Certified Paraoptometric Assistant
and Technician Study Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
One of the most important procedures in any eye exam is _______________. -
ANSWER✔✔-taking a case history
What method of history taking is the least structured? - 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 _________________. - 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? -
ANSWER✔✔-20/25 +2
In the Snellen notation of 20/40, what does the number 40 represent? - ANSWER✔✔-
the distance at which a letter subtends a 5-minute angle
and Technician Study Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
One of the most important procedures in any eye exam is _______________. -
ANSWER✔✔-taking a case history
What method of history taking is the least structured? - 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 _________________. - 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? -
ANSWER✔✔-20/25 +2
In the Snellen notation of 20/40, what does the number 40 represent? - ANSWER✔✔-
the distance at which a letter subtends a 5-minute angle
