ABO PRACTICE EXAMS
WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
Ifvthevwearervcomplainsvofvthevbifocalvlinevbeingvsomewhatvinvhisvwayvwhenvdriving,
vthevproblemvmayvbevalleviatedvbyvdecreasingvthevdistancevbetweenvpads.
TruevorvFalsev-vcorrectvanswer-False
Ifvthevwearervcomplainsvthatvthevglassesvfeelvsnugvbutvstillvslipvdownvthevnose,vonevl
ikelyvcausevisvthat:
A.vThevframevisvtoovsmall
B.vThevbridgevfitvisvtight
C.vPressurevisvbeingvappliedvbyvthevtemplevshaftsvanteriorvtovthevear.
D.vPressurevisvbeingvappliedvonvthevveryvtipsvofvthevtemples.v-vcorrectvanswer-
Pressurevisvbeingvappliedvbyvthevtemplevshaftsvanteriorvtovthevear
Ifvbothvnosepadsvpressvthevnosevorvindentvtoovmuch,vwhatvisvprobablyvnotvavpossibl
evcause?
A.vPadsvtoovsmallvforvframevweight
B.vTemplevspreadvisvnotveven
C.vPadsvtoovclosevtogether
D.vTemplevtensionvtoovgreatv-vcorrectvanswer-Templevspreadvisvnotveven
,Toveliminatevavgapvbetweenvthevlensvandvavmetalveyewire,vthevbestvalternativevisvto:
v
A.vPlacevavstripvofvlensvlinervatvavpointvexactlyvoppositevthevgap
B.vPlacevavstripvofvlensvlinervinvthevgapvarea
C.vHeatvthevlensvinvthevframevandvallowvitvtovcoolvatvroomvtemperature
D.vNonevofvthevabovevmethodsvarevsatisfactory
E.vAllvofvthevabovevmethodsvarevsatisfactoryv-vcorrectvanswer-
Placevavstripvofvlensvlinervatvavpointvexactlyvoppositevthevgap
Thevlargervthevframevdifferencev---------vthevlensvshape
A.vRounder
B.vMorevsquaredvoff
C.vNarrower
D.vWiderv-vcorrectvanswer-Narrower
(FramevDifference=A-B)
Whichvisvthevmostvfavorablevalternativevtovav50/20vframevforvmeasuringvbifocalvheig
htvwhenvthatvparticularvsizevisvnotvavailable?
A.v52/18
B.v50/18
C.v48/20
D.v50/22v-vcorrectvanswer-48/20
(wouldvwantvbridgevtovstayvthevsame)
Whenvthevframevfrontvisvtestedvforvfourvpointvtough,vbutvonlyvtouchesvonvthevtwovte
mporalvsides,vthevframev--------
A.visvskewedv
B.vhasvfacevform
C.visvoutvofvcoplanarvalignment
D.vhasvXving
E.vnonevofvthevabovev-vcorrectvanswer-Hasvfacevform
Whichvofvthevfollowingverrorsvwillvnotvbevdetectedvbyvavfourvpointvtouchvtest?v
A.vX-ing
B.vExcessvfacevform
C.vSkewing
D.vAllvofvthevabovevcanvbevdetectedvusingvavfourvpointvtouchv-vcorrectvanswer-
Skewing
Itvisvunnecessaryvtovusevheatvinvadjustingvavzylvframevwhen:
A.vBendingvthevendpieces
B.vChangingvthevbridgevarea
, C.vBendingvthevtemplevearpiece
D.vChangingvthevpantoscopicvanglev-vcorrectvanswer-
Changingvthevpantoscopicvangle
Ifvyouvdidn'tvadjustvtheveyevpiecevonvthevlensometervandvthevpowervdrumvreadsv+0.2
5vwhenvthevtargetvlinesvarevclearvandvfocused.vWhatvdovyouvexpectvthevtruevreading
svforvthisvpairvofvglassesvbe?vO.D.v-1.75vOSv+1.75
A.v-1.50,v+2.00
B.v-1.75,v+1.75
C.v-1.75,v+2.00
D.v-1.50,v+1.75v-vcorrectvanswer--1.50,v+2.00
Whatvisvthevfinalvstepvinvfittingvavframevtovavpatient?
