Certified Paraoptometric Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
The system for sorting and assigning priorities for medical treatment based on the
urgency of the systems is called? - ANSWER✔✔-Triage
Which of the following may not be a triage question? - ANSWER✔✔-What medications
are you on?
What are two main types of filing systems? - ANSWER✔✔-Numerical and alphabetical
Glaucoma causes damage to the eye. - ANSWER✔✔-True
Replacement of the crystalline lens with an intraocular lens creates a condition called
pseudophakia. - ANSWER✔✔-True
A visual condition where the eyes make repetitive, uncontrolled movements often
resulting in reduced vision is know as - ANSWER✔✔-Nystagmus
Diabetic patients may have vision loss due to diabetic retinopathy. - ANSWER✔✔-True
What does O.D. stand for? - ANSWER✔✔-Oculus Dexter
, The part of the retina responsible for sharp, clear vision is the macula. - ANSWER✔✔-
True
Anesthetic drugs cause temporary deadening of a nerve, which results in loss of feeling
in the surrounding area. - ANSWER✔✔-True
What are cycloplegic drugs used for? - ANSWER✔✔-To dilate the eyes
What are used to treat dry eyes? - ANSWER✔✔-Artificial tears and lubricants
What may ocular drugs not be used for? - ANSWER✔✔-Paralyze the patient
The instrument that contains lenses and can be used to determine a spectacle correction
is called the phoropter. - ANSWER✔✔-True
What is the benefit of biomicroscopy? - ANSWER✔✔-Gives the examiner a highly
magnified view of the structure of the eye, lids, and lashes
What does a tonometer measure? - ANSWER✔✔-pressure in the eye
What is the measure of the finest detail the eye may detect? - ANSWER✔✔-Visual
Acuity
Monovision corrects one eye for distance and the other eye for near and can be used to
correct presbyopia. - ANSWER✔✔-True
What does the prescription strength of the contact lens determine? - ANSWER✔✔-Lens
power
Questions and Answers
The system for sorting and assigning priorities for medical treatment based on the
urgency of the systems is called? - ANSWER✔✔-Triage
Which of the following may not be a triage question? - ANSWER✔✔-What medications
are you on?
What are two main types of filing systems? - ANSWER✔✔-Numerical and alphabetical
Glaucoma causes damage to the eye. - ANSWER✔✔-True
Replacement of the crystalline lens with an intraocular lens creates a condition called
pseudophakia. - ANSWER✔✔-True
A visual condition where the eyes make repetitive, uncontrolled movements often
resulting in reduced vision is know as - ANSWER✔✔-Nystagmus
Diabetic patients may have vision loss due to diabetic retinopathy. - ANSWER✔✔-True
What does O.D. stand for? - ANSWER✔✔-Oculus Dexter
, The part of the retina responsible for sharp, clear vision is the macula. - ANSWER✔✔-
True
Anesthetic drugs cause temporary deadening of a nerve, which results in loss of feeling
in the surrounding area. - ANSWER✔✔-True
What are cycloplegic drugs used for? - ANSWER✔✔-To dilate the eyes
What are used to treat dry eyes? - ANSWER✔✔-Artificial tears and lubricants
What may ocular drugs not be used for? - ANSWER✔✔-Paralyze the patient
The instrument that contains lenses and can be used to determine a spectacle correction
is called the phoropter. - ANSWER✔✔-True
What is the benefit of biomicroscopy? - ANSWER✔✔-Gives the examiner a highly
magnified view of the structure of the eye, lids, and lashes
What does a tonometer measure? - ANSWER✔✔-pressure in the eye
What is the measure of the finest detail the eye may detect? - ANSWER✔✔-Visual
Acuity
Monovision corrects one eye for distance and the other eye for near and can be used to
correct presbyopia. - ANSWER✔✔-True
What does the prescription strength of the contact lens determine? - ANSWER✔✔-Lens
power
