Certified Paraoptometric (CPO) Exam
Questions and Correct Answers
Accounts Payable - ✔✔Outstanding business obligations that are owed to
others.
Accounts Receivable - ✔✔Outstanding obligations owed to the business by
others.
Cash Flow Statement - ✔✔A picture of all cash inflows and outflows within the
business.
Gross Profit - ✔✔The percentage of business income before expenses.
Just in Time (JIT) - ✔✔A strategy to improve a business return on investment.
Net Income/Profit - ✔✔Revenues minus expenses.
Net Worth - ✔✔The total value of a business.
Return on Investment (ROI) - ✔✔A measurement of success of a project; the
percent of profit earned on an investment.
An optometrist is licensed by which governing body: - ✔✔State
The person generally responsible for grinding or duplicating lenses is the: -
✔✔Optician
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,A doctor of medicine specializing in surgery is an: - ✔✔Ophthalmologist
Ophthalmic Medical Personnel can do all BUT - ✔✔Offer medical diagnoses
A person who collects patient data, administers tests of the patient's visual
capabilities, and assists in office management would be best described as a/an -
✔✔Paraoptometric
When a staff member receives a call but is busy with a patient, the person
answering the phone should politely ask - ✔✔for a return number or if someone
else might be of assistance
Prior to scheduling a patient appointment, what should be done first? -
✔✔Make certain the purpose of the visit is known, to schedule properly
What is the most straightforward type of filing system? - ✔✔Alphabetical
Which is not a part of implementing HIPAA? - ✔✔Unlimited PHI disclosure for
staff developing crisis.
Which is not required for documentation of released PHI? - ✔✔Age, name,
password
Ciliary Muscle - ✔✔The muscle inside of the eyeball that alters the shape of the
crystalline lens. It has direct control over the focusing ability of the eye.
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, Medial Rectus - ✔✔The most powerful of the extraocular muscles. Turns the
eye toward the nose.
Inferior Rectus - ✔✔Its primary action is to turn the eye downward.
Lateral Rectus - ✔✔Its only action is to move the eyes away from the nose.
Superior Rectus - ✔✔Its primary action is to move the eye upward.
Superior Oblique - ✔✔Rotates eye down and inward
Inferior Oblique - ✔✔Rotates eye up and outward
Anterior Chamber - ✔✔The area inside the eye, behind the cornea, and in front
of the iris.
Aqueous humor - ✔✔a clear, watery fluid produced by the ciliary body. It
provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.
Choroid - ✔✔Sandwiched between the sclera and the retina. This nourishes the
retina.
Conjunctiva - ✔✔clear, cellophane-like tissue that covers the sclera and the
inside surface of the eyelids. The *palpebral* _______ lines the lids, while the
*bulbar* _______ covers the sclera.
Fovea Centralis - ✔✔Area in the macula where visual acuity is the sharpest.
Macula - ✔✔The central part of the retina, which is used for seeing detail.
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Questions and Correct Answers
Accounts Payable - ✔✔Outstanding business obligations that are owed to
others.
Accounts Receivable - ✔✔Outstanding obligations owed to the business by
others.
Cash Flow Statement - ✔✔A picture of all cash inflows and outflows within the
business.
Gross Profit - ✔✔The percentage of business income before expenses.
Just in Time (JIT) - ✔✔A strategy to improve a business return on investment.
Net Income/Profit - ✔✔Revenues minus expenses.
Net Worth - ✔✔The total value of a business.
Return on Investment (ROI) - ✔✔A measurement of success of a project; the
percent of profit earned on an investment.
An optometrist is licensed by which governing body: - ✔✔State
The person generally responsible for grinding or duplicating lenses is the: -
✔✔Optician
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,A doctor of medicine specializing in surgery is an: - ✔✔Ophthalmologist
Ophthalmic Medical Personnel can do all BUT - ✔✔Offer medical diagnoses
A person who collects patient data, administers tests of the patient's visual
capabilities, and assists in office management would be best described as a/an -
✔✔Paraoptometric
When a staff member receives a call but is busy with a patient, the person
answering the phone should politely ask - ✔✔for a return number or if someone
else might be of assistance
Prior to scheduling a patient appointment, what should be done first? -
✔✔Make certain the purpose of the visit is known, to schedule properly
What is the most straightforward type of filing system? - ✔✔Alphabetical
Which is not a part of implementing HIPAA? - ✔✔Unlimited PHI disclosure for
staff developing crisis.
Which is not required for documentation of released PHI? - ✔✔Age, name,
password
Ciliary Muscle - ✔✔The muscle inside of the eyeball that alters the shape of the
crystalline lens. It has direct control over the focusing ability of the eye.
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, Medial Rectus - ✔✔The most powerful of the extraocular muscles. Turns the
eye toward the nose.
Inferior Rectus - ✔✔Its primary action is to turn the eye downward.
Lateral Rectus - ✔✔Its only action is to move the eyes away from the nose.
Superior Rectus - ✔✔Its primary action is to move the eye upward.
Superior Oblique - ✔✔Rotates eye down and inward
Inferior Oblique - ✔✔Rotates eye up and outward
Anterior Chamber - ✔✔The area inside the eye, behind the cornea, and in front
of the iris.
Aqueous humor - ✔✔a clear, watery fluid produced by the ciliary body. It
provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.
Choroid - ✔✔Sandwiched between the sclera and the retina. This nourishes the
retina.
Conjunctiva - ✔✔clear, cellophane-like tissue that covers the sclera and the
inside surface of the eyelids. The *palpebral* _______ lines the lids, while the
*bulbar* _______ covers the sclera.
Fovea Centralis - ✔✔Area in the macula where visual acuity is the sharpest.
Macula - ✔✔The central part of the retina, which is used for seeing detail.
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