Certified Paraoptometric Exam UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Limbus - CORRECT ANSWER - The junction of the sclera and cornea
Lacrimal gland - CORRECT ANSWER - Supplies most of the tears to the eye
Optic disc - CORRECT ANSWER - Portion of the optic nerve that is formed by the meeting
of all the retinal fibers
Macular degeneration - CORRECT ANSWER - The largest cause of irreversible blindess
Mydriatic - CORRECT ANSWER - Drug that stimulates the iris dilator muscle and causes the
pupil to dilate
What is not part of the case history? - CORRECT ANSWER - Social security number
Snellen chart - CORRECT ANSWER - Chart most often used to measure acuity at distance
Subjective refraction - CORRECT ANSWER - Uses the patients responses to determine the
best lens correction
Opthalmoscopy - CORRECT ANSWER - The examination of the inside of the eye
Arcades - CORRECT ANSWER - Normal pattern of retinal blood vessels as they leave the
optic nerve head and arch around the macula
Optical Coherence Tomography - CORRECT ANSWER - laser-based, non contact, non
invasive imaging technique used to obtain detailed images of retina
, Which is true for the amount of one prism diopter will bend a ray of light?
A: 1 cm for every one foot of distance
B: 1 cm for every one meter of distance
C: 10 cm for every one meter of distance
D: 10 m for every 10 meters of distance - CORRECT ANSWER - 1 cm for every one meter of
distance
Bridge - CORRECT ANSWER - The part of the frame that connects the two eyewires
The width of the frame should be approximately equal to ____? - CORRECT ANSWER - The
WIDTH of the patient's face
What is the frame height, the most vertical dimension of the lens opening also known as? -
CORRECT ANSWER - "B" Measurement
Intraocular pressure - CORRECT ANSWER - The fluid pressure maintained in the eye by the
aqueous humor
Esotropia - CORRECT ANSWER - form of strabismus in which one or both eyes turn inward
Which is not true of sodium fluorescein? - CORRECT ANSWER - Is not impregnated on dry,
paper filter strips
What is the smallest unit of lens measure - CORRECT ANSWER - 0.25 D
How is a lens with no power labeled? - CORRECT ANSWER - Plano
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Limbus - CORRECT ANSWER - The junction of the sclera and cornea
Lacrimal gland - CORRECT ANSWER - Supplies most of the tears to the eye
Optic disc - CORRECT ANSWER - Portion of the optic nerve that is formed by the meeting
of all the retinal fibers
Macular degeneration - CORRECT ANSWER - The largest cause of irreversible blindess
Mydriatic - CORRECT ANSWER - Drug that stimulates the iris dilator muscle and causes the
pupil to dilate
What is not part of the case history? - CORRECT ANSWER - Social security number
Snellen chart - CORRECT ANSWER - Chart most often used to measure acuity at distance
Subjective refraction - CORRECT ANSWER - Uses the patients responses to determine the
best lens correction
Opthalmoscopy - CORRECT ANSWER - The examination of the inside of the eye
Arcades - CORRECT ANSWER - Normal pattern of retinal blood vessels as they leave the
optic nerve head and arch around the macula
Optical Coherence Tomography - CORRECT ANSWER - laser-based, non contact, non
invasive imaging technique used to obtain detailed images of retina
, Which is true for the amount of one prism diopter will bend a ray of light?
A: 1 cm for every one foot of distance
B: 1 cm for every one meter of distance
C: 10 cm for every one meter of distance
D: 10 m for every 10 meters of distance - CORRECT ANSWER - 1 cm for every one meter of
distance
Bridge - CORRECT ANSWER - The part of the frame that connects the two eyewires
The width of the frame should be approximately equal to ____? - CORRECT ANSWER - The
WIDTH of the patient's face
What is the frame height, the most vertical dimension of the lens opening also known as? -
CORRECT ANSWER - "B" Measurement
Intraocular pressure - CORRECT ANSWER - The fluid pressure maintained in the eye by the
aqueous humor
Esotropia - CORRECT ANSWER - form of strabismus in which one or both eyes turn inward
Which is not true of sodium fluorescein? - CORRECT ANSWER - Is not impregnated on dry,
paper filter strips
What is the smallest unit of lens measure - CORRECT ANSWER - 0.25 D
How is a lens with no power labeled? - CORRECT ANSWER - Plano
