Certified Paraoptometric (CPO) Exam Questions and Correct Answers

Certified Paraoptometric (CPO) Exam Questions and Correct Answers


1. Accounts Payable: Outstanding business obligations that are owed to others. l l l l l l l l l



2. Accounts Receivable:Outstanding obligations owed to the business by others. l l l l l l l l l



3. Cash Flow Statement: A picture of all cash inflows and outflows within the business.
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4. Gross Profit:The percentage of business income before expenses.
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5. Just inTime (JIT): A strategy to improve a business return on investment.
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6. Net Income/Profit: Revenues minus expenses.
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7. NetWorth:The total value of a business.
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8. ReturnonInvestment(ROI): Ameasurementofsuccessofaproject;thepercent of profit earne
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d on an investment.
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9. An optometrist is licensed by which governing body:: State
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10. The person generally responsible for grinding or duplicating lenses is the:: Optician
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11. A doctor of medicine specializing in surgery is an:: Ophthalmologist
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12. Ophthalmic Medical Personnel can do all BUT: Offer medical diagnoses l l l l l l l l l



13. Aperson who collectspatientdata,administers testsofthepatient'svisual capabilities, a
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nd assists in office management would be best described as a/an: Paraoptometric
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14. When a staff member receives a call but is busy with a patient,the person answering the p
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hone should politely ask:for a returnnumber orif someone else might be of assistance
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15. Prior to scheduling a patient appointment, what should be done first?: -
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Make certain the purpose of the visit is known, to schedule properly
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16. What is the most straightforward type of filing system?: Alphabetical
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17. Which is not a part of implementing HIPAA?:Unlimited PHI disclosure for staff developi
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ng crisis.
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18. Which is not required for documentation of released PHI?:Age, name, password
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19. Ciliary Muscle: The muscle inside of the eyeball that alters the shape of the crystalline len
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s. It has direct control over the focusing ability of the eye.
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20. Medial Rectus:The most powerful of the extraocular muscles.Turns the eye toward the no
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se.
21. Inferior Rectus: Its primary action is to turn the eye downward. l l l l l l l l l l


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,22. Lateral Rectus: Its only action is to move the eyes away from the nose.
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23. Superior Rectus: Its primary action is to move the eye upward.
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24. Superior Oblique: Rotates eye down and inward
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25. Inferior Oblique: Rotates eye up and outward
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26. Anterior Chamber: The area inside the eye, behind the cornea, and in front of the iris.
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, 27. Aqueous humor:a clear, watery fluid produced by the ciliary body.It provides nutrients for t
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he lens and posterior cornea.
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28. Choroid:Sandwiched between the sclera and the retina.This nourishes the retina. l l l l l l l l l l l



29. Conjunctiva:clear, cellophane- l l



like tissue that covers the sclera and the inside surface of the eyelids. The *palpebral*
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lines the lids, while the *bulbar* l l l l l



covers the sclera. l l



30. Fovea Centralis: Area in the macula where visual acuity is the sharpest.
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31. Macula: The central part of the retina, which is used for seeing detail. l l l l l l l l l l l l



32. Posterior Chamber: The area behind the iris and in front of the lens. l l l l l l l l l l l l



33. Rods: Photoreceptorsthatprovideblack/whitevisionandarethemostsensitive.
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34. Cones:Photoreceptors responsible for color vision and for clear central vision.
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35. Sclera:Thewhiteportionoftheeyemadeupofatough,fibroustissuethatgives shape and stru
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cture to the eyeball. l l l



36. Vitreous Humor: Athick,clear,jelly- l l l l l



likesubstancethatfillstheeyebetweenthe lens and the retina.This serves to support the retina an
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d helps keep the eye round.
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37. Ocular Adnexa: The adjacent structures of the eye, such as eyelids, lashes, eyebrows,lacri
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malapparatus,tarsalplates,orbit,extraocularmusclesandconjunc- tiva.
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38. Sinuses: Air spaces within the bones. l l l l l



39. Lacrimal Gland: The gland that supplies most of the tears to the eye. l l l l l l l l l l l l



40. Lacrimal Duct: The drainage system for tears. l l l l l l



41. Nasolacrimal Duct:The drainage system for the tears to leave the eye. l l l l l l l l l l l



42. Amblyopia: A loss of vision in one or both eyes. l l l l l l l l l



43. Aphakia: When a cataract progress to the degree that it interferes with vision, the crystallin
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e lens can be surgically removed.
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Absence of the lens in the eye. l l l l l l



44. Chalazion:Astheinflammationresolvesinahordeolum,itwillsometimesleave a granuloma l l l l l l l l l l l l l l



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45. Blepharitis: Inflammation of the lid margin. l l l l l



46. Diabetic Retinopathy:Due to poor blood circulation that occurs with diabetes mellitus, ne
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