Optometric Technician Assistant Training
Test UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Myopia - CORRECT ANSWER - Long eye (concave) focal point occurs in front of the eye
Hyperopia - CORRECT ANSWER - Short eye (convex) focal point occurs behind the eye
Astigmatism - CORRECT ANSWER - Corneal curvature being greater than one
meridian/cylinder amount in glasses (always has an axis)
Presbyopia - CORRECT ANSWER - Loss of accommodation with age/results in need for
readers for clear near vision
Conjunctiva - CORRECT ANSWER - Thin translucent membrane which lines the inner layer
of the eyelid and outer surface of the eye with expect ion of the cornea
Bulbar (on the eye) or Palpebral (on the back side of the eye)
Conjunctivitis - CORRECT ANSWER - Irritation, allergy, infection which causes swelling of
blood vessels in conjunctiva
Trichiasis - CORRECT ANSWER - Eyelashes grow toward the eye causing irritation
Stye - CORRECT ANSWER - Lash follicle inflames near edge of eyelid margin (more
superficial)
Chalazion - CORRECT ANSWER - Meibomian gland inflamed/infected creating swelling
and/or lump on lid (deeper in the lip than a stye)
, Ptosis - CORRECT ANSWER - Upper lid droop/cannot lift eyelid fully
Ectropian - CORRECT ANSWER - Lower lid pulling away from eye and rotating outward
Endotropian - CORRECT ANSWER - Upper/lower lid rotating inward creating irritation and
possible damage to cornea
Dermatochalasis - CORRECT ANSWER - Loose, redundant eyelid skin/fixed with "pretty
surgery"
Subconjunctival Hemmorage - CORRECT ANSWER - Conjunctival blood vessels rupture
causing blood to accumulate under the conjunctiva
Pinguecula - CORRECT ANSWER - Thickened yellowish area on the bulbar conk-nasal or
temporal side of the cornea
Strabismus - CORRECT ANSWER - Misalignment of the eyes which can result in diplopia or
amblyopia
Diplopia - CORRECT ANSWER - Double vision
Amblyopia - CORRECT ANSWER - Weak or lazy eye
Tropia - CORRECT ANSWER - Obvious misalignment of the eyes
Conjunctival Cyst - CORRECT ANSWER - Clear build up on the eye, can be drained but
may come back
Test UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Myopia - CORRECT ANSWER - Long eye (concave) focal point occurs in front of the eye
Hyperopia - CORRECT ANSWER - Short eye (convex) focal point occurs behind the eye
Astigmatism - CORRECT ANSWER - Corneal curvature being greater than one
meridian/cylinder amount in glasses (always has an axis)
Presbyopia - CORRECT ANSWER - Loss of accommodation with age/results in need for
readers for clear near vision
Conjunctiva - CORRECT ANSWER - Thin translucent membrane which lines the inner layer
of the eyelid and outer surface of the eye with expect ion of the cornea
Bulbar (on the eye) or Palpebral (on the back side of the eye)
Conjunctivitis - CORRECT ANSWER - Irritation, allergy, infection which causes swelling of
blood vessels in conjunctiva
Trichiasis - CORRECT ANSWER - Eyelashes grow toward the eye causing irritation
Stye - CORRECT ANSWER - Lash follicle inflames near edge of eyelid margin (more
superficial)
Chalazion - CORRECT ANSWER - Meibomian gland inflamed/infected creating swelling
and/or lump on lid (deeper in the lip than a stye)
, Ptosis - CORRECT ANSWER - Upper lid droop/cannot lift eyelid fully
Ectropian - CORRECT ANSWER - Lower lid pulling away from eye and rotating outward
Endotropian - CORRECT ANSWER - Upper/lower lid rotating inward creating irritation and
possible damage to cornea
Dermatochalasis - CORRECT ANSWER - Loose, redundant eyelid skin/fixed with "pretty
surgery"
Subconjunctival Hemmorage - CORRECT ANSWER - Conjunctival blood vessels rupture
causing blood to accumulate under the conjunctiva
Pinguecula - CORRECT ANSWER - Thickened yellowish area on the bulbar conk-nasal or
temporal side of the cornea
Strabismus - CORRECT ANSWER - Misalignment of the eyes which can result in diplopia or
amblyopia
Diplopia - CORRECT ANSWER - Double vision
Amblyopia - CORRECT ANSWER - Weak or lazy eye
Tropia - CORRECT ANSWER - Obvious misalignment of the eyes
Conjunctival Cyst - CORRECT ANSWER - Clear build up on the eye, can be drained but
may come back
