Certified Paraoptometric Exam ACTUAL
UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What is the lifeline into and out of the practice? - CORRECT ANSWER - telephone
Who can examine, diagnose, treat, and manage diseases, injuries, and disorders of the visual
system? - CORRECT ANSWER - Optometrist
Who specializes in the medical and surgical care of the eye, visual system, and in the treatment
of eye disease and injury? - CORRECT ANSWER - Ophthalmologist
Who prepares and dispenses eyeglasses, lenses, duplicates, measures, verifies, adapts the fit and
adjusts eyeglasses? - CORRECT ANSWER - Optician
Who takes patient histories, administering tests and evaluations, eye measurements, and
performs a variety of clinical skill? - CORRECT ANSWER - Ophthalmic Medical Personnel
Who works under the direct supervision of a licensed doctor of optometry? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Optometric Staff-Paraoptometric
How should the office phone be answered? - CORRECT ANSWER - In a timely manner
A system of sorting and assigning priorities for medical treatment based on the urgency of the
symptoms. - CORRECT ANSWER - triage
3 triage categories - CORRECT ANSWER - emergency, urgent, routine
,A comprehensive examination may require how much time? - CORRECT ANSWER - 30 to
45 minutes
When a patient enters the office - CORRECT ANSWER - smile and make eye contact with
the patient, and provide a sincere greeting
There are two main types of filing systems: - CORRECT ANSWER - Alphabetical and
Numerical
HIPAA - CORRECT ANSWER - Health Information Portability and Accountability Act
a-, an- (prefix) - CORRECT ANSWER - without
ab- (prefix) - CORRECT ANSWER - away
ad (prefix) - CORRECT ANSWER - to, toward
aniso (prefix) - CORRECT ANSWER - different
anti (prefix) - CORRECT ANSWER - against
bi (prefix) - CORRECT ANSWER - two
di- (prefix) - CORRECT ANSWER - two
ex (prefix) - CORRECT ANSWER - away from, out of
hyper- (prefix) - CORRECT ANSWER - excessive, above, over
, hypo (prefix) - CORRECT ANSWER - under, below
intra- (prefix) - CORRECT ANSWER - within
para- (prefix) - CORRECT ANSWER - beside, beyond, around
peri- (prefix) - CORRECT ANSWER - surrounding
retro- (prefix) - CORRECT ANSWER - backward
sub (prefix) - CORRECT ANSWER - under, below
-ectomy (suffix) - CORRECT ANSWER - cutting out, excision
-ia (suffix) - CORRECT ANSWER - diseased or abnormal state
-itis (suffix) - CORRECT ANSWER - inflammation
-meter (suffix) - CORRECT ANSWER - measurer
-ologist (suffix) - CORRECT ANSWER - one who studies or practices
ology (suffix) - CORRECT ANSWER - study of
-oma (suffix) - CORRECT ANSWER - tumor, swelling
UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What is the lifeline into and out of the practice? - CORRECT ANSWER - telephone
Who can examine, diagnose, treat, and manage diseases, injuries, and disorders of the visual
system? - CORRECT ANSWER - Optometrist
Who specializes in the medical and surgical care of the eye, visual system, and in the treatment
of eye disease and injury? - CORRECT ANSWER - Ophthalmologist
Who prepares and dispenses eyeglasses, lenses, duplicates, measures, verifies, adapts the fit and
adjusts eyeglasses? - CORRECT ANSWER - Optician
Who takes patient histories, administering tests and evaluations, eye measurements, and
performs a variety of clinical skill? - CORRECT ANSWER - Ophthalmic Medical Personnel
Who works under the direct supervision of a licensed doctor of optometry? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Optometric Staff-Paraoptometric
How should the office phone be answered? - CORRECT ANSWER - In a timely manner
A system of sorting and assigning priorities for medical treatment based on the urgency of the
symptoms. - CORRECT ANSWER - triage
3 triage categories - CORRECT ANSWER - emergency, urgent, routine
,A comprehensive examination may require how much time? - CORRECT ANSWER - 30 to
45 minutes
When a patient enters the office - CORRECT ANSWER - smile and make eye contact with
the patient, and provide a sincere greeting
There are two main types of filing systems: - CORRECT ANSWER - Alphabetical and
Numerical
HIPAA - CORRECT ANSWER - Health Information Portability and Accountability Act
a-, an- (prefix) - CORRECT ANSWER - without
ab- (prefix) - CORRECT ANSWER - away
ad (prefix) - CORRECT ANSWER - to, toward
aniso (prefix) - CORRECT ANSWER - different
anti (prefix) - CORRECT ANSWER - against
bi (prefix) - CORRECT ANSWER - two
di- (prefix) - CORRECT ANSWER - two
ex (prefix) - CORRECT ANSWER - away from, out of
hyper- (prefix) - CORRECT ANSWER - excessive, above, over
, hypo (prefix) - CORRECT ANSWER - under, below
intra- (prefix) - CORRECT ANSWER - within
para- (prefix) - CORRECT ANSWER - beside, beyond, around
peri- (prefix) - CORRECT ANSWER - surrounding
retro- (prefix) - CORRECT ANSWER - backward
sub (prefix) - CORRECT ANSWER - under, below
-ectomy (suffix) - CORRECT ANSWER - cutting out, excision
-ia (suffix) - CORRECT ANSWER - diseased or abnormal state
-itis (suffix) - CORRECT ANSWER - inflammation
-meter (suffix) - CORRECT ANSWER - measurer
-ologist (suffix) - CORRECT ANSWER - one who studies or practices
ology (suffix) - CORRECT ANSWER - study of
-oma (suffix) - CORRECT ANSWER - tumor, swelling