A.vAligningvthevframevvertically
B.vAligningvthevframevhorizontally
C.vAdjustingvthevpantoscopicvtilt
D.vAdjustingvthevtemplesv-vcorrectvanswer-Adjustingvthevtemples
Ifvthevframevisvcrookedvwithvthevrightvsidevhighervthanvthevleft,vwhichvisvnotvavpossibl
evcause?
A.vThevleftvearvisvlowervthanvthevright
B.vThevrightvtemplevisvtoovshort
C.vThevpantoscopicvtiltvofvthevrightvsidevneedsvtovbevdecreased.
D.vThevpantoscopicvtiltvofvthevrightvsidevneedsvtovbevincreasedv-vcorrectvanswer-
Thevpantoscopicvtiltvofvthevrightvsidevneedsvtovbevincreased
Thevmainvreasonvforvthevusevofvlenticularvlensesvforvhighvpowersvwouldvbe:
A.vCosmeticvreasons
B.vTheyvhavevmorevplusvpower
C.vTheyvhavevmorevminusvpower
D.vTheyvarevlightervinvweight
E.vTheyvarevlessvexpensivev-vcorrectvanswer-Theyvarevlightervinvweight
Avpatientvcomesvbackvtovthevopticianvcomplainingvofvpainvbehindvthevears,vpossiblev
causevare:v
A.vTemplevtensionvtoovgreat
B.vUnevenvpressure
C.vTemplevendpiecesvangledvinvtoovmuch
D.vAllvofvthevabovev-vcorrectvanswer-Allvofvthevabove
Whatvtypevofvframevmayvbevheatedvuntilvitvbendsvundervitsvownvweight?
A.vZyle
B.vOptyl
C.vNylon
WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
Ifvthevwearervcomplainsvofvthevbifocalvlinevbeingvsomewhatvinvhisvwayvwhenvdriving,
vthevproblemvmayvbevalleviatedvbyvdecreasingvthevdistancevbetweenvpads.
TruevorvFalsev-vcorrectvanswer-False
Ifvthevwearervcomplainsvthatvthevglassesvfeelvsnugvbutvstillvslipvdownvthevnose,vonevl
ikelyvcausevisvthat:
A.vThevframevisvtoovsmall
B.vThevbridgevfitvisvtight
C.vPressurevisvbeingvappliedvbyvthevtemplevshaftsvanteriorvtovthevear.
D.vPressurevisvbeingvappliedvonvthevveryvtipsvofvthevtemples.v-vcorrectvanswer-
Pressurevisvbeingvappliedvbyvthevtemplevshaftsvanteriorvtovthevear
Ifvbothvnosepadsvpressvthevnosevorvindentvtoovmuch,vwhatvisvprobablyvnotvavpossibl
evcause?
A.vPadsvtoovsmallvforvframevweight
B.vTemplevspreadvisvnotveven
C.vPadsvtoovclosevtogether
D.vTemplevtensionvtoovgreatv-vcorrectvanswer-Templevspreadvisvnotveven
,Toveliminatevavgapvbetweenvthevlensvandvavmetalveyewire,vthevbestvalternativevisvto:
v
A.vPlacevavstripvofvlensvlinervatvavpointvexactlyvoppositevthevgap
B.vPlacevavstripvofvlensvlinervinvthevgapvarea
C.vHeatvthevlensvinvthevframevandvallowvitvtovcoolvatvroomvtemperature
D.vNonevofvthevabovevmethodsvarevsatisfactory
E.vAllvofvthevabovevmethodsvarevsatisfactoryv-vcorrectvanswer-
Placevavstripvofvlensvlinervatvavpointvexactlyvoppositevthevgap
Thevlargervthevframevdifferencev---------vthevlensvshape
A.vRounder
B.vMorevsquaredvoff
C.vNarrower
D.vWiderv-vcorrectvanswer-Narrower
(FramevDifference=A-B)
Whichvisvthevmostvfavorablevalternativevtovav50/20vframevforvmeasuringvbifocalvheig
htvwhenvthatvparticularvsizevisvnotvavailable?
