Certified Paraoptometric Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
Limbus - ANSWER✔✔-The junction of the sclera and cornea
Lacrimal gland - ANSWER✔✔-Supplies most of the tears to the eye
Optic disc - ANSWER✔✔-Portion of the optic nerve that is formed by the meeting of all
the retinal fibers
Macular degeneration - ANSWER✔✔-The largest cause of irreversible blindess
Mydriatic - ANSWER✔✔-Drug that stimulates the iris dilator muscle and causes the
pupil to dilate
What is not part of the case history? - ANSWER✔✔-Social security number
Snellen chart - ANSWER✔✔-Chart most often used to measure acuity at distance
Subjective refraction - ANSWER✔✔-Uses the patients responses to determine the best
lens correction
Opthalmoscopy - ANSWER✔✔-The examination of the inside of the eye
,Arcades - ANSWER✔✔-Normal pattern of retinal blood vessels as they leave the optic
nerve head and arch around the macula
Optical Coherence Tomography - 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 - ANSWER✔✔-1 cm for every one meter of
distance
Bridge - ANSWER✔✔-The part of the frame that connects the two eyewires
The width of the frame should be approximately equal to ____? - ANSWER✔✔-The
WIDTH of the patient's face
What is the frame height, the most vertical dimension of the lens opening also known
as? - ANSWER✔✔-"B" Measurement
Intraocular pressure - ANSWER✔✔-The fluid pressure maintained in the eye by the
aqueous humor
Esotropia - ANSWER✔✔-form of strabismus in which one or both eyes turn inward
, Which is not true of sodium fluorescein? - ANSWER✔✔-Is not impregnated on dry,
paper filter strips
What is the smallest unit of lens measure - ANSWER✔✔-0.25 D
How is a lens with no power labeled? - ANSWER✔✔-Plano
Electronic Medical Record - ANSWER✔✔-An electronic record of patient health
information generated at one particular delivery setting.
Software Back Up - ANSWER✔✔-The storing, copying, and archiving of computer data
used to restore data after the original data has been lost
Accounting - ANSWER✔✔-a system that provides quantitative information about
finances
Delivery - ANSWER✔✔-When a product is delivered to a customer completely finished
Return on Investment (ROI) - ANSWER✔✔-A measure of success of a project; the
percent of profit earned on an investment
Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) - ANSWER✔✔-A reporting program that
uses incentive payments and payment adjustments to promote reporting of quality
health information
Triage - ANSWER✔✔-System for sorting and assigning priorities for medical treatment
based on the urgency of the systems is called.
Questions and Answers
Limbus - ANSWER✔✔-The junction of the sclera and cornea
Lacrimal gland - ANSWER✔✔-Supplies most of the tears to the eye
Optic disc - ANSWER✔✔-Portion of the optic nerve that is formed by the meeting of all
the retinal fibers
Macular degeneration - ANSWER✔✔-The largest cause of irreversible blindess
Mydriatic - ANSWER✔✔-Drug that stimulates the iris dilator muscle and causes the
pupil to dilate
What is not part of the case history? - ANSWER✔✔-Social security number
Snellen chart - ANSWER✔✔-Chart most often used to measure acuity at distance
Subjective refraction - ANSWER✔✔-Uses the patients responses to determine the best
lens correction
Opthalmoscopy - ANSWER✔✔-The examination of the inside of the eye
,Arcades - ANSWER✔✔-Normal pattern of retinal blood vessels as they leave the optic
nerve head and arch around the macula
Optical Coherence Tomography - 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 - ANSWER✔✔-1 cm for every one meter of
distance
Bridge - ANSWER✔✔-The part of the frame that connects the two eyewires
The width of the frame should be approximately equal to ____? - ANSWER✔✔-The
WIDTH of the patient's face
What is the frame height, the most vertical dimension of the lens opening also known
as? - ANSWER✔✔-"B" Measurement
Intraocular pressure - ANSWER✔✔-The fluid pressure maintained in the eye by the
aqueous humor
Esotropia - ANSWER✔✔-form of strabismus in which one or both eyes turn inward
, Which is not true of sodium fluorescein? - ANSWER✔✔-Is not impregnated on dry,
paper filter strips
What is the smallest unit of lens measure - ANSWER✔✔-0.25 D
How is a lens with no power labeled? - ANSWER✔✔-Plano
Electronic Medical Record - ANSWER✔✔-An electronic record of patient health
information generated at one particular delivery setting.
Software Back Up - ANSWER✔✔-The storing, copying, and archiving of computer data
used to restore data after the original data has been lost
Accounting - ANSWER✔✔-a system that provides quantitative information about
finances
Delivery - ANSWER✔✔-When a product is delivered to a customer completely finished
Return on Investment (ROI) - ANSWER✔✔-A measure of success of a project; the
percent of profit earned on an investment
Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) - ANSWER✔✔-A reporting program that
uses incentive payments and payment adjustments to promote reporting of quality
health information
Triage - ANSWER✔✔-System for sorting and assigning priorities for medical treatment
based on the urgency of the systems is called.
