PARAOPTOMETRIC TEST 2026 STUDY GUIDE
COMPLETE EYE CARE ASSISTING CONCEPTS
AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS
◉ What is the storing, copying, and archiving of computer data used
to restore data after the original data has been lost? Answer:
Software back up
◉ Diabetic patients may have vision loss due to diabetic retinopathy.
Answer: True
◉ How many layers are there to the cornea? Answer: Five
◉ What are the two main types of filing systems? Answer:
Numerical and alphabetical
◉ Which of the following may not be a triage question? Answer:
What medications are you on?
◉ What is the smallest unit of lens measure? Answer: 0.25 D
◉ How many extraocular muscles are attached to the sclera?
Answer: Six
, ◉ Which of the following instruments is used to measure the base
curve of a rigid contact lens? Answer: Radiuscope
◉ The part of the frame that surrounds the lens and holds it in place
is called? Answer: Eyewire
◉ What is the examination of the inside of the eye called? Answer:
Ophthalmoscopy
◉ What does a lensometer measure? Answer: Back vertex power
which includes sphere and cylinder power.
◉ What is the process called when a product is delivered to a
customer completely finished? Answer: Delivery
◉ What is the portion of the optic nerve that is formed by the
meeting of all the retinal nerve fibers called? Answer: Optic Disc
◉ How many orbital bones are there? Answer: Seven
◉ What is the Retroscopic Angle or tilt? Answer: The name given to
the angle the temple makes with the frame front when the bottom
eyewire may be positioned away from the check.
COMPLETE EYE CARE ASSISTING CONCEPTS
AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS
◉ What is the storing, copying, and archiving of computer data used
to restore data after the original data has been lost? Answer:
Software back up
◉ Diabetic patients may have vision loss due to diabetic retinopathy.
Answer: True
◉ How many layers are there to the cornea? Answer: Five
◉ What are the two main types of filing systems? Answer:
Numerical and alphabetical
◉ Which of the following may not be a triage question? Answer:
What medications are you on?
◉ What is the smallest unit of lens measure? Answer: 0.25 D
◉ How many extraocular muscles are attached to the sclera?
Answer: Six
, ◉ Which of the following instruments is used to measure the base
curve of a rigid contact lens? Answer: Radiuscope
◉ The part of the frame that surrounds the lens and holds it in place
is called? Answer: Eyewire
◉ What is the examination of the inside of the eye called? Answer:
Ophthalmoscopy
◉ What does a lensometer measure? Answer: Back vertex power
which includes sphere and cylinder power.
◉ What is the process called when a product is delivered to a
customer completely finished? Answer: Delivery
◉ What is the portion of the optic nerve that is formed by the
meeting of all the retinal nerve fibers called? Answer: Optic Disc
◉ How many orbital bones are there? Answer: Seven
◉ What is the Retroscopic Angle or tilt? Answer: The name given to
the angle the temple makes with the frame front when the bottom
eyewire may be positioned away from the check.
