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NCLE CERTIFICATION PRACTICE TEST (2025) –
ACCURATE & TRUSTED PREP
The most effective way to remove a soft contact lens that has adhered to the cornea is to:
a) firmly press the lids against the sclera with fingertips, release, then blink the lid closed
firmly
b) gently pinch the lens directly off the cornea with clean fingertips
c) affix a suction cup to the center of the lens and pull it straight away, using steady
pressure
d) irrigate the eye with lubricant until the lens moves freely, then remove as usual
d) irrigate the eye with lubricant until the lens moves freely, then remove as usual
Following the fitting and dispensing of any continuous wear contact lenses, it is advisable
to see the patient:
a) the following morning
b) in 2 weeks
c) within 2 days
d) in 1 week
a) the following morning
The fitter can differientiate between a back toric lens and bitoric lens by utilizing a:
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a) radiuscope
b) keratometer
c) profile analyzer
d) lensometer
a) radiuscope
The instrument designed primarily to measure the base curve of a contact lens is the:
a) keratometer
b) radiuscope
c) lensometer
d) ophthalmascope
b) radiuscope
The most frequently used corneal contact lenses for patients with keratoconus are:
a) specially designed cone lenses
b) bandage contact lenses
c) scleral lenses
d) soft contact lenses
a) specially designed cone lenses
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The majority of continuous wear hydrophillic soft lenses are composed of:
a) plymethyl-methacrylate
b) fluorosilicone acrylate
c) silicone acrylate
d) silicone hydrogel
d) silicone hydrogel
A drooping of the upper lid is called:
a) entropion
b) strabismus
c) ptosis
d) nystagmus
c) ptosis
A spherical rigid contact lens has:
a) a ballast system to accommodate rotational effects
b) one continuous curve throughout the optical zone
c) correction for approximately 1.5D of presbyopia
d) a back surface curve that flattens progressively
b) one continuous curve throughout the optical zone
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Which layer of the tear film helps to prevent evaporation?
a) vitreous layer
b) lipid layer
c) mucin layer
d) aqueous layer
b) lipid layer
Soft lenses should be considered when the patient:
a) wants the best possible vision at all times
b) is concered with cost
c) desires intermittent wear
d) has a small palpebral fissure
c) desires intermittent wear
Which of the following characteristics is most likely to be exhibited by a diabetic contact
lens patient?
a) exophthalmos
b) blepharitis
c) fluctuating vision
d) poor blink habits
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NCLE CERTIFICATION PRACTICE TEST (2025) –
ACCURATE & TRUSTED PREP
The most effective way to remove a soft contact lens that has adhered to the cornea is to:
a) firmly press the lids against the sclera with fingertips, release, then blink the lid closed
firmly
b) gently pinch the lens directly off the cornea with clean fingertips
c) affix a suction cup to the center of the lens and pull it straight away, using steady
pressure
d) irrigate the eye with lubricant until the lens moves freely, then remove as usual
d) irrigate the eye with lubricant until the lens moves freely, then remove as usual
Following the fitting and dispensing of any continuous wear contact lenses, it is advisable
to see the patient:
a) the following morning
b) in 2 weeks
c) within 2 days
d) in 1 week
a) the following morning
The fitter can differientiate between a back toric lens and bitoric lens by utilizing a:
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a) radiuscope
b) keratometer
c) profile analyzer
d) lensometer
a) radiuscope
The instrument designed primarily to measure the base curve of a contact lens is the:
a) keratometer
b) radiuscope
c) lensometer
d) ophthalmascope
b) radiuscope
The most frequently used corneal contact lenses for patients with keratoconus are:
a) specially designed cone lenses
b) bandage contact lenses
c) scleral lenses
d) soft contact lenses
a) specially designed cone lenses
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The majority of continuous wear hydrophillic soft lenses are composed of:
a) plymethyl-methacrylate
b) fluorosilicone acrylate
c) silicone acrylate
d) silicone hydrogel
d) silicone hydrogel
A drooping of the upper lid is called:
a) entropion
b) strabismus
c) ptosis
d) nystagmus
c) ptosis
A spherical rigid contact lens has:
a) a ballast system to accommodate rotational effects
b) one continuous curve throughout the optical zone
c) correction for approximately 1.5D of presbyopia
d) a back surface curve that flattens progressively
b) one continuous curve throughout the optical zone
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Which layer of the tear film helps to prevent evaporation?
a) vitreous layer
b) lipid layer
c) mucin layer
d) aqueous layer
b) lipid layer
Soft lenses should be considered when the patient:
a) wants the best possible vision at all times
b) is concered with cost
c) desires intermittent wear
d) has a small palpebral fissure
c) desires intermittent wear
Which of the following characteristics is most likely to be exhibited by a diabetic contact
lens patient?
a) exophthalmos
b) blepharitis
c) fluctuating vision
d) poor blink habits
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