uncovered. The eye may have a _______________ Peoria . CORRECT ANSWER:
Eso

• Placing enough plus power in front of the eye to blur the patient's vision and limit
accommodation is known as . CORRECT ANSWER: Fogging

• Which of the following tests can be used to help determine if a patient's vision can be
improved by lenses or is related to pathology . CORRECT ANSWER: Pinhole

• What condition will cause a central field loss . CORRECT ANSWER: Macular
degeneration

• When performing the near point convergence test, an object is moved toward the eye
until the patient reports it doubles or one eye loses fixation. This is known as the
_____________ point. . CORRECT ANSWER: Break