A.v52/18
B.v50/18
C.v48/20
D.v50/22v-vcorrectvanswer-48/20
(wouldvwantvbridgevtovstayvthevsame)
Whenvthevframevfrontvisvtestedvforvfourvpointvtough,vbutvonlyvtouchesvonvthevtwovte
mporalvsides,vthevframev--------
A.visvskewedv
B.vhasvfacevform
C.visvoutvofvcoplanarvalignment
D.vhasvXving
E.vnonevofvthevabovev-vcorrectvanswer-Hasvfacevform
Whichvofvthevfollowingverrorsvwillvnotvbevdetectedvbyvavfourvpointvtouchvtest?v
A.vX-ing
B.vExcessvfacevform
C.vSkewing
D.vAllvofvthevabovevcanvbevdetectedvusingvavfourvpointvtouchv-vcorrectvanswer-
Skewing
Itvisvunnecessaryvtovusevheatvinvadjustingvavzylvframevwhen:
A.vBendingvthevendpieces
B.vChangingvthevbridgevarea
, C.vBendingvthevtemplevearpiece
D.vChangingvthevpantoscopicvanglev-vcorrectvanswer-
Changingvthevpantoscopicvangle
Ifvyouvdidn'tvadjustvtheveyevpiecevonvthevlensometervandvthevpowervdrumvreadsv+0.2
5vwhenvthevtargetvlinesvarevclearvandvfocused.vWhatvdovyouvexpectvthevtruevreading
svforvthisvpairvofvglassesvbe?vO.D.v-1.75vOSv+1.75
A.v-1.50,v+2.00
B.v-1.75,v+1.75
C.v-1.75,v+2.00
D.v-1.50,v+1.75v-vcorrectvanswer--1.50,v+2.00
Whatvisvthevfinalvstepvinvfittingvavframevtovavpatient?
A.vAligningvthevframevvertically
B.vAligningvthevframevhorizontally
C.vAdjustingvthevpantoscopicvtilt
D.vAdjustingvthevtemplesv-vcorrectvanswer-Adjustingvthevtemples
Ifvthevframevisvcrookedvwithvthevrightvsidevhighervthanvthevleft,vwhichvisvnotvavpossibl
evcause?
A.vThevleftvearvisvlowervthanvthevright
B.vThevrightvtemplevisvtoovshort
C.vThevpantoscopicvtiltvofvthevrightvsidevneedsvtovbevdecreased.
D.vThevpantoscopicvtiltvofvthevrightvsidevneedsvtovbevincreasedv-vcorrectvanswer-
Thevpantoscopicvtiltvofvthevrightvsidevneedsvtovbevincreased
Thevmainvreasonvforvthevusevofvlenticularvlensesvforvhighvpowersvwouldvbe:
A.vCosmeticvreasons
B.vTheyvhavevmorevplusvpower
C.vTheyvhavevmorevminusvpower
D.vTheyvarevlightervinvweight
E.vTheyvarevlessvexpensivev-vcorrectvanswer-Theyvarevlightervinvweight
Avpatientvcomesvbackvtovthevopticianvcomplainingvofvpainvbehindvthevears,vpossiblev
causevare:v
A.vTemplevtensionvtoovgreat
B.vUnevenvpressure
C.vTemplevendpiecesvangledvinvtoovmuch
D.vAllvofvthevabovev-vcorrectvanswer-Allvofvthevabove
Whatvtypevofvframevmayvbevheatedvuntilvitvbendsvundervitsvownvweight?
A.vZyle
B.vOptyl
C.vNylon
