Certified Paraoptometric Exam With
100% Correct Answers
2023
Ophthalmoscopy - Correct Answer-The Examination of the inside of the eye.
Vertex distance - Correct Answer-The distance from the back surface of the lens to the
front of the eye.
Fundus - Correct Answer-The interior portion of the eyeball that may be seen on
ophthalmoscopy.
Turn the eye downward - Correct Answer-What is the primary function of the inferior
rectus muscle?
Sub conjunctival hemorrhage - Correct Answer-A broken blood vessel between the
sclera and conjunctiva.
What does a lensometer measure? - Correct Answer-Back vertex power which includes
sphere and cylinder power.
Aspheric lenses provide a smaller field of vision. - Correct Answer-False
Visual acuity - Correct Answer-The measure of the finest detail the eye may detect.
Corneal Edema - Correct Answer-When water is retained and swelling occurs in the
cornea.
Snellen Chart - Correct Answer-The chart most often used to measure acuity at
distance.
0.25 D - Correct Answer-The smallest unit of lens measure.
Which type of lens will have the same power in all areas of the lens? - Correct Answer-
Spherical
What lens material is the easiest to break? - Correct Answer-Glass
Trivex - Correct Answer-A mid-index lens material that is thinner than glass or CR-39,
free from distortion and aberration and able to be used as a safety lens.
Sphygmomanometer and stethoscope - Correct Answer-Two instruments are used to
test patient blood pressure.
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, Conventional daily wear lenses - Correct Answer-One type of contact lens is applied
after waking and removed before going to sleep.
Macula - Correct Answer-The part of the retina responsible for sharp, clear vision.
Optic Disc - Correct Answer-The portion of the optic nerve that is formed by the meeting
of all retinal nerve fibers.
Photoablation - Correct Answer-The procedure using ultraviolet radiation from a laser to
remove tissue.
What is the name for the part of the frame that connects the two eyewires? -
Correct Answer-Bridge
Monovision - Correct Answer-Corrects one eye for distance and the other eye for near
and can be used to correct presbyopia.
Phoropter - Correct Answer-The instrument that contains lenses and can be used to
determine a spectacle correction.
What does a tonometer measure? - Correct Answer-Pressure in the eye.
Proparacaine - Correct Answer-A topical anesthetic.
What are used to treat dry eyes? - Correct Answer-Artificial Tears and Lubricants
Five - Correct Answer-Layers in the cornea
Aqueous humor - Correct Answer-Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.
Retina - Correct Answer-The light sensitive part of the eye.
Rods are the photoreceptors that provide color vision. - Correct Answer-False
Glaucoma causes damage to the eye. - Correct Answer-True
Diabetic patients may have vision loss due to diabetic retinopathy. - Correct Answer-
True
What is the purpose of HIPPA. - Correct Answer-Improve the portability and continuity
of health insurance overage, improve access to long-term care services and
coverage, to simplify administrative care.
PHI - Correct Answer-Protected health Information
Numerical and Alphabetical - Correct Answer-The two main types of filing systems.
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100% Correct Answers
2023
Ophthalmoscopy - Correct Answer-The Examination of the inside of the eye.
Vertex distance - Correct Answer-The distance from the back surface of the lens to the
front of the eye.
Fundus - Correct Answer-The interior portion of the eyeball that may be seen on
ophthalmoscopy.
Turn the eye downward - Correct Answer-What is the primary function of the inferior
rectus muscle?
Sub conjunctival hemorrhage - Correct Answer-A broken blood vessel between the
sclera and conjunctiva.
What does a lensometer measure? - Correct Answer-Back vertex power which includes
sphere and cylinder power.
Aspheric lenses provide a smaller field of vision. - Correct Answer-False
Visual acuity - Correct Answer-The measure of the finest detail the eye may detect.
Corneal Edema - Correct Answer-When water is retained and swelling occurs in the
cornea.
Snellen Chart - Correct Answer-The chart most often used to measure acuity at
distance.
0.25 D - Correct Answer-The smallest unit of lens measure.
Which type of lens will have the same power in all areas of the lens? - Correct Answer-
Spherical
What lens material is the easiest to break? - Correct Answer-Glass
Trivex - Correct Answer-A mid-index lens material that is thinner than glass or CR-39,
free from distortion and aberration and able to be used as a safety lens.
Sphygmomanometer and stethoscope - Correct Answer-Two instruments are used to
test patient blood pressure.
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, Conventional daily wear lenses - Correct Answer-One type of contact lens is applied
after waking and removed before going to sleep.
Macula - Correct Answer-The part of the retina responsible for sharp, clear vision.
Optic Disc - Correct Answer-The portion of the optic nerve that is formed by the meeting
of all retinal nerve fibers.
Photoablation - Correct Answer-The procedure using ultraviolet radiation from a laser to
remove tissue.
What is the name for the part of the frame that connects the two eyewires? -
Correct Answer-Bridge
Monovision - Correct Answer-Corrects one eye for distance and the other eye for near
and can be used to correct presbyopia.
Phoropter - Correct Answer-The instrument that contains lenses and can be used to
determine a spectacle correction.
What does a tonometer measure? - Correct Answer-Pressure in the eye.
Proparacaine - Correct Answer-A topical anesthetic.
What are used to treat dry eyes? - Correct Answer-Artificial Tears and Lubricants
Five - Correct Answer-Layers in the cornea
Aqueous humor - Correct Answer-Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.
Retina - Correct Answer-The light sensitive part of the eye.
Rods are the photoreceptors that provide color vision. - Correct Answer-False
Glaucoma causes damage to the eye. - Correct Answer-True
Diabetic patients may have vision loss due to diabetic retinopathy. - Correct Answer-
True
What is the purpose of HIPPA. - Correct Answer-Improve the portability and continuity
of health insurance overage, improve access to long-term care services and
coverage, to simplify administrative care.
PHI - Correct Answer-Protected health Information
Numerical and Alphabetical - Correct Answer-The two main types of filing systems.
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