CERTIFIED PARAOPTOMETRIC EXAM
QUESTIONS & VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS
An optometrist is licensed by which governing body? - correct answer ✔✔State
The person generally responsible for grinding or duplicating lenses is the ________. - correct
answer ✔✔Optician
An instrument worn on the examiners head and used to view the back of the eye is call a/an
_______. - correct answer ✔✔Binocular indirect ophthalmoscope
Kerat (root word) - correct answer ✔✔Cornea
A test that does not require responses from the patient is called a/an __________ test. - correct
answer ✔✔Objective
The retinoscope will indicate the patient's refractive error when _________. - correct answer
✔✔All motion in every direction is stopped when the light is moved across the pupil.
-itis - correct answer ✔✔Inflammation
Which lens has the same power in all areas of the lens and is used to treat myopia and
hyperopia? - correct answer ✔✔Spherical
,-osis - correct answer ✔✔Abnormal condition
The ______ is a clear, cellophane-like tissue that lines the inside surface of the eyelids. - correct
answer ✔✔Palpebral Conjunctiva
The _______ muscle has direct control over the focusing ability of the eye. - correct answer
✔✔Ciliary
What is the prescription strength of the lens called? - correct answer ✔✔Lens power
______ is the term for the condition in which an image will focus on the back of the retina when
accommodation is relaxed. These patients will not require any corrective prescription lenses. -
correct answer ✔✔Emmetropia
The choroid consists primarily of blood vessels that nourish the ________. - correct answer
✔✔Retina
Commonly known as pink eye. - correct answer ✔✔Conjunctivitis
Term for when small blood vessels rupture between the sclera and conjunctiva. - correct answer
✔✔Subconjunctival hemorrhage
A doctor of medicine specializing in surgery is a/an ________. - correct answer
✔✔Ophthalmologist
The area of the retina responsible for seeing detail is the ______. - correct answer ✔✔Macula
What are additional curves on the lens that surrounds the optical zone called? - correct answer
✔✔Peripheral curves
, Which test is used to measure the visual field? - correct answer ✔✔Perimetry
What type of ametropia occurs when an image is focused in front of the retina and is usually
caused by the eye being too long? - correct answer ✔✔Myopia
-opia - correct answer ✔✔Vision condition
-pathy - correct answer ✔✔Disease
The instrument that is used for manual refracting is called a/an _______. - correct answer
✔✔Phoropter
The part of the eye examination that serves as a guide for the tests to be performed during the
office visit is called a/an ________. - correct answer ✔✔Case history
What is the center area of the lens called that provides optical correction for the patient's
vision? - correct answer ✔✔Optical zone
The _____ is the area located inside the eye, behind the iris, and in front of the lens. - correct
answer ✔✔Posterior chamber
What condition is with accommodation relaxed and the image in the eye focused theoretically
behind the eye resulting in blurry vision called? - correct answer ✔✔Hyperopia
When the pores in the eyelid become blocked and inflamed, commonly called a stye, is a/an
______. - correct answer ✔✔Hordeolum
QUESTIONS & VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS
An optometrist is licensed by which governing body? - correct answer ✔✔State
The person generally responsible for grinding or duplicating lenses is the ________. - correct
answer ✔✔Optician
An instrument worn on the examiners head and used to view the back of the eye is call a/an
_______. - correct answer ✔✔Binocular indirect ophthalmoscope
Kerat (root word) - correct answer ✔✔Cornea
A test that does not require responses from the patient is called a/an __________ test. - correct
answer ✔✔Objective
The retinoscope will indicate the patient's refractive error when _________. - correct answer
✔✔All motion in every direction is stopped when the light is moved across the pupil.
-itis - correct answer ✔✔Inflammation
Which lens has the same power in all areas of the lens and is used to treat myopia and
hyperopia? - correct answer ✔✔Spherical
,-osis - correct answer ✔✔Abnormal condition
The ______ is a clear, cellophane-like tissue that lines the inside surface of the eyelids. - correct
answer ✔✔Palpebral Conjunctiva
The _______ muscle has direct control over the focusing ability of the eye. - correct answer
✔✔Ciliary
What is the prescription strength of the lens called? - correct answer ✔✔Lens power
______ is the term for the condition in which an image will focus on the back of the retina when
accommodation is relaxed. These patients will not require any corrective prescription lenses. -
correct answer ✔✔Emmetropia
The choroid consists primarily of blood vessels that nourish the ________. - correct answer
✔✔Retina
Commonly known as pink eye. - correct answer ✔✔Conjunctivitis
Term for when small blood vessels rupture between the sclera and conjunctiva. - correct answer
✔✔Subconjunctival hemorrhage
A doctor of medicine specializing in surgery is a/an ________. - correct answer
✔✔Ophthalmologist
The area of the retina responsible for seeing detail is the ______. - correct answer ✔✔Macula
What are additional curves on the lens that surrounds the optical zone called? - correct answer
✔✔Peripheral curves
, Which test is used to measure the visual field? - correct answer ✔✔Perimetry
What type of ametropia occurs when an image is focused in front of the retina and is usually
caused by the eye being too long? - correct answer ✔✔Myopia
-opia - correct answer ✔✔Vision condition
-pathy - correct answer ✔✔Disease
The instrument that is used for manual refracting is called a/an _______. - correct answer
✔✔Phoropter
The part of the eye examination that serves as a guide for the tests to be performed during the
office visit is called a/an ________. - correct answer ✔✔Case history
What is the center area of the lens called that provides optical correction for the patient's
vision? - correct answer ✔✔Optical zone
The _____ is the area located inside the eye, behind the iris, and in front of the lens. - correct
answer ✔✔Posterior chamber
What condition is with accommodation relaxed and the image in the eye focused theoretically
behind the eye resulting in blurry vision called? - correct answer ✔✔Hyperopia
When the pores in the eyelid become blocked and inflamed, commonly called a stye, is a/an
______. - correct answer ✔✔Hordeolum
