CERTIFIED PARAOPTOMETRIC EXAM
QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+
The system for sorting and assigning priorities for medical treatment based on the urgency of
the systems is called? - correct answer ✔✔Triage
Which of the following may not be a triage question? - correct answer ✔✔What medications
are you on?
What are two main types of filing systems? - correct answer ✔✔Numerical and alphabetical
Glaucoma causes damage to the eye. - correct answer ✔✔True
Replacement of the crystalline lens with an intraocular lens creates a condition called
pseudophakia. - correct answer ✔✔True
A visual condition where the eyes make repetitive, uncontrolled movements often resulting in
reduced vision is know as - correct answer ✔✔Nystagmus
Diabetic patients may have vision loss due to diabetic retinopathy. - correct answer ✔✔True
What does O.D. stand for? - correct answer ✔✔Oculus Dexter
The part of the retina responsible for sharp, clear vision is the macula. - correct answer ✔✔True
, Anesthetic drugs cause temporary deadening of a nerve, which results in loss of feeling in the
surrounding area. - correct answer ✔✔True
What are cycloplegic drugs used for? - correct answer ✔✔To dilate the eyes
What are used to treat dry eyes? - correct answer ✔✔Artificial tears and lubricants
What may ocular drugs not be used for? - correct answer ✔✔Paralyze the patient
The instrument that contains lenses and can be used to determine a spectacle correction is
called the phoropter. - correct answer ✔✔True
What is the benefit of biomicroscopy? - correct answer ✔✔Gives the examiner a highly
magnified view of the structure of the eye, lids, and lashes
What does a tonometer measure? - correct answer ✔✔pressure in the eye
What is the measure of the finest detail the eye may detect? - correct answer ✔✔Visual Acuity
Monovision corrects one eye for distance and the other eye for near and can be used to correct
presbyopia. - correct answer ✔✔True
What does the prescription strength of the contact lens determine? - correct answer ✔✔Lens
power
What type of contact lens is applied after waking and removed before going to bed? - correct
answer ✔✔Conventional daily wear lenses
QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+
The system for sorting and assigning priorities for medical treatment based on the urgency of
the systems is called? - correct answer ✔✔Triage
Which of the following may not be a triage question? - correct answer ✔✔What medications
are you on?
What are two main types of filing systems? - correct answer ✔✔Numerical and alphabetical
Glaucoma causes damage to the eye. - correct answer ✔✔True
Replacement of the crystalline lens with an intraocular lens creates a condition called
pseudophakia. - correct answer ✔✔True
A visual condition where the eyes make repetitive, uncontrolled movements often resulting in
reduced vision is know as - correct answer ✔✔Nystagmus
Diabetic patients may have vision loss due to diabetic retinopathy. - correct answer ✔✔True
What does O.D. stand for? - correct answer ✔✔Oculus Dexter
The part of the retina responsible for sharp, clear vision is the macula. - correct answer ✔✔True
, Anesthetic drugs cause temporary deadening of a nerve, which results in loss of feeling in the
surrounding area. - correct answer ✔✔True
What are cycloplegic drugs used for? - correct answer ✔✔To dilate the eyes
What are used to treat dry eyes? - correct answer ✔✔Artificial tears and lubricants
What may ocular drugs not be used for? - correct answer ✔✔Paralyze the patient
The instrument that contains lenses and can be used to determine a spectacle correction is
called the phoropter. - correct answer ✔✔True
What is the benefit of biomicroscopy? - correct answer ✔✔Gives the examiner a highly
magnified view of the structure of the eye, lids, and lashes
What does a tonometer measure? - correct answer ✔✔pressure in the eye
What is the measure of the finest detail the eye may detect? - correct answer ✔✔Visual Acuity
Monovision corrects one eye for distance and the other eye for near and can be used to correct
presbyopia. - correct answer ✔✔True
What does the prescription strength of the contact lens determine? - correct answer ✔✔Lens
power
What type of contact lens is applied after waking and removed before going to bed? - correct
answer ✔✔Conventional daily wear lenses
