PRACTICE OF OPTOMETRY EXAM #1
LATEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
100% VERIFIED GRADED A+
Whatmismanmoptometrist?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmPrimarymcaremprofessionalsmformthemeye
Examine,mdiagnose,mtreat,mandmmanagemdiseases,minjuries,mandmdisordersmofmthemvisualmsystem,mt
hemeye,mandmassociatedmstructuresmasmwellmasmidentifymrelatedmsystemicmconditionsmaffectingmthe
meye.
Mostmofmthemeyemcare,mtommostmpeople,mmostmofmthemtime
Whatmismthemscopemofmpractice?
Requirementsmofmbecomingmanmoptometristm-mCORRECTmANSWERmCompletedmpre-
professionalmundergraduatemeducationminmamcollegemitmuniversitymandmfourmyearsmofmprofessional
meducationmatmamcollegemofmoptometry,mleadingmtomthemODmdegree
Somemcompletemanmoptionalmresidencymprogramminmamspecificmareamofmpractice
Somemcompletemgraduatemprogramsmtompreparemformcareersminmeducation,mresearchmormadministr
ation
Whatmismthemscopemofmpractice?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmDiagnosemvisionmproblems,mocularmdisease,mandmsystemicmconditionsmwithm
ocularmmanifestations
, Prescribemmedications,mlowmvisionmrehabilitation,mvisionmtherapy,mspectaclemlenses,mcontactmlens
esmandmperformmcertainmsurgicalmandmlasermproceduresm
Counselmtheirmpatientsmregardingmsurgicalmandmnon-
surgicalmoptionsmthatmmeetmtheirmvisualmneedsmrelatedmtomtheirmoccupations,mavocationsmandmlife
style
Licensure:m1892,mlegalizemthempracticemofmoptometrym-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCharlesmPrenticemofmNewmYorkmconceivesmofmammeansmtomlegalizemthempracti
cemofmoptometrymthroughmthemenactmentmofmamstaturembymthemstatemofmlegislature
Licensure:m1898,mAmericanmAssociationmofmOpticiansmformedm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAmericanmAssociatemofmOpticiansmformed,minm1919mthemnamemchangedmtomt
hemAmericanmOptometricmAssociationm(AOA)
Licensure:m1901,mfirstmstatemlawmregulatingmthempracticemofmoptometrym-
mCORRECTmANSWERmMinnesotamoptometristsmsecuremthempassagemofmthemfirstmstatemlawmregulati
ngmthempracticemofmoptometry
Licensure:m1919,mOhiomstatemlawsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmOhiom(#34)menactsmitsmoptometricmpracticemlawm
20myearsmaftermMinnesota
Licensure:m1924,mlastmjurisdictionmtomenactmanmoptometrymlawm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemDistrictmofmColumbiambecomesmthemlastmjurisdictionmtomenactmanmopto
metrymlaw
Tookm23myearsmtomgetmallmofmthemUSmtomhavemoptometrymlicenses
LATEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
100% VERIFIED GRADED A+
Whatmismanmoptometrist?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmPrimarymcaremprofessionalsmformthemeye
Examine,mdiagnose,mtreat,mandmmanagemdiseases,minjuries,mandmdisordersmofmthemvisualmsystem,mt
hemeye,mandmassociatedmstructuresmasmwellmasmidentifymrelatedmsystemicmconditionsmaffectingmthe
meye.
Mostmofmthemeyemcare,mtommostmpeople,mmostmofmthemtime
Whatmismthemscopemofmpractice?
Requirementsmofmbecomingmanmoptometristm-mCORRECTmANSWERmCompletedmpre-
professionalmundergraduatemeducationminmamcollegemitmuniversitymandmfourmyearsmofmprofessional
meducationmatmamcollegemofmoptometry,mleadingmtomthemODmdegree
Somemcompletemanmoptionalmresidencymprogramminmamspecificmareamofmpractice
Somemcompletemgraduatemprogramsmtompreparemformcareersminmeducation,mresearchmormadministr
ation
Whatmismthemscopemofmpractice?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmDiagnosemvisionmproblems,mocularmdisease,mandmsystemicmconditionsmwithm
ocularmmanifestations
, Prescribemmedications,mlowmvisionmrehabilitation,mvisionmtherapy,mspectaclemlenses,mcontactmlens
esmandmperformmcertainmsurgicalmandmlasermproceduresm
Counselmtheirmpatientsmregardingmsurgicalmandmnon-
surgicalmoptionsmthatmmeetmtheirmvisualmneedsmrelatedmtomtheirmoccupations,mavocationsmandmlife
style
Licensure:m1892,mlegalizemthempracticemofmoptometrym-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCharlesmPrenticemofmNewmYorkmconceivesmofmammeansmtomlegalizemthempracti
cemofmoptometrymthroughmthemenactmentmofmamstaturembymthemstatemofmlegislature
Licensure:m1898,mAmericanmAssociationmofmOpticiansmformedm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAmericanmAssociatemofmOpticiansmformed,minm1919mthemnamemchangedmtomt
hemAmericanmOptometricmAssociationm(AOA)
Licensure:m1901,mfirstmstatemlawmregulatingmthempracticemofmoptometrym-
mCORRECTmANSWERmMinnesotamoptometristsmsecuremthempassagemofmthemfirstmstatemlawmregulati
ngmthempracticemofmoptometry
Licensure:m1919,mOhiomstatemlawsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmOhiom(#34)menactsmitsmoptometricmpracticemlawm
20myearsmaftermMinnesota
Licensure:m1924,mlastmjurisdictionmtomenactmanmoptometrymlawm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemDistrictmofmColumbiambecomesmthemlastmjurisdictionmtomenactmanmopto
metrymlaw
Tookm23myearsmtomgetmallmofmthemUSmtomhavemoptometrymlicenses