Certified Paraoptometric Assistant and
Technician Study UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
One of the most important procedures in any eye exam is _______________. - CORRECT
ANSWER - taking a case history
What method of history taking is the least structured? - CORRECT ANSWER - open-ended
When viewed at a specific distance, the letters of each line on a standard visual acuity chart
subtend at an angle of _________________. - CORRECT ANSWER - 5 minutes of arc
While a paraoptometric is taking visual acuities, a patient is able to read all of the 20/25 line and
only 2 letters on the 20/20 line. How could this be best recorded? - CORRECT ANSWER -
20/25 +2
In the Snellen notation of 20/40, what does the number 40 represent? - CORRECT
ANSWER - the distance at which a letter subtends a 5-minute angle
What is the next step to take when recording vision on a patient who cannot see the 20/400 E? -
CORRECT ANSWER - walk the patient closer to the chart
Color vision is usually evaluated at what distance? - CORRECT ANSWER - 30 inches
Which of the following color vision testing methods uses 85 colored discs in four separated
trays? - CORRECT ANSWER - Farnsworth Munsell 100 Hue Test
Which of the following types of retinal receptors are primarily responsible for color vision? -
CORRECT ANSWER - cones
Technician Study UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
One of the most important procedures in any eye exam is _______________. - CORRECT
ANSWER - taking a case history
What method of history taking is the least structured? - CORRECT ANSWER - open-ended
When viewed at a specific distance, the letters of each line on a standard visual acuity chart
subtend at an angle of _________________. - CORRECT ANSWER - 5 minutes of arc
While a paraoptometric is taking visual acuities, a patient is able to read all of the 20/25 line and
only 2 letters on the 20/20 line. How could this be best recorded? - CORRECT ANSWER -
20/25 +2
In the Snellen notation of 20/40, what does the number 40 represent? - CORRECT
ANSWER - the distance at which a letter subtends a 5-minute angle
What is the next step to take when recording vision on a patient who cannot see the 20/400 E? -
CORRECT ANSWER - walk the patient closer to the chart
Color vision is usually evaluated at what distance? - CORRECT ANSWER - 30 inches
Which of the following color vision testing methods uses 85 colored discs in four separated
trays? - CORRECT ANSWER - Farnsworth Munsell 100 Hue Test
Which of the following types of retinal receptors are primarily responsible for color vision? -
CORRECT ANSWER - cones
