Introduction to Optometry Exam Questions
And Answers
What was the first refractive condition for which lenses were used
(for magnification)? - - -
correct answer ✅Presbyopia
When and where were spectacles most likely invented? - - -
correct answer ✅Italy in the 1270s
What was a "spectakle?" How was it used? - - -
correct answer ✅A "lens on a stick." Or a lens affixed to a holder. It
permitted small print to be read.
What 1400s event greatly popularized reading among the public
and the use of spectacles for that purpose? - - -
correct answer ✅Began to find widespread use after the invention
of the removable type press by Gutenberg, allowing mass printing
of books.
How did tradesmen become responsible for widespread fabrication
and sale of spectacles in Europe (starting in the middle ages)? - - -
correct answer ✅A brewer's guild, Worshipful Company of
Spectacle Makers, began grinding and fabricating them, allowing
them to be made more often.
,Introduction to Optometry Exam Questions
And Answers
During what centuries was the scientific basis for presbyopia,
myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism discovered? - - -
correct answer ✅Myopia and Presbyopia: 1623 (17th)
Hyperopia: 1700s (18th)
Astigmatism: 1827 (19th)
What was the significance of the invention of the ophthalmoscope?
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correct answer ✅Illumination, Magnification, and Portability. For
the first time, practitioners could see the ocular changes that
correspond to eye disease inside the eye.
Who invented bifocals? - - -
correct answer ✅Benjamin Franklin
What types of eyecare providers were practicing in the US in the
1890s? - - -
correct answer ✅Oculists, Ophthalmologists (performed exams,
but did not dispense eyewear), Dispensing Opticians (eyewear
based on prescription of eye physicians), and Refracting Opticians
(exams and dispensed eyewear)
, Introduction to Optometry Exam Questions
And Answers
Who was Charles Prentice? What role did he play in the
"legalization" of optometry? - - -
correct answer ✅Charles Prentice was a New York Refracting
Optician who referred a patient to an ophthalmologist because of
Ocular Inflammation. Created the first optical society for the state
of New York. Introduced an act to regulate practice in New York.
Attempted to pass a NY bill for Optometry, but failed. Took hold of
government recognition of Optometry
Why was legislation authorizing the practice of optometry needed
in the 1890s? - - -
correct answer ✅Claims from ophthamologists that Prentice was
illegally prescribing glasses, as infringement on medicine, and
ophthalmologists were attempting to prevent refraction by
opticians. Prentice wanted to regulate the practice.
What were optometrists in America originally called? - - -
correct answer ✅Refracting Opticians
When and where was the first law authorizing the practice of
"optometry?" About how many years did it take for all jurisdictions
to enact laws? - - -
And Answers
What was the first refractive condition for which lenses were used
(for magnification)? - - -
correct answer ✅Presbyopia
When and where were spectacles most likely invented? - - -
correct answer ✅Italy in the 1270s
What was a "spectakle?" How was it used? - - -
correct answer ✅A "lens on a stick." Or a lens affixed to a holder. It
permitted small print to be read.
What 1400s event greatly popularized reading among the public
and the use of spectacles for that purpose? - - -
correct answer ✅Began to find widespread use after the invention
of the removable type press by Gutenberg, allowing mass printing
of books.
How did tradesmen become responsible for widespread fabrication
and sale of spectacles in Europe (starting in the middle ages)? - - -
correct answer ✅A brewer's guild, Worshipful Company of
Spectacle Makers, began grinding and fabricating them, allowing
them to be made more often.
,Introduction to Optometry Exam Questions
And Answers
During what centuries was the scientific basis for presbyopia,
myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism discovered? - - -
correct answer ✅Myopia and Presbyopia: 1623 (17th)
Hyperopia: 1700s (18th)
Astigmatism: 1827 (19th)
What was the significance of the invention of the ophthalmoscope?
---
correct answer ✅Illumination, Magnification, and Portability. For
the first time, practitioners could see the ocular changes that
correspond to eye disease inside the eye.
Who invented bifocals? - - -
correct answer ✅Benjamin Franklin
What types of eyecare providers were practicing in the US in the
1890s? - - -
correct answer ✅Oculists, Ophthalmologists (performed exams,
but did not dispense eyewear), Dispensing Opticians (eyewear
based on prescription of eye physicians), and Refracting Opticians
(exams and dispensed eyewear)
, Introduction to Optometry Exam Questions
And Answers
Who was Charles Prentice? What role did he play in the
"legalization" of optometry? - - -
correct answer ✅Charles Prentice was a New York Refracting
Optician who referred a patient to an ophthalmologist because of
Ocular Inflammation. Created the first optical society for the state
of New York. Introduced an act to regulate practice in New York.
Attempted to pass a NY bill for Optometry, but failed. Took hold of
government recognition of Optometry
Why was legislation authorizing the practice of optometry needed
in the 1890s? - - -
correct answer ✅Claims from ophthamologists that Prentice was
illegally prescribing glasses, as infringement on medicine, and
ophthalmologists were attempting to prevent refraction by
opticians. Prentice wanted to regulate the practice.
What were optometrists in America originally called? - - -
correct answer ✅Refracting Opticians
When and where was the first law authorizing the practice of
"optometry?" About how many years did it take for all jurisdictions
to enact laws? - - -